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NMC perspectives

NMC perspectives. Anne Trotter Standards Compliance Manager 30 October 2013. Our statutory objective. “The main objective of the Council in exercising its functions shall be to safeguard the health and well-being of persons using or needing the services of registrants.”.

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NMC perspectives

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  1. NMC perspectives Anne TrotterStandards Compliance Manager30 October 2013

  2. Our statutory objective • “The main objective of the Council in exercising its functions shall be to safeguard the health and well-being of persons using or needing the services of registrants.”

  3. Response to the Francis Report • Addresses: • Care and compassion • Candour and transparency • Patient safety • Appraisals • Leadership • Complaint handling • Inter regulatory cooperation • Nurse education and training • Student aptitude • Practice placement environments

  4. Response to Francis • We understand the concerns that have led to the many recommendations in the report relating to healthcare support workers • We support the recommendations for a code of conduct and the setting of minimum standards for the education and training of healthcare support workers and for the introduction of a uniform description and means of identification where possible.

  5. NMC engagement relating to Health care support workers • The Cavendish Review into healthcare assistants and support workers. • The steering group for pilots led by Health Education England (HEE). • We note the issues raised in the Council of Deans Working paper on Healthcare assistant experience for pre-registration nursing students in England and look forward to seeing how these concerns are addressed in the evidence from the pilots

  6. The Cavendish Review • Issues Identified: • Certificate of fundamental care • Bridging programmes to pre-reg • Blurred roles • Delegation • Training and joint training • Accreditation of prior learning • Career progression and fast track • degrees • Joint regulatory data • Mentorship

  7. Pre registration nursing programmes Standards for pre registration nursing (2010) • Selection, admission, progression and completion • Accreditation of prior learning • Evaluation of standards

  8. Response to Francis:Review of the Code • As part of our planned review of the Code we will review the core content in relation to delegation by nurses and midwives to healthcare assistants and support workers, and consider whether it can be strengthened.

  9. Review of the Code – some key emerging themes Putting patients first Compassion, respect and dignity Effective complaints handling and raising concerns Openness, transparency and duty of candour Honesty and integrity Leadership, delegation and mentoring Team-working and communication Professional accountability

  10. Give the PSA your views on the NMC • Who? • Everyone can feed in views – individuals, organisations, stakeholders about their experiences – good or bad – of the NMC since April 2013. Why? • PSA uses your comments to help assess our performance. How? • Go to the PSA website or visit:https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/83G9ZHS When? • By 5 December 2013.

  11. Thank you anne.trotter@nmc-uk.org

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