Revalidation of your NMC registration
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Introduction
• The Nursing and Midwifery Council, will not
take a formal decision on revalidation until
October this year. Until that time normal PREP
rules continue to apply.
• We are providing initial advise based on what
we know to date – we must stress its
provisional only.
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Revalidation – what is it?
• Revalidation is the means by which Nurses,
Midwives & Health Visitors renew their
professional registration & demonstrate
compliance with the code of conduct. They
pay an annual registration fee but are required
to formally renew their professional
registration every 3 years.
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Code of Conduct
• 31st March 2015
• You will have to
evidence reflection and
practise against the
code of conduct.
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Why is it changing?
• The previous system of PREP did not work and was
old.
• The NMC were supposed to audit annually 10% of
portfolios, which they didn't do. When they did do
this it cost almost £350 per portfolio.
• As you can appreciate this was very costly, as a result
they are seeking to introduce a new system, which is
current and does not lead to an increase in
registration fees.
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What will I have to do
• You will need to demonstrate the following
has been achieved every three years:1. 450 practise hours
2. 40 hours of CPD
3. 5 pieces of practise related feedback
4. 5 piece of reflection practise
5. Confirmation of Health & good character
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450 Practise Hours
• Dates of practice – copies of off duties
• Hours undertaken – you could have a spread sheet to
account for this
• Details of the organisation – where did you work?
• Scope of practice – describe what you do or did
• Work setting - environment
• Description of work – nursing/care/research etc
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40 hours of CPD
• study day
• learning events, such as a conference or
workshop
• peer review
• coaching and mentoring
• participation in clinical audit, practice visits
and group meetings
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Practise related feedback
• Feedback can come from a variety of sources,
including patients, service users, students and
colleagues. Feedback can also be obtained through
reviewing complaints, team performance reports and
serious event reviews.
• Feedback can be informal or formal, written or
verbal. It could be specific feedback about an
individual, or feedback about a whole ward, team or
organisation
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Reflective Practice
• 5 written reflective accounts that explain what
you learnt, how you changed or improved
your practise as a result and how it relates to
the Code of Conduct. The NMC have a
template for this
• A completed reflection and discussion form
with details of, the person with whom you
have had the discussion.
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Indemnity
• You must declare that you have, or will have
when practising, appropriate cover under an
indemnity arrangement.
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Health & Character
• Evidence that your health enables you to
practise to the required standard
• Good Character now a requirement in the
code
• You must declare to the NMC convictions and
cautions – even if they are not related to
nursing or midwifery
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Confirmation
• You will need to demonstrate to a third party that you have met the
revalidation requirements.this
• You will need to have a confirmation discussion with a third party where
you demonstrate how you have met the revalidation requirements. This
can form part of an annual appraisal.
• An appropriate third party confirmer is your line manager. We recommend
that you obtain confirmation from this person wherever possible. A line
manager does not have to be an NMC registered nurse or midwife.
• If you do not have a line manager, we recommend that the third party is
an NMC-registered nurse of midwife. If that is not possible, you can seek
confirmation from another healthcare professional that you work with and
who is regulated in the UK.
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NMC
• You can find out more information on
revalidation
• http://www.nmc.org.uk/standards/revalidatio
n/
• Sign up for NMC online
http://www.nmc.org.uk/registration/nmconline/
• UNISON http://www.unison.org.uk/atwork/health-care/
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