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NMC commits to develop shared principles on AI with PSA and other partners
Published on 17 September 2026
Today, the NMC is pleased to join the Professional Standards Authority, other health and social care regulators, and the Accredited Registers Collaborative in c
How the NMC responded to whistleblowing disclosures from healthcare workers in 2025–26
Published on 17 September 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has published its annual data on whistleblowing disclosures, as part of a joint report with eight other health and socia
NMC statement in response to Thirlwall Inquiry report
Published on 15 September 2026
Read our statement.
Mae'r NMC yn chwilio am bedwar aelod newydd i'r Cyngor ar eu taith tuag at ddod yn rheoleiddiwr cryfach
Published on 11 September 2026
Mae'r Cyngor Nyrsio a Bydwreigiaeth (NMC) yn chwilio am bedwar aelod newydd i ymuno â'i gorff llywodraethu – y Cyngor – a chefnogi ei daith tuag at ddod yn rheo
NMC takes next step towards faster and fairer Fitness to Practise hearings
Published on 09 September 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is taking another important step towards a faster, fairer and more consistent Fitness to Practise (FtP) process by intro
NMC seeking four new Council members on journey towards becoming stronger regulator
Published on 08 September 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is seeking four new members to join its governing body – the Council – and support its journey towards becoming the stro
NMC seeking four new Council members on journey towards becoming stronger regulator
Published on 07 September 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is seeking four new members to join its governing body.
Our statement on racist or discriminatory behaviour
Published on 03 September 2026
The NMC will not tolerate racist, offensive or discriminatory behaviour towards our staff.
NMC tech upgrades to enable more timely Fitness to Practise hearings
Published on 27 August 2026
New upgrades to the technology used in the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) Fitness to Practise (FtP) hearings will improve accessibility for the people in
NMC safeguarding team supports more than 700 people’s wellbeing
Published on 25 August 2026
In the last financial year, the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) safeguarding team supported more than 700 people involved in the Fitness to Practise (FtP)
South Asian Heritage Month: Walter Burog reflects on Unity in Diversity
Published on 31 July 2026
To mark South Asian Heritage Month, Walter Burog, Head of Professional Practice at The London Clinic, reflects on his Filipino heritage, the value of malasakit
South Asian Heritage Month: Shaida Ghazala Akhtar shares her nursing journey
Published on 30 July 2026
To mark South Asian Heritage Month, Shaida Ghazala Akhtar, Founder and President of the Pakistani Nurses and Midwives Association (PNMA-UK), reflects on her jou
NMC welcomes call for evidence to support protection of 'nurse' title
Published on 30 July 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) has welcomed the Government’s call for evidence on the professions and roles which will in future be allowed to describe themsel
Over a third of the nursing and midwifery workforce is Black, Asian and ethnic minority for the first time
Published on 29 July 2026
Over a third of the nursing and midwifery workforce is Black, Asian and ethnic minority for the first time
NMC response to Rupert Lowe MP
Published on 24 July 2026
On 21 July Rupert Lowe MP, leader of Restore Britain, published an open letter to the Chair of the NMC, questioning the timing and reasons for an Interim Suspen
NMC to launch landmark consultation on new Code and Revalidation process
Published on 22 July 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has confirmed it will launch a landmark public consultation on a new draft Code and a refreshed Revalidation process – t
Last week for people to have their say in landmark nursing and midwifery practice learning consultation
Published on 20 July 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is urging the public, patients and healthcare staff across the UK to have their say on potential changes to pre-registra
NMC seeks more views on fairer, more equitable nursing and midwifery education
Published on 17 July 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is encouraging more people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds to help shape the future of nursing and mid
NMC reaffirms the role of Advanced Practitioners
Published on 17 July 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has reaffirmed the vital role advanced practitioners play across health and social care – in response to the recent Brit
NMC seeks approval for landmark consultation on the Code and revalidation
Published on 16 July 2026
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is seeking approval from its governing body to launch a landmark public consultation on a new draft Code – the professio