Nurses and midwives
You and your regulator
By working together we safeguard the health and wellbeing of the public.
The NMC sets standards and guidance for practice. We also strive to ensure that our standards and guidance, which need to be applied in practice, are easily accessible to you and your colleagues working across the UK.
As part of our current focus on our core regulatory functions, we have reviewed our role in providing advice to nurses and midwives given that this can lead to confusion about our role and purpose as a regulator. As a result, we have withdrawn our individual telephone and email advisory service. Other mechanisms and organisations exist which are better placed to undertake this role and through which those involved in practice can obtain advice and support in relation to professional and clinical issues.
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Standards and guidance
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Developing standards and guidance
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All midwives practising in the UK must be registered with the NMC, and are expected to demonstrate high standards of practice. There are currently over 35,000 qualified midwives on the register.
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This information is provided to help nurses and midwives apply their professional judgement, putting regulatory principles into practice.
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Contact details for representative organisations for nurses and midwives
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Sent fortnightly, with the latest updates on publications, consultation and events
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