Making a start on revalidation

From this month, all Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registrants will be required to submit supporting evidence before their registration renewal. This process, which replaces prep, marks a new era in strengthening public protection by ensuring we are fit to practise.

Our evidence should include 450 hours of practice over three years, and 35 hours of continuous professional development, at least 20 of which must be participatory. It must also include five pieces of practice-related feedback, five written reflective accounts and a discussion. We are also required to provide evidence of good health and character, a professional indemnity arrangement and confirmation by your NMC-registered line manager, preferably.

A step-by-step guide containing helpful information and webinars is available at the NMC website and I would also encourage you to look at the RCNi website for further resources. Erin Dean’s article on explains the revalidation process in more detail, while the feature on considers the opinions of a range of emergency nurses who have, or are about to, put their own material together.

When completing the online documents you will need to demonstrate that you have maintained the standards set out in the NMC Code in your practice, whether as a clinician, educator, manager or researcher.

Revalidation should not be complex, but as we are all new to the process it is a good idea to start collating your evidence early to avoid any last-minute rush.

For guidance go to RCNi.com/revalidation and revalidation.nmc.org.uk