What are the requirements for Nurses Revalidation? The information below lists all of the requirements as set down by the NMC
- MINIMUM 450 HOURS’ PRACTICE over three years or 900 hours’ practice to register as both a nurse and midwife.
- MINIMUM 35 HOURS OF CPD, 20 of which are ‘participatory’.
- Obtain at least FIVE PIECES OF PRACTICE-RELATED FEEDBACK.
- Record at least FIVE WRITTEN REFLECTIVE ACCOUNTS, an instance of your CPD and/or, a piece of practice related feedback that you have received and/or an event or experience in your own professional practice.
- Have an INDEMNITY arrangement in place.
- Confirm your GOOD HEALTH AND CHARACTER.
- Obtain CONFIRMATION FROM AN APPROPRIATE THIRD PARTY that you have met the revalidation requirements.
- Setting standards and guidance for the professionals
- Setting standards for and quality assuring the provision of education and LSA Local Supervising Authority)
- Maintaining a register of professionals
- Enhance public protection and increase public confidence
- Give assurance that people on our register are fit to practise
- Promote a culture of continued improvement and reflection on practise
- Putting patients first
- Compassion, respect and patient dignity
- Effective complains handling and raising concerns
- Openness, transparency and a professional duty of candour
- Honest and integrity
- Leadership, delegation and mentoring
HOW ARE THESE REQUIREMENTS DIFFERENT FROM PREP?
| Proposed revalidation criteria | Prep requirements | Proposed revalidation requirements | The Changes |
| Pay annual fee | √ | √ | No change |
| Obtain five pieces of practise-related feedback | Χ | √ | New |
| Provide five written reflections on the Code, CPD (continuing professional development) and practise-related feedback | The current Prep standards require you to maintain a personal, professional profile of your learning activity | √ | New |
| To Complete practise hours | √ | √ | No change |
| CPD | √ | √ | New - the hours proposed are 35 hours, 20 of which must be participatory |
| Declaration of health and character | √ | √ | No change |
| Professional Indemnity | √ | √ | No change |
| Confirmation by a third party | Χ | √ | New - it is proposed that all registrants will be required to obtain confirmation from a third party by demonstrating that they have met the requiremnets of revalidation |
NMC Revalidation, what you need to know!
