Nursing and Midwifery Revalidation

All nurses and midwives have been required to revalidate since April 2016.

Revalidation is a compulsory process that has to be undertaken every three years in order to renew your registration.

This page contains links to a number of information sources that you may find useful. If you need more help finding revalidation resources please contact us.

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Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) resources

• The Code: Professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates

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• NMC: Revalidation website

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) resources

• NHS England: Annual review form for midwives - endorsed by the RCN
• RCN: Revalidation pages

Royal College of Midwives (RCM) resources

• RCM: Website
• RCM i-learn: i-learn is the RCM's e-learning platform. It has modules to support your practice as a midwife, MSW or student midwife

Other resources

• Nursing Times article: Using reflection on reading for revalidation

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• BJN: BJN inform
• NHS Employers: Professional regulation
• Nursing Times CPD zone: Online support for continuing professional development and NMC revalidation
• RCNi Revalidation resources
• The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical and Cancer Nursing Procedures

Books (available from the Library)

Reflective Practice for Nurses
Claire Boyd
Wiley-Blackwell, 2023
ISBN: 978-1119882480

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Revalidation: prepare now and get it right
Ruth Chambers et al
CRC Press, 2016
ISBN: 9781315358017 (ePub ebook)

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