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Student voices matter: our Code and Revalidation reviews
Published on 13 October 2025
By: Paula Holt, Senior Nursing Advisor and Selga Speakman-Havard, Policy Manager
NMC proposes changes to its structure to ensure it is a strong and independent regulator
Published on 09 October 2025
Update on proposed workforce restructuring programme
Positive feedback from employers as NMC calls for more to use its employer advice line
Published on 07 October 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has received positive feedback from employers about its advice line service – and is encouraging more to make this their
NMC congratulates Dame Sarah Mullally, Archbishop of Canterbury-designate
Published on 03 October 2025
Dame Sarah Mullally
NMC condemns attack on Manchester synagogue
Published on 02 October 2025
We have been shocked and dismayed by the attack today at the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Manchester.
NMC and GMC publish new resources to support maternity care
Published on 02 October 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and General Medical Council (GMC) have today published new resources to support healthcare professionals working in mate
Independent historical reviews to inform ongoing NMC improvement
Published on 30 September 2025
Independent historical reviews
NMC Chief Executive, Paul Rees MBE, named Inclusive Leader of the Year
Published on 26 September 2025
Paul Rees MBE, Chief Executive and Registrar of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), has been named as a winner of Inclusive Leader of the Year at the 2025
NMC launches new strategy for 2025-2027
Published on 25 September 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched its strategy for 2025-27, setting out our priority areas as we continue to transform our culture and improv
How the NMC responded to whistleblowing disclosures in 2024–25
Published on 25 September 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and eight other health and care regulators have published the latest joint annual whistleblowing disclosures report. The
One year of the Safeguarding Hub: Thousands of fitness to practise referrals reviewed
Published on 23 September 2025
More than 5,000 fitness to practise (FtP) referrals have been reviewed through a safeguarding lens over the past year, following the launch of the Nursing and M
NMC responds to Health and Social Care Committee’s report into Black maternal health
Published on 19 September 2025
The Health and Social Care Committee’s latest report has found that Black women in England continue to face disproportionately poor outcomes in maternity care.
NMC maintains progress in timeliness of fitness to practise casework
Published on 19 September 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) latest fitness to practise (FtP) data show that we have maintained performance against our key casework measure - the
NMC responds to latest announcement on national maternity investigation
Published on 17 September 2025
The rapid national investigation will look into maternity and neonatal services at 14 NHS trusts – with a focus on understanding the experiences of affected wom
Professor Sharon Arkell MBE to lead Code and revalidation steering group
Published on 16 September 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has appointed Professor Sharon Arkell MBE as Chair of the independent steering group for our reviews of the Code and rev
NMC seeks initial views on the future of the Code and revalidation
Published on 11 September 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a survey giving professionals, students, employers and the public the opportunity to have their say on the
NMC and Doula UK support women’s choices in maternity care
Published on 08 September 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has teamed up with Doula UK to launch a new video resource – clarifying the distinct roles that midwives and doulas play
NMC condemns racism after nurse allegedly abused and says she will leave NHS
Published on 05 September 2025
The NMC has today condemned racism after a nurse, who has worked in the NHS for more than a decade, was allegedly racially abused in a park in Yorkshire – and s
NMC making fitness to practise more compassionate
Published on 03 September 2025
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is making changes to improve the experience of nurses, midwives and nursing associates involved in the fitness to practi
5,000 international professionals join the register after employers vouch for their high standards of English
Published on 01 September 2025
Clear and effective communication is essential to high-quality nursing and midwifery care. Flexibility in our English language requirements is upholding standar