We spoke to members of the public, professionals and system leaders about how the principles will strengthen advanced practice care. We strongly recommend and encourage their widespread use across workforce planning, education and governance.
Advanced practice principles
Deborah Sturdy
Deborah Sturdy CBE, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care (England), discusses the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice with Aditi Chowdhary-Gandhi, NMC Head of Standards.
Deborah focuses particularly on the context of social care and the importance of public protection, clarity in advanced practice definitions, and the need for collaboration among stakeholders. The conversation highlights the opportunities for social care nursing and the significance of engaging the public in understanding these principles.
Wendy Olayiwola
Wendy Olayiwola, National Maternity Lead for Equality at NHS England, discusses the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice Advisor.
They discuss Wendy's background in maternity care, the importance of regulation for advanced practice roles, and the opportunities and challenges that come with it. Wendy highlights how the NMC’s new principles will support clarity, accountability, and public understanding of advanced practice, as well as the significance of advocacy and relationship-building in maternity care.
Meg Hill
Meg Hill from Stockport Birth Services discusses the NMC’s advanced practice review with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice Advisor.
They discuss how Meg has helped shape the future of advanced practice as a member of the NMC’s Advanced Practice Public Advisory Group – a standing group of people with lived experience of care, alongside representatives from charities and advocacy organisations. They also discuss how including a public definition within the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice will be really valuable for everyone using maternity services.
Alison Leary
Alison Leary, Chair of Healthcare and Workforce Modeling at London South Bank University, discusses the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice Advisor.
They discuss the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice, and the benefits of defining advanced practice for both professionals and the public. Alison explains how consistency from advanced practice regulation is going to be helpful both for employers and for workforce modelling.
Roisin Devlin
Rosin Devlin, Assistant Director of Nursing/Midwifery at South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, discusses the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice Advisor.
Roisin explores the development and challenges of advanced nursing practice in Northern Ireland, focusing on the evolution of roles, workforce development, and the impact of additional regulation. Roisin explains how the NMC’s new principles are aligned to the existing advanced practice framework in Northern Ireland and this will help with implementation.
Bongi Sibanda
Bongi Sibanda, Corporate Lead for Advanced Practice at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust discusses the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice Advisor.
In this conversation, Bongi and Paula discuss the NMC’s new advanced practice principles, the importance of regulation, and the challenges and opportunities in implementing these changes. Bongi shares her experience in advanced practice and explains how the principles will help advanced practitioners to explain the uniqueness of their role to the public. The discussion also covers the international perspective of advanced practice and the importance of recognising the skills of internationally educated practitioners.
Jenny Riley
Jenny Riley, Director for Advanced Clinical Practice at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, discusses the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice Advisor.
Jenny explains the importance of inclusivity in advanced practice regulation, and the challenges and opportunities that arise from the NMC’s review. She explains how she hopes the NMC’s new principles will raise the profile of advanced practice and provide more clarity around the roles and levels of practice that sit within nursing.
Sanjiv Ahluwalia
Sanjiv Ahluwalia, a GP, discusses the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice Advisor.
Sanjiv explains how he thinks the NMC’s new principles for advanced practice will help the public to understand the uniqueness of the advanced practice role and the sorts of skills that practitioners have. The conversation explores the evolving role of advanced nurse practitioners in primary care and the implications of the NMC’s new principles.
Dr Anna Jones
Dr Anna Jones worked with the NMC as an advanced practice adviser during the development of our new principles for advanced practice. Anna discusses the review with Paula McLaren, NMC Senior Advanced Practice adviser. They discuss the importance of regulation, and how the principles are a first step towards full regulation of advanced nursing and midwifery practice.
They emphasise the need for collaboration among higher education institutions, employers, and regulators to ensure public protection and effective implementation of the principles. They also address the challenges and opportunities that arise with additional regulation, and the importance of ongoing engagement with stakeholders.
Advanced practice review
Podcast - Advanced Midwifery Practice
Romie Luxton (NMC Advanced Practice Adviser for England) discusses advanced practice midwifery with Fiona Gibb (Director, Professional Midwifery - Royal College of Midwives).
Advanced Midwifery Practice with Katherine Bell
Katherine Bell is a midwife and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP). Katherine talks about her journey to become an ACP and what the role entails.
Conversation with the NMC's devolved nation Advanced Practice Midwifery Advisers
A conversation with the NMC's devolved nation Advanced Practice Midwifery Advisers on how they became involved with the Advanced Practice review, the impact they think the work will have on the midwifery profession in their respective nations, and the opportunities and potential challenges that might come with additional regulation of advanced level nurses and midwives.
Advanced Practice FAQs with Paula McLaren and Colette Henderson
Paula McLaren and Colette Henderson (NMC Advanced Practice Adviser for Scotland) discuss some frequently asked questions regarding qualifications, the recognition of advanced practice roles and the need for alignment with existing education standards.
Advanced Practice FAQs with Paula McLaren and Clare Sutherland
Paula McLaren and Clare Sutherland (NMC Advanced Nursing Practice Adviser for England) discuss some frequently asked questions from our recent webinars. They cover what regulatory changes mean for nurses and midwives who’ve had their advanced practice qualification and experience recognised through existing frameworks such as the NHS England Centre for Advancing Practice digital badge. Paula and Clare also discuss how we’re thinking about the impact of additional regulation on the current workforce.
Impact on internationally educated professionals - Lisa Plotkin
A comprehensive study released by the Florence Nightingale Foundation (FNF), and commissioned by the Nursing and Midwifery (NMC), shows that advanced nursing and midwifery talent is being lost within the health and social care system. Lisa Plotkin (Head of Policy and Influence at the FNF) and Paula McLaren (Senior Nursing Adviser for Advanced Practice, NMC) discuss the report and how it will help the NMC to develop a model of advanced practice regulation that is supportive and fair for every nurse and midwife, wherever they were educated.
From November 2023 to February 2024 we engaged with stakeholders to ensure we carefully considered the views of the public and professionals with an interest in advanced practice. This included people from different practice settings and backgrounds.
We engaged extensively in all four countries of the UK, with nursing and midwifery professionals, members of the public including people with lived experience of receiving care from advanced practitioners, and with charities and advocacy organisations.
These three conversations explain the benefits of advanced practice for people receiving care and how we've involved the public in our review:
Benefits advanced practitioners can have in a social care setting - Nuno Santos Lopes
Nuno Santos Lopes, Director of Research, Innovation and Community Engagement at Nightingale Hammerson, was educated in Portugal and Spain before moving to the UK and becoming an advanced practitioner. Nuno tells Aditi Chowdhary-Gandhi (NMC Head of Standards) about the benefits advanced practitioners can have in a social care setting.
Benefits of being cared for by an advanced nurse practitioner - Hilary Clarke
Hilary Clarke, member of our Advanced Practice Public Advisory Group (PAG), tells Aditi about the benefits of being cared for by an advanced practitioner.
Public engagement - Kay Fawcett and Paul Edwards
Kay Fawcett (Chair of our Advanced Practice Independent Steering Group) and Paul Edwards (Dementia UK and co-host of PAG) discuss how public engagement was at the forefront of our engagement review
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