The breadth of practice group is designed to account for the full breadth of practice that the professionals on our register work across. This covers a wide variety of scopes of practice and work settings, including the NHS, social care, community care, independent settings, education, research, commissioning, management and leadership. It has members from all four countries of the UK, and from all three professions we regulate, including across the four fields of nursing.
The group is co-chaired by Joanne Bosanquet MBE. Joanne leads The Foundation of Nursing Studies and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey. Joanne has supported the NMC across a number of programmes and is a long-standing member of the NMC Professional Strategic Advisory Group.
The student and recently registered group includes the voices of students and recently registered professionals. Hearing from them is crucial – because only by listening to the voices of those at the start of their journeys can we ensure that the Code and revalidation reflect the realities they will meet during their careers.
The group is co-chaired by Carissa Tomo. Carissa is an internationally registered nurse with a dual registration in both the Philippines and the United Kingdom. She currently serves as a Practice Education Facilitator in NHS Tayside, where she focuses on bridging the gap between clinical practice and modern healthcare demands.Carissa is a passionate advocate for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and the digitalization of healthcare, ensuring that the workforce is both representative and future-ready.
Beyond her local role, she is an active member of the Filipino Nurses in UK and the Philippine Nursing Association - UK. She further contributes to the national nursing dialogue as a member of the NMC Diaspora Registrant Associations Forum (DRAF), supporting the integration and voice of internationally educated nurses.
The public advisory group will ensure that this work is centred on the needs, perspectives and experiences of the public and people who use the services of nurses, midwives and nursing associates. Most people’s lives are touched by nursing and midwifery, so it’s vital that the public can input into changes that will have a positive effect on care.
The group is co-chaired by Sarah Sweeney, Director of Evidence and Improvement at National Voices. Sarah leads National Voices’ evidence and improvement, membership, partnership, fundraising and equality functions. Sarah joined National Voices in January 2022 to lead the organisation’s policy and external affairs work in a maternity cover role. Since then, Sarah has held a number of roles including the Interim CEO role and most recently the role of Director of Evidence and Improvement. Sarah has a wealth of experience in policy, campaigning, research, practice development and community development work. She is passionate about tackling health inequalities and finding common cause between diverse groups of people to make health and care services more person centred and equitable.
Prior to joining National Voices, Sarah led the campaigns and health policy influencing work of Friends, Families and Travellers, the UK’s largest charity working to end racism and discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.
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