A glimpse at future nurse workforce strategy

FollowFollowFollowFollow A letter signed by Baroness Dido Harding and Julian Hartley, who are both responsible for the development of the NHS workforce implementation plan has warned nursing shortages in England are “unlikely to improve”. In the letter (link at the...

NMC midwifery consultation on new standards

FollowFollowFollowFollow The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is consulting on new draft midwifery standards.These standards sets out what midwives need to know and be able to do in order to be registered with the NMC and practise as a midwife in the UK.The...

NMC fitness to practise: a new approach

The NMC have launched their new fitness to practise strategy.  They claim this will be a move from a blame culture to a just culture.  Whilst some of the proposals should allow issues to be dealt with a local level much of their strategy relies upon...