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Review of pre-registration nursing education
The first part of the review is now complete and the findings from the consultation are now able to be shared.
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Nurses, midwives and students - we want to hear from you!
The NMC has commissioned SRA (Social Research Associates) to conduct some research to understand how we can improve the services we offer to nurses and midwives.
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Sarah Thewlis leaves the NMC
Sarah Thewlis will leave the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on 8 August 2008.
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Health regulator elects new President
The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) today announced Jill Crawford as the new President of its governing Council.
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NMC sets out Action Plan in response to regulator’s recommendations
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has agreed an Action Plan in response to the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE)’s expanded performance review of the NMC published on 11 June 2008.
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More Champions needed!
The NMC wants you to be a Champion – a Code Champion.
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New NMC Council - recruitment update
In line with government legislation, we will be moving to a new smaller board made up of fully appointed members by the end of the year.
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Take part in our survey on accountability in healthcare
The NMC is hosting a debate with the Medical Protection Society and the Patients Association - Blame game: is the balance right between culpability and accountability in healthcare? - and we want to know what you think about this issue.
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Standards to support learning and assessment in practice
The NMC has updated the standards with additional information to facilitate implementation - available to download now and hard copies will be available from 18 July 2008.
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Department Health launches consultation on NMC Constitution Order
The Department of Health has launched its consultation on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (Constitution) Order 2008 and has set 21 August 2008 as the closing date for responses.
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“Imagine we had just three days to do it”
From the latest edition of NMC News: speaking personally, actor, Time Team presenter and Alzheimer’s Society ambassador, Tony Robinson, tells us why improving care for vulnerable older people should be everyone’s priority.
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NMC Annual Midwifery Conference 2008
The NMC Annual Midwifery Conference is now open for booking.
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Join our NMC News readers panel
We want the regular readers of NMC News to have more of a say in what does, and what doesn't, go into the magazine.
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NMC consults on content of new constitution rules for statutory committees
We invite you to take part in a consultation on the content of new constitution rules for our four statutory committees – Investigating; Conduct and Competence; Health; and Midwifery, all of which play a key role in the work of the NMC.
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NMC responds to CHRE’s expanded performance review
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) today responded to the findings of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence’s (CHRE) expanded performance review of the NMC.
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Using the civil standard of proof
Update August 2008: Discussions with the Department of Health are continuing, and these changes are now set to be implemented in November.
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