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NMC Report Highlights Pay and Development Pressures Facing Welsh Nurses
Professor Sandy Harding, RCN Wales Associate Director of Nursing, Policy and Professional Development responds to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Spotlight on Nursing and Midwifery 2025 report.
Updated: 4 February 2026 -
The NMC consultation on introducing powers to allow payment of registration fees by instalments
The RCN has produced this briefing, giving detail on the Nursing and Midwifery Council's consultation on introducing a system to pay the registration fee in instalments.
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Key messages from the RCN’s response to the NMC consultations on pre-registration standards and education
This is a summary of key messages from the RCN's response to a series of NMC consultations (publication code 006447). These consultations focus on changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards to ensure future nurses are fit for practice at the point of registration.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
RCN response to the NMC Consultation on Shaping the Future: The development of their next Five Year Strategic Plan
This document has been collated in response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) call for consultation on Shaping the Future: The development of their next Five Year Strategic Plan. The RCN membership have been engaged via forums and social media platforms across the UK to provide consultation...
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
CONSULTATION RESPONSE: Consultation on the time limits for completion of education across all NMC education standards
The RCN has responded to the Nursing and Midwifery Council's consultation on proposals to amend its standards for the training of nurses and midwives by removing the current mandatory maximum time limits allowed for the completion of pre and post-registration programmes, to allow for unforeseen inte...
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
Dismissal
Advice for nurses and healthcare professionals who need to disclose an investigation, dismissal or NMC referral to a new employer.
Updated: 25 February 2026 -
POLICY: The Royal College of Nursing response to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) evaluation of the revalidation pilots
The Nursing and Midwifery Council will soon be making a decision about what the final model for revalidation will look like, and when they do so they will take into account the results of the pilots which took place across the UK in the summer of 2015. The RCN has engaged extensively with members wh...
Updated: 23 March 2017 -
RCN Response to the NMC Consultation on re-joining or staying on the register following time away from practice
This policy consultation response is based on an engagement exercise with our members using a range of activities, which included social media and direct communications with RCN Forums, our Professional Nursing Committee and via our regional networks.
Updated: 4 February 2021 -
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Could you be a nurse prescriber?
Samantha tells the RCN the qualification – which is growing in popularity in general practice – has expanded her knowledge and made her a better practitioner
Updated: 19 May 2025 -
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Duty of candour: honesty is the best policy
For the past decade, nursing staff have had a professional duty to be transparent about poor care. Here’s what you need to know
Updated: 29 December 2025
