The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Nurses and midwives – are you revalidation ready?
Revalidation is a new requirement from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), designed to promote good practice among nurses and midwives.
Every three years, nurses and midwives will have to revalidate by putting together the evidence to show that they meet the requirements for revalidation.
When it’s time to revalidate, staff will receive a letter or an email from the NMC, giving plenty of notice so they can gather their evidence together in good time.
You can find the full details of the requirements and much more useful information on FirstPort – http://firstport2/staff-support/revalidation-nurses-midwives/default.aspx or on the dedicated NMC website – http://revalidation.nmc.org.uk
To ensure the safety of your patients, please remember to reregister on time. Failure to reregister will mean that you will be unable to work
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