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Blog: #FutureCommunityNurse: making the most of this opportunity
consultation on draft standards for community and public health nursing is so important When I was first briefed post registration standards for community and public health nursing, I was aghast to see how old they were
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Striking-off order
fundamental questions about their professionalism? Can public confidence in nurses, midwives and nursing associates sufficient to protect patients, members of the public, or maintain professional standards? The panel
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Patient feedback to feature in new public protection measure
gathered from patients in order to improve their practice A consultation which launches today seeks views revalidation Dr Katerina Kolyva, Director of Continued Practice, said: “Revalidation is a robust way to ensure
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Raising concerns as a student
of a health or character issue, or because you have witnessed poor practice or a risk to public protection approved education institution (AEI) or about the health and character of an AEI employee You should make
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New overseas registration process will enhance public protection
outside the EEA in autumn 2014 which will enhance public protection The new process will be underpinned midwives who trained outside the EEA will enhance public protection through a process which will test competence
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Read Raising Concerns online
together with The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives (the Code) through the issues and take appropriate action in the public interest You should use this guidance with whistleblowing
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Regulators unite to support reflective practice across health and care
Midwifery Council (NMC) and the leaders of eight other health and care regulators have joined forces to stress importance of good reflection among professionals in the health and care sector The chief executives have signed
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Serious concerns which could result in harm if not put right
individual nurse, midwife or nursing associate’s practice means carefully considering the evidence about will need to explain clearly whether people using health or care services were put at risk by the nurse
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Blog: Working in the House of Lords – Influencing strategy in partnership
and in this role is co-chair of the WHO’s (World Health Organization) review of the State of the World mental health and general nurse, and during my career have been involved in nursing practice, education
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Standards of proficiency for registered nurses
account the changes taking place in society and health care, and the implications these changes have for ages and across all care settings reflect what the public can expect nurses to know and be able to do in