This document provides information about nurse and midwife revalidation in the UK, which was introduced in 2015 by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to improve public protection and ensure nurses and midwives remain fit to practice. It outlines the key requirements of revalidation including maintaining practice hours, continuing professional development, obtaining practice feedback, completing reflective accounts, and undergoing a confirmation discussion every 3 years to renew registration. The roles of the nurse/midwife undergoing revalidation, the NMC registrant involved in reflective discussions, and the confirmer who signs off that requirements have been met are also described.

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The Premier Guide to
Nurse & Midwife Revalidation
Contents
Introduction
What is revalidation?
Road to revalidation
Key roles in the revalidation process
Maintaining a revalidation portfolio
Top 10 tips for choosing the right online revalidation portfolio
Finding time for CPD and reflection
Frequently asked questions
Revalidation champions
Staying up-to-date
Social media
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Introduction
HOW DID WE GET HERE?
Following the recommendations of publications such as the Francis Report (2012) and Hard Truths
(DH 2013) the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) introduced revalidation in October 2015.
Findings of the reports were influential in setting an agenda for evaluating the shortcomings in the
health system in England and improvements needed to be made for everyone’s protection.
The NMC has recently updated its Code of professional standards. Nurses and midwives will have to
demonstrate that they are living by the Code’s standards of practice and behaviour via the new
process of revalidation.
Revalidation is centred on the four themes of The NMC Code:
Revalidation timeline
Prioritise
people
Practice
effectively
Preserve
safety
Promote
professionalism
and trust
SEPTEMBER
NMC agrees to
‘phased’ approach
to revalidation
2013
SUMMER
NMC holds four
key stakeholder summits
around the UK
2014
NOVEMBER
All official pilot
sites announced
2014
MARCH
Phase one of the public
consultation closes
2014
SEPTEMBER
Phase two of the public
consultation closes
2014
JUNE
Completion of revalidation
pilots and evaluation
plus publication of
NMC resources
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Revalidation is a mandatory process that all
nurses and midwives on the NMC register will
need to engage with. It is easy, straightforward and will
help nurses and midwives develop as professionals.
It became effective in October 2015 and revalidation will occur in 3
year cycles and it replaces the current post registration education and
practice (PREP) standards.
The purpose of revalidation is to improve public protection ensuring
nurses and midwives remain fit to practise throughout their careers
rather than a point in time assessment of nurses and midwives
There are also several benefits associated with the new revalidation
standards which include:
• encouraging professional discussions and reducing professional
isolation
• enhancing employer engagement and elevating awareness of
regulatory standards and practices though professional
development
As revalidation affects a nurse’s registration with the NMC, it is the
responsibility of each individual nurse or midwife to ensure they
meet the requirements of revalidation.
What is revalidation?
It is not about
catching bad
people – it is about
raising standards
and about
individuals owning
this and taking
responsibility as
professionals.
Most of them will
do it and that has
to be a good thing.
Jackie Smith
Chief Executive,
Nursing and
Midwifery Council
(NMC)
JULY
NMC to consider
preliminary information
on readiness resulting
from pilot and
engagement activities
2015
OCTOBER
Nurse revalidation launch.
Nurses and midwives are
encouraged to start developing
portfolio by this point
2015
FROM APRIL
Nurses and midwives whose
registration period ends in April
2016 can submit revalidation
applications to enable them to
renew registration
2016
AUTUMN
Publication of finalised
revalidation guidance
2015
JANUARY
Online revalidation system ready
for NMC registrants to start using.
First revalidation notices sent to
nurses and midwives whose
registration period
ends April 2016
2016
30th APRIL
First nurses to be
revalidated will have
renewal date of April 2016
to ensure fair period of
time to become
familiar with the
revalidation process
2016

6. Road to revalidation
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In the three years preceding the date of
your application for renewal of your registration,
you need to meet a range of revalidation requirements
designed to show that you are keeping up to date and
actively maintaining your fitness to practise.
1. Record practice hours
You must practise a minimum of 450 hours (900 hours for those
registered as both a nurse and a midwife) over the three years prior to
the renewal of your registration.
Hours must be carried out in your role as a registered nurse or
midwife.
2. Portfolio of Continuing Professional
Development
You must undertake 35 hours of Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) relevant to your scope of practice as a nurse or midwife, over the
three years prior to the renewal of your registration. Of these hours,
20 must be through participatory learning.
You will need to maintain accurate records of your CPD and
demonstrate how you have used it to improve your practice in your
written reflections.
3. Practice-related feedback
You must obtain at least five pieces of practice-
related feedback over the three years prior to
the renewal of your registration.
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.
You can choose for your feedback to be informal
or formal, written or verbal. It could be on an
individual, team or organisational level.

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4. Written reflective accounts
You must record a minimum of five written reflective accounts on the
Code, your CPD and practice-related feedback over the three years
prior to the renewal of your registration. Each reflective account can be
about an instance of CPD or feedback, or a combination of both.
5. Reflective discussion
You must discuss your written reflections with another NMC-registered
nurse or midwife as part of a reflective discussion. The NMC registrant
with whom you had your discussion with must sign a form recording their
name, NMC Pin, email, professional address and postcode,
as well as the date you had the discussion.
6. Health and character declarations
You must provide a health and character declaration to declare if you
have been convicted of any criminal offence or issued with a formal
caution. This should happen immediately, not just at the point of renewal.
You should be in a state of health that ensures you are capable of safe
and effective practice without supervision, after any reasonable
adjustments are made by your employer. This does not mean there must
be a total absence of any disability or health condition. Many people with
disabilities or health conditions are able to practise effectively with or
without adjustments to support their practice.
7. Professional indemnity arrangement
You must declare that you have, or will have when practising, appropriate
cover under an indemnity arrangement. You must inform the NMC
whether this arrangement is through your employer, membership with a
professional body, or through a private insurance arrangement.
8. Confirmation
You will need to demonstrate to a confirmer that you have met the
revalidation requirements via a confirmation discussion. This could form
part of an annual appraisal. Confirmation has to be done face-to-face or
via a video conference.
An appropriate third party confirmer is your line manager. You should
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, it is recommended 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.
9. Apply for revalidation
Every three years all nurses and midwives will apply for revalidation using
NMC Online. You will declare to the NMC that you have met the
requirements and obtained confirmation. The NMC will undertake
verification checks on a sample of registrants.
Revalidation is
important for
patients, the public
and nurses and
midwives
themselves. It
enables patients’
families and
communities to
know that their
nurses and
midwives have up
to date skills to
provide high
quality care, the
public to have
confidence in
these professions
and nurses and
midwives to reflect
on their practice.
Viv Bennett
Director of Nursing
and Midwifery in
Public Health
England

8. Key roles in the revalidation process
Nurse / Midwife
As a nurse or midwife you are responsible for your own
revalidation and must meet a range of well documented
requirements designed to show you are keeping up to date
and actively maintaining your fitness to practise.
NMC registrant (for reflection)
Five pieces of written reflective accounts on the Code, CPD and practice-related feedback must be
completed in the three years preceding revalidation.
You must discuss these with another NMC-registered nurse or midwife. This registrant will need to
sign a form recording their name, NMC pin, contact details and the date of the reflective discussion.
Confirmer
The confirmer plays a crucial role in the revalidation process by discussing your portfolio and
confirming that you have met the requirements for revalidation.
The NMC has provided clear guidance on who can fulfil the role of a confirmer. An appropriate
confirmer would be your line manager, who in most cases will also be an NMC registrant.
This means that the reflective discussion and confirmation discussion can happen at the same time,
with the same person, preferably in one meeting; for example, at your annual appraisal. If the
confirmer is not a registered nurse or midwife the reflective discussion and confirmation discussion
will need to happen separately.
If neither your line manager nor an NMC registrant is deemed to be
the most appropriate confirmer, you may obtain confirmation from
another healthcare professional that you work with and who is
regulated in the UK, such as a doctor, dentist or pharmacist.
A confirmer must complete and sign a confirmation form.
Appraiser
As your line manager is deemed to be the most appropriate
confirmer and an appraisal an ideal meeting to discuss reflection
and confirmation, the role of the appraiser is likely to be central to
the revalidation process.
An appraiser should be used to having these types of discussions
and reviewing portfolios already but will now need to fully
understand requirements from the NMC.
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Every year the NMC will select a sample of nurses and midwives to provide further information to verify
the declarations they have made. If you are selected, you will be informed within 24 hours of
submitting your revalidation application and will need to complete an online form to provide further
information.
A request for further information does not necessarily mean that the NMC has any concerns about
your application and they may continue to practice while additional information provided is reviewed.
The verification process will be completed within three months of your renewal date.
What is your employer doing about revalidation?
Although revalidation is your responsibility, your employer has a pivotal role in helping to provide a
supportive environment and resources to ensure staff successfully revalidate and are therefore
registered to work within its setting.
Revalidation aims to build on existing processes such as appraisal and third party reflection and
confirmation is likely to take place within the workplace.
Therefore your employer should raise awareness of revalidation, put in place plans to ensure its
workforce engages in the process, review appraisal processes and IT systems and understand how
many staff will be affected by the new legislation.
Here are some questions to ask your employer about supporting your revalidation:
• Will there be regular communications about my revalidation being due and help with what I need to
do to meet the requirements?
• Is there an internal resource page available for help with revalidation?
• Will you be providing an organisation wide revalidation recording system or portfolio?
• Is my appraisal going to be linked to my revalidation?
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10. What to include in your portfolio
Practice Hours
WHAT TO INCLUDE:
• Date of practice
• Hours undertaken
• Scope of practice
• Work setting
• Description of work
• Evidence (e.g. timesheets, job specifications and role
specifications)
• Name, address and postcode of the organisation
CPD portfolio
YOU WILL NEED TO INCLUDE:
• CPD method
• Description of the topic and how it relates to your practice
• Dates and number of hours
• Relevance to Code
• Evidence that CPD has taken place
Participatory learning includes any learning activity which involves
interacting with other people, such as:
• Study day
• Conference or workshop
• Peer review activities
• Coaching and mentoring
• Participation in clinical audit, practice visit or group meeting
• Structured professional clinical supervision
• Group or practice meeting
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Maintaining a revalidation portfolio
The most efficient way of keeping evidence
to demonstrate that you are meeting revalidation
requirements is by keeping a portfolio. Whether paper-based
or electronic, your portfolio needs to be a working document
which is constantly evolving and dynamic.
If you already keep a portfolio, you will need to update it in line with the
revalidation requirements. Another great advantage of having a
portfolio is that it provides structure for your discussion with your third
party confirmer.

11. Practice-related feedback
Be sure to keep notes of the content of all your feedback.
For example, you can have feedback from:
- Patients, service users, carers or students as part of your day to day
dpractice
- Colleagues or other professionals you may work with
- Complaints or serious event reviews
- Team performance reports or your annual appraisals
Be careful not to record any information that might identify a
specific patient or service user.
Reflective accounts
You will need to record:
Five written reflective accounts in the three year period since your
registration was last renewed or you joined the register. Each reflective
account must be recorded on the approved form and must refer to;
- an instance of your CPD and/or
- a piece of practice-related feedback you have received and/or
- an event or experience in your own professional practice and how this
brelates to the Code.
Reflective discussion
You must have had a reflective discussion with another NMC registrant,
covering your five written reflective accounts on your CPD and/or
practice-related feedback and/or an event or experience in your
practice and how this relates to the Code.
You must ensure that the NMC registrant with whom you had your
reflective discussion signs the approved form recording their name,
NMC pin and email, as well as the date you had the discussion.
Health and character declarations
These declarations will be made as part of your revalidation application.
You do not need to keep anything in your portfolio as part of this
requirement.
Professional indemnity
You should retain evidence in your portfolio that you have an
appropriate arrangement in place.
Confirmation
A confirmation form is available online via NMC and it is recommended
that you keep the completed and signed form in your portfolio.
- feedback from patients, service users, carers and students
- feedback from colleagues for example nurses, midwives and
ghealthcare professionals
- feedback from colleagues in management
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Paper based portfolio
The NMC has a pack of templates to support the revalidation process, including:
• Template: Practice hours record log
• Template: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record log
• Form: Reflective accounts
• Form: Reflective discussion
• Form: Confirmation
You must keep your portfolio up-to-date within the three year cycle of
revalidation.
Online e-Portfolio
As an alternative to using a paper based solution, you could choose to use an online portfolio. There
are a number of suppliers in the market who have developed portfolios for revalidation; it’s a case of
choosing one that best suits your needs.
Paper vs online portfolio
There are a number of ways in which you could maintain your portfolio, with most choosing either a
hardcopy solution or an online e-Portfolio.

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Submitting your portfolio to the NMC
You are not required to submit your entire portfolio unless you are selected to do so by the NMC. It is
however strongly advised that you keep this up-to-date throughout your three year cycle. To
revalidate you should simply submit your application following the NMC Online steps.
As part of your application you will be required to make a number of declarations surrounding
practice hours, CPD, health and character, professional indemnity arrangements and confirmation.
In addition you will be asked to provide the name, NMC Pin, email, professional address and
postcode of your confirmer.
Selection of portfolios for verification
Each year, the NMC will select a sample of nurses and midwives to provide further information and
evidence to verify their application.
This does not necessarily mean that there are any concerns about your application and you can
continue to practise while the review takes place.
The process of verification
If you have been selected to provide further information, the NMC will contact you by email within 24
hours of you submitting your revalidation application so it is important you check your email during
this time.
If you are selected to provide further information you will need to complete a form and provide
further information.
As part of this process the NMC will contact your confirmer to verify that they provided your
confirmation.

14. Top 10 tips for choosing the right
online revalidation portfolio
Paper is so last year! The days of storing your evidence in lever-arch
folders or in a box under your bed just doesn’t cut it anymore!
Plus it isn’t only CPD evidence you need to keep now, it is reflections,
practice-related feedback and evidence of practice hours too.
That doesn’t mean you need to be daunted about how to store and update your evidence. It
simply means you need to choose wisely when selecting the best online tool to meet your
needs. Here are some helpful tips on what to look for:
1. Meeting requirements - does the portfolio enable you to record and reflect according to
all NMC requirements for revalidation? There’s no point having a tool that only enables you
to do half the job!
2. Accessible - will you be able to access your portfolio from anywhere at any time via the
internet? Is it mobile/tablet friendly so that you can use it on the go? It should be portable
and transferable in case you change roles or employers (even check if they use it already).
3. Easy to set up - you are looking for a quick and easy registration process with relevant
questions asked. This will be indicative of how easy (and relevant) the system will be to use.
You don’t want to get stuck at the first hurdle.
4. Terminology – make sure the information about the portfolio and the terminology within
the portfolio is appropriate to nurses and midwives. If it isn’t there is a good chance the
workflows and what the system enables you to do may be incorrect too!
5. Duplication of effort – there is nothing worse than having to do something twice is there?
A good system will only ask you to enter stuff once and will record it in the relevant places.
A bad tool will ask you to repeat yourself… do you have time for that?
6. Download for upload – if the NMC chooses you to verify your revalidation you will have to
download your portfolio and upload it to NMC online. How does the portfolio download…
is it a single PDF (not ideal) or a zip file of all relevant elements required by the NMC?
7. Price – watch out for hidden costs! Can you just purchase the portfolio or are you forced to
take out a subscription to a publication as well? Are there discount codes available? Does
the company promise not to increase your renewal price without telling you?
8. Recognised supplier - does the supplier of the portfolio have a history of providing
revalidation solutions? Is their system robust? Is it secure? Is it RCN accredited? Do they
understand the issues enough to support you in your needs?
9. Futureproof - revalidation is in its infancy and there will of course be developments from the
NMC. Does the supplier of the portfolio provide a futureproof guarantee that they will
always ensure the portfolio is in line with NMC requirements? And how quickly will it be
updated?
10.More than just a tool - what additional benefit do you get besides a portfolio? Does the
supplier offer best practice information, hints and tips and keep you up to date with the
latest news? Do they run free events and webinars? Make sure you get your money’s worth!
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How can CPD fit into the busy life of a nurse or
midwife?
For the majority of nurses and midwives, finding time to do CPD is an
issue. Despite this challenge, there are plentiful opportunities to
undertake CPD and often you are doing them without even realising it.
You could include:
• structured learning
• accredited higher education or training
• mandated training
• attending learning events
• reading and reviewing publications
• structured professional supervision
• short supervised practice for specific skills development
• group or practice meetings
• participation in clinical audits
• practice visits to different environments relevant to scope to practice
• job rotation, secondment, shadowing
Reflection - what is it and how to do it effectively
Experts will testify that learning is only effective if you take the time to
reflect on it and apply it to your continuing professional development
and future practice. In terms of revalidation, this reflection should be
done relative to the four themes of the Code.
Each time you reflect think about the following:
• Why did you undertake that activity?
• What have you learnt from the CPD activity or feedback?
• How have you changed or improved your work as a result?
• How is it relevant to the Code?
• Have you identified any gaps in knowledge/future training
requirements? And how do you plan to address these?
The benefits of reflecting will outweigh the time taken to do so and
don’t forget, you need only find time to reflect on five items for your
revalidation. Within your own portfolio you may reflect on as many
items as you like of course.
Suggested
nursing journals
Nursing Times
Journal of Advanced
Nursing
British Journal of
Nursing
Journal of
Professional
Nursing
Practice Nursing
Nursing in Practice
Nursing Standards
Journal of Practise
Nursing
National Health
Executive
Independent Nurse
Journal of
Community Nursing
Journal of Diabetes
Nursing
Nurse Education
Today
Community
Practitioner
Finding time for CPD and reflection
The process of CPD can help you identify
goals and areas for development; plan out a
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Frequently asked questions
The NMC has done a great job of outlining
the process of revalidation and will continue to share
information. Here are the most frequently asked questions
we came across:
What are the timescales for implementation?
The NMC launched revalidation in October 2015. Now, you will need to
fully familiarise yourself with revalidation requirements and start
developing your portfolio. The first wave of nurses and midwives across
the UK to revalidate will do so in April 2016.
When will I have to revalidate?
The revalidation application date is based on your registration and a
three year cycle from the original date qualified. You will need to renew
annually and revalidate every third year. Your revalidation application
date is the first day in the month of which your registration expires.
What is my renewal date?
The revalidation application will be due a few weeks before your
renewal date and the NMC will inform you of this date. You must simply
ensure that you are registered with NMC Online and check your
renewal date there. Your renewal date is the last day of the month in
which your registration expires.
I am a non-clinical nurse, do I need to revalidate?
Yes, as long as you are an NMC registrant, you will be required to
revalidate every three years.
Do requirements vary depending on my scope of work and
work setting?
The same revalidation requirements will apply to ALL NMC registered
nurses and midwives apart from the number of practice hours to be
completed. If you are a nurse and also a midwife (or vice versa), 900
hours split equally between the two disciplines must be evidenced.
A nurse or midwife who is also a Specialist Community Public Health
Nurse (SCHPN) will only need to complete 450 hours.
There is currently no differentiation for non-
clinical/management/educational roles or bank/agency staff. The
activities undertaken to meet revalidation requirements will reflect your
individual scope of practice.

17. How do I know what counts as CPD?
CPD is Continuing Professional Development and includes learning
activities as either individual or participatory. Participatory learning
includes any activity where you interact with other people. CPD
includes structured learning, training, professional events such as
workshops and conferences, reading publications, coaching and
mentoring and peer review activities.
Am I covered for professional indemnity?
NHS employment usually covers professional indemnity for all
registered nurses and midwives for the care you provide under that
employment. Ask your employer about cover if you are not sure. If
you’re not covered, you can also obtain professional indemnity from a
membership with a professional body or a private insurance
arrangement.
What if I fail to revalidate?
You will be putting your registration at risk if you fail to submit your
revalidation application on time. You may apply to the NMC for an
extension in renewing your registration if you have exceptional
circumstances but complete failure to revalidate will mean that you will
not be able to legally work in the United Kingdom within the
profession. Your renewal and revalidation dates are clearly available on
NMC Online and you will have three years to gather evidence that you
have met your revalidation requirements, making the whole process
very manageable.
Will I get chosen by the NMC for verification?
The simple answer is you might do! But there’s no need to worry, it
doesn’t necessarily mean there are concerns about your application.
The NMC will select a sample of nurses and midwives every year for
verification of their revalidation. You will be asked to provide further
information within 24 hours of submitting your revalidation application
and is usually completed within three months.
What about confidentiality of information?
In order to meet revalidation requirements and keep your evidence,
you must not include ANY information that might identify an
individual.
Do not include:
- names and individuals
- dates of incidents/events
- specification of wards and events
- descriptions of unique circumstances where individuals can be
hidentified
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• Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
• Birmingham City University
• Bracknell and Ascot CCG
• Bupa UK
• Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust
• GP practices
• Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
• Hallam Medical
• Independent occupational health practitioners
via the Association of Occupational Health
Nurse Practitioners
• Mersey Care NHS Trust
• NHS Tayside
• Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
• Public Health England
• School of Nursing and Midwifery
at the University of Dundee
• Self-employed nurses via the
British Association of
Cosmetic Nurses
• Self-employed nurses via the
Private Independent Aesthetic
Practices Association
• South West Region Defence
Primary Healthcare
• Unite the Union
• Western Health and Social Care Trust
Revalidation champions
There were a number of official pilot sites for
revalidation across the UK, they concluded at the
end of June 2015.
Here’s a list of those revalidation champions:

19. Regulators and professional bodies
• The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• The Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
• UNISON
• NBS - National Board for Nursing, Midwifery, and Health Visiting for
Scotland
• WNB - Welsh National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Visiting
• NIPEC - Northern Ireland Practice & Education Council
• An Bord Altranais - Southern Ireland Nursing Registration Board
• INO - Irish Nurses Organisation
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Patients should
rightly feel assured
that robust checks
are in place to
ensure their safety
and protection. I
welcome these
pilots that will help
to develop a
sophisticated
process of
revalidation to
ensure every nurse
and midwife
remains fit to
practice to the
highest standards.
Jane Cummings
Chief Nursing
Officer for England
Staying up-to-date
It couldn’t be easier to keep up-to-date
with revalidation requirements. We have listed below
where you need to be going to get the most recent and
accurate information.

20. care and the community
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Social media
With the Code being applied to social media
when it comes to protecting professionalism and reputation,
it is also a great tool for easily accessing current information
from key stakeholders within the profession.
Twitter has proved to be the most engaging of social networks with a
number of communities and live events to keep you at the forefront of
all things revalidation.
Who to follow on Twitter
Organisations
@medrevalidation Market leading provider of appraisal, revalidation
and training solutions
@nmcnews The UK’s regulator for nurses and midwives
@TheRCN Professional body for nursing supporting over 420,000
nurses, midwives, HCAs and APs
@WeNurses Highly engaged community of over 30,000 nurses
@WeMidwives Supporting, driving and connecting the tweeting
Midwives Community
@NHSEngland NHS England
@HQIP Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership
@HSCIC Health and Social Care Information Centre
@PHE_uk Public Health England
@CareQualityComm The Care Quality Commission
@DHgovuk Department of Health
@6Cslive NHS England’s 6C’s Nursing
@acutemedicine The Society for Acute Medicine
@NHSIQ NHS Improving Quality
@NICEcomms National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
@nhssm Dedicated account on how to use social media to benefit
patients and staff
@nhsemployers The voice of employers in the NHS, supporting them
to put patients first
@IndyNurseMag Fortnightly magazine for nurses working in primary
Useful hashtags

21. • Premier IT – provides free of charge educational events, seminars and webinars with expert
speakers
• Healthcare Conferences UK - organises and produces high quality healthcare conferences and
exhibitions with a specialist interest in a clinical audience
• Royal College of Nursing - organises an annual programme of events and conferences including
the RCN Congress
• Chief Nursing Offer for England Summit - the CNO for England brings together the most senior
nursing, midwifery and care leaders from across the health and care system to provide professional
leadership and guidance
• Health Education England - provides education, training and personal development of every
member of staff, and recruiting for values
Key influencers
@SimonMonkman Managing Director, Premier IT
@JackieSmith_nmc Chief Executive of the NMC
@Jeremy_hunt MP for South West Surrey and Secretary of State for Health
@JaneMCummings Chief Nursing Officer for England
@KaterinaKolyva Dr Katerina Kolyva, Director Continued Practice at NMC and Senior EU Expert
and Lecturer
@NHSE_Danny Chief Executive of NHS Employers
@NursingTimesEd Jenni Middelton, Editor of Nursing Times
@HCUK_Clare Clare Gallagher, Owner/MD Healthcare Conferences UK
@HilaryGarratt Hilary Garratt, Director of Nursing, NHS England
@JennytheM Jenny Clarke, Midwife Caremaker
@197liz Liz Clough, Professional Development Lead Nurse, National Clinical Leadership Fellow
@KathEvans2 Head of Patient Experience at NHS England Children's Nurse
@moger_anne Anne Moger, Practice Nurse Advisor
@NHSE_Hanna Hanna Murphy, Senior Programme Officer @NHSEmployers.
@sharonallensfc Sharon Allen, CEO Skills for Care & National Skills Academy
@PaulNVaughan Paul Vaughan, Regional Director, RCN West Midlands
@helen1569 Helen Young, Director of Nursing and Midwifery at Birmingham Women’s
@DrUmeshPrabhu Dr Umesh Prabhu, Medical Director
@madandian7 Maddie Groves, Associate Director of Nursing, Yeovil District Hospital
@LesleyShazney Lesley Roberts, Integrating LTC care by system leadership
@suehaines1 Nurse, Acute Care, Practice Development
@HowardCatton RCN Head of Policy and International Affairs
@pauljebb1 Exp of Care Professional Lead, NHS England
@sdidymus Darzi Fellow for HENCEL
@BronNhsdeb Practice Nurse Advisor, Lewisham Clinical Commisioning Group
@ManjitDarby Director of Nursing and Quality, NHS England Central Midlands
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n Read and understand the
revised Code
n Register with NMC Online at
www.nmc-uk.org/nmc-online for your renewal and
revalidation date
n Decide on a paper-based or electronic portfolio
n Select the best electronic portfolio
n Keep a record of your practice hours within your scope of practice
n Update your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) record,
keeping a record of the number of hours, and providing a brief
outline of the key learning points linked to your scope of practice.
Reflect on what you have learned and how this will influence your
practice.
n Link each learning activity to The Code so that you can provide an
example of how this is relevant to one of the key areas of the Code
n Start discussing your preparation and progress for revalidation
during your one-to-one with your line manager
n Keep a record of your practice-related feedback
n Complete your written reflective account and reflective discussion
n Identify who your Confirmer is going to be
(particularly if you have two line managers)
n Complete health and character declarations
n Ensure professional indemnity arrangement is in place
n Declare your confirmation
n Submit renewal annually and pay fees
n Apply for revalidation (every three years) via NMC Online
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