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News and updates about our work, projects and priorities
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NMC seeks new Council Associates
Published on 27 October 2022
Our Council is looking for two new Associates to join us in early 2023
Challenging health inequalities in maternity services: the role we all play
Published on 25 October 2022
By Geraldine Walters – Executive Director, Professional Practice
NMC response to CQC state of care report 2022
Published on 21 October 2022
Responding to the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual assessment of health and social care over the past year in England, Andrea Sutcliffe, NMC Chief Executi
NMC statement in response to publication of the East Kent Maternity Review
Published on 19 October 2022
Responding to the report of the Independent Review of maternity services at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Executi
Blog: We’re making changes to our English language requirements
Published on 18 October 2022
By Matthew McClelland Executive Director of Strategy and Insight
NMC publishes findings from Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) survey for 2022
Published on 13 October 2022
In 2019 we signed up to the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) and were the first professional regulator to participate.
Could you be our most senior registrant and help shape the future of our professions?
Published on 12 October 2022
We’re seeking a new Executive Director of Professional Practice who will lead reviews of some of our most important regulatory tools.
International Nurse Regulator Collaborative meets in London
Published on 06 October 2022
The NMC hosted the International Nurse Regulator Collaborative (INRC) in London on 4 and 5 October, supporting the group to share best practice in professional
More support needed for international nurses and midwives
Published on 04 October 2022
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is calling on health and care employers to fully support internationally trained professionals into UK practice – and jo
Lise-Anne Boissiere and Ruth Bailey appointed to our executive team
Published on 29 September 2022
We’ve appointed Lise-Anne and Ruth as Directors of People and Organisational Effectiveness on a job-share basis.
Response to Panorama
Published on 29 September 2022
The NMC has responded to Panorama: Undercover Hospital: Patients at Risk.
2021–2022 healthcare professional regulators’ whistleblowing report published
Published on 28 September 2022
We acted on 152 whistleblowing disclosures in 2021–2022.
NMC statement in response to Healthwatch England report on emergency care
Published on 27 September 2022
Responding to the Healthwatch England report on peoples’ experiences of using urgent and emergency care services, Andrea Sutcliffe, Chief Executive and Registra
NMC launches new equality, diversity and inclusion plan for 2022-2025
Published on 26 September 2022
We’ve published our action plan setting out our key EDI priorities, objectives and actions for the next three years
PSA’s performance review of the NMC for 2021-2022
Published on 26 September 2022
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) has today published its review of our performance in 2021-2022
Council to consider important English language proposals
Published on 21 September 2022
We’re asking our Council to approve two key changes to our requirements.
Queen Elizabeth II - 1926-2022
Published on 09 September 2022
Our sincere condolences to the Royal Family on the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Research finds systemic inequalities are driving disparities in regulation
Published on 01 August 2022
We have published the second phase of our Ambitious for Change research.
31,000 responses to English language consultation so far
Published on 28 July 2022
Just over halfway through the consultation on our English language requirements, we’ve received more than 31,000 responses – a record number for any NMC consult
