Transcript Nursing & Midwifery Council

NMC revalidation
Frances Cannon SPO NIPEC –
NI Project Lead Revalidation Working Group
NI Planning for Revalidation
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NI Revalidation Programme Board convened
Nov 2014 – bimonthly meetings
•Representatives
nominated by CNO
•NI
Revalidation Working group has been set
up reporting to the Programme Board - monthly
meetings
•NIPEC
is supporting DHSSPS in its oversight
of the work to introduce revalidation
About the NMC
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The NMC is the largest professional healthcare
regulator in the world – 680,000 on the register
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Its primary function is patient and public
protection
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It sets standards of education, conduct and
performance for nurses and midwives
Existing 3 yearly renewal
requirements - Prep
Nurses and midwives currently renew their
registration every three years and declare that
they’ve done:
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450 hours of practice
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35 hours continuing professional development
Revalidation = Public Protection
Built on existing arrangements, revalidation focuses on:
feedback from patients/women and colleagues,
reflection on The Code
engagement in a professional discussion with another
nurse/midwife and confirmation by a manager and/or
fellow registrant
The NMC believes that this will give even greater
confidence to the public, employers and fellow
professionals that nurses and midwives are up to
date with their practice.
The NMC
Code
The revalidation model
• Meeting
requirements
and building
a portfolio
3 years
12 months
• Confirmation
from a third
party
• Application
for renewal of
registration
45 days
Revalidation requirements
Practice
Hours
CPD
Confirmation
Health and
character
The
Code
Professional
indemnity
arrangement
Reflection
and
discussion
Feedback
Portfolios
A portfolio to include:
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A record of the practice hours completed and the context and
settings of practice in which it was undertaken
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Five reflective accounts on feedback on their practice and their
CPD activities and linking this to Code requirements
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CPD related evidence
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Professional indemnity arrangement information
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Confirmation-related documents
Revalidation Pilot
Purpose
To allow for the processes and tools for
implementation of the agreed revalidation model to be
tested with registrants “How to revalidate with NMC”
WHSCT is the Northern Ireland Pilot site
Outcomes
The outcomes of the pilots will help ensure the
practicality of the guidance, process and forms before
going live at the end of 2015.
Revalidation process overview
Conversations and
confirmation
Familiarisation and
meeting requirements
Recruitment
Jan
Feb
March
April
May
June
Evaluation of pilots
independent agency to evaluate the participant
experience of the process
independent consultancy to explore impact on
the system
outputs from both independent reviews to
inform refinements to the model, guidance
and process
NI Planning for Revalidation
•
NI Revalidation Programme Board convened
Nov 2014 – bimonthly meetings
•Representatives
nominated by CNO
•NI
Revalidation Working group has been set
up reporting to the Programme Board - monthly
meetings
•NIPEC
is supporting DHSSPS in its oversight
of the work to introduce revalidation
Preparing for revalidation
start thinking about revalidation now –
individually and corporately
encourage your colleagues to think about it
communicate – 2016 is not far away!
appreciate the benefits – revalidation will
increase professionalism
Opportunities for employers –
readiness assessment
key areas of focus:
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assigning and tasking senior leaders as agents of
strategic change
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identifying existing employer systems and processes
which already align to revalidation requirements
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specifying changes needed to ensure any gaps are filled
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steps needed to identify, assign, brief and train
confirmers
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ensuring appropriate and timely wider staff engagement
Appraisal and confirmation
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The revalidation model is designed to build on existing
employment processes of which appraisal is an important
and preferred vehicle.
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The NMC expects that a part of the appraisal is spent
reviewing a nurse or midwife’s performance in relation to
the Code and reviewing their revalidation portfolio.
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This will enable the appraiser to make the confirmation.
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It will be up to employers to decide how to build
confirmation into their appraisals.
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We will accept a confirmation conversation outside
appraisal for those who have not had an appraisal
What this means for…
Managers
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Confirmation is a discussion between registrant and
confirmer that all revalidation requirements are being met
Confirmation can be linked to appraisal or be a separate
conversation
This will include assessing the quality of the portfolio
evidence
Where the line manager is not a registrant, the applicant
will discuss their reflections with another NMC registrant
Evidence of this will be included in their portfolio
Revalidation and fitness to
practice
Revalidation is a positive affirmation – it is not about
searching for ‘bad’ practice
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It is part of the NMC’s regulatory toolkit but it does not
replace or supersede our fitness to practise function.
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All registered nurses and midwives already have a
professional duty to raise concerns about the practise of
another registrant with their employer or with the NMC.
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As currently applies, if any serious concerns arise during
the course of a nurse or midwife’s three year renewal cycle
related to public protection these concerns must be raised
with the NMC immediately.
Thank you
[email protected]
www.nmc-uk.org/revalidation
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