Standards

We are required to establish standards and to consult stakeholders before doing so. Standards, which must be complied with, are developed by the relevant committee and adopted by the Council.

Standards for pre-registration midwifery education [PDF]
Published: February 2009 (comes into effect 1 September 2009)
Provides updated standards and guidance for pre-registration midwifery education.
(Please note - hard copies of this publication have been sent to all Higher Education Institutions. It is only available to download.)
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Standards to support learning and assessment in practice [PDF]
Additional information to support implementation of NMC Standards to support learning and assessment in practice [PDF]
Published: July 2008
This updated standard supports learning and assessment in practice that has outcomes for mentors, practice teachers and teachers. It replaces Standards for the preparation of teachers of nursing, midwifery and specialist community public health nursing.
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The PREP handbook [PDF]
Updated: June 2008
An updated version of this valuable post-registration ongoing education and practice resource for nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses.
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The Code [PDF]
Published: April 2008
The Code is the foundation of good nursing and midwifery practice, and a key tool in safeguarding the health and wellbeing of the public.
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Standards for medicines management - full content/ summary booklet [PDF]
Published: February 2008 (reprinted August 2008)
These standards replace 'Guidelines for the administration of medicine'.
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Standards for the supervised practice of midwives [PDF]
Published: September 2007
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Overseas midwives programme: Standards for adaptation to midwifery in the UK [PDF]
Published: August 2007
Standards for approved programme providers, LSAs, LSAMOs, employers of midwives, registered midwives and midwives applying to join the register who trained outside the UK/EU.
Please note: The title of this publication was changed in December 2009 from Standards for adaptation to midwifery programmes
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Standards for the preparation and practice of supervisors of midwives [PDF]
Published: October 2006
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Standards of proficiency for nurse and midwife prescribers [PDF]
Published: April 2006
This booklet provides the standards and proficiencies for the programmes of preparation for nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses to prescribe as either a community practitioner nurse prescriber or a nurse independent/ supplementary prescriber.

• For information on Standards of educational preparation for Prescribing from the Community Nurse Prescribers Formulary for nurses without a Specialist Practitioner Qualification – V150 please see Annexe 1 of NMC Circular 02/2009

Please note: Please read the updated information on practice hours in How to complete your NOP form [PDF]
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Midwives rules and standards [PDF]
Published: August 2004
Rules and standards for all midwives, and guidance on how to interpret them (Ref: Standards 05.04)
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Standards of proficiency for pre-registration nursing education [PDF]
Published: August 2004
Provides updated standards and guidance for pre-registration nursing education (Ref: Standards 02.04)
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Standards of proficiency for specialist community public health nurses [PDF]
Published: August 2004
A new set of standards for the specialist community public health nurse part of the register, which opened with the new register in August 2004 (Ref: Standards 04.04)
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Standards for specialist education and practice [PDF]
Published: April 2001
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