Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)

We are the nursing and midwifery regulator for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Who we are and what we do

We are the independent regulator for nurses and midwives in the UK, and nursing associates in England.

Our vision is safe, effective and kind nursing and midwifery practice that improves everyone’s health and wellbeing.

As the independent regulator of more than 841,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have an important role to play in making this a reality.

Our core role is to regulate. First, we promote high education and professional standards for nurses and midwives across the UK, and nursing associates in England. Second, we maintain the register of professionals eligible to practise. Third, we investigate concerns about nurses, midwives and nursing associates – something that affects a tiny minority of professionals each year. We believe in giving professionals the chance to address concerns, but we’ll always take action when needed.

To regulate well, we support our professions and the public. We create resources and guidance that are useful throughout people’s careers, helping them to deliver our standards in practice and address new challenges. We also support people involved in our investigations, and we’re increasing our visibility so people feel engaged and empowered to shape our work.

Regulating and supporting our professions allows us to influence health and social care. We share intelligence from our regulatory activities and work with our partners to support workforce planning and sector-wide decision making. We use our voice to speak up for a healthy and inclusive working environment for our professions.

Education

Search for approved nursing, midwifery or nursing associate education programmes

• Approved programmes

Search for approved nursing, midwifery or nursing associate education programmes

• Becoming a nurse, midwife or nursing associate

Registration

There are different ways to apply for registration, depending on which part of the register you want to join and where you trained.

• Joining the register

Find out more about the NMC

Click on one of the links below, to find out more about what we do.

• Who we regulate
• About our Council
• Our strategy for 2020-2025
• Our key audiences
• Our values and behaviours