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NMC to increase number of OSCE test providers
Published on 19 October 2021
Find out about the changes
Congratulations to all RCN award winners
Published on 13 October 2021
Special congratulations to Nicola Bailey, winner of NMC sponsored innovation in your practice award, alongside her award for nurse of the year
A message of thanks and support from the Chief Nursing Officers in the UK and the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Published on 06 October 2021
Read our joint message with the UK’s Chief Nursing Officers
Celebrating 100 years since the official opening of the register
Published on 30 September 2021
Today we mark the centenary of the General Nursing Council for England and Wales opening the official register.
2020–2021 healthcare professional regulators’ whistleblowing report published
Published on 27 September 2021
We received 192 whistleblowing disclosures in 2020–2021. That’s compared to 107 disclosures received the previous year.
Latest newsletter for students
Published on 23 September 2021
Read a guest article by a student nurse about their recent elective placement at the NMC
Council to consider modernisation of education programme standards
Published on 22 September 2021
Learn more about our recommendations
Blog: Building a more open culture in maternity services: the role of the regulator
Published on 21 September 2021
Read Andrea Sutcliffe's blog below
Response to the CQC’s latest maternity services report
Published on 21 September 2021
Read our response below
NMC Council member to help steer review of doctors’ guidance
Published on 03 September 2021
Find out more
NMC congratulates Charlotte McArdle on her new appointment
Published on 23 August 2021
Read our comment below
NMC appoints Helen Herniman, new director of Resources and Technology Services
Published on 16 August 2021
Find out more about Helen
Latest newsletter for the public
Published on 09 August 2021
Our latest public newsletter includes an article from Madeline Bell, a champion for Make Birth Better, about the impact language can have on people using health
NMC statement on new vaccination advice for pregnant women
Published on 03 August 2021
Read our statement below
More than 2,000 respond to review of post-registration nursing standards as NMC consultation ends
Published on 03 August 2021
Read more below
Latest newsletter for employers
Published on 22 July 2021
We’ve published our latest quarterly newsletter for employers.
NMC statement on recent changes to self-isolation rules for health and care professionals in England
Published on 21 July 2021
Read our statement