Nursing and Midwifery Council

Nursing and Midwifery Council Values and Mission

Certain activities are outside the remit of the Nursing and Midwifery Council; regulating hospitals or other healthcare settings; regulating healthcare assistants; representing or campaigning on behalf of nurses and midwives; setting levels of staffing
They state on the that their values are the following – to ‘be accountable, fair, learn and improve, be collaborative, be dynamic, to remember we are only as good as our people and to provide value for money’
Based on those values, they have a clear mission, which they state – ‘We exist to protect the public. We do this by making sure that only those who meet our requirements are allowed to practise as a nurse or midwife in the UK. We take action if concerns are raised about whether a nurse or midwife is fit to practise.’
During a career in nursing or midwifery, even with professionalism and good standards, health and care workers can find themselves facing nurses law issues with registration, they may have had a complaint made against them, face allegations about their ability to practise or be referred to Nursing and Midwifery Council for investigation. Nurses and midwives facing NMC fitness to practise allegations often feel isolated and extremely anxious.