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02 May 2016 02 May 2016

Volume 24 | Issue 5

ISSN (Print): 0969-4900

ISSN (Online): 2052-4307

Looking to the future of supervision

At the end of April, the Department of Health (DH) launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) legislation regarding midwifery regulation (Proctor, 2016). Proposals include removal of statutory supervision, removal of the statutory Midwifery Committee, and improvements to the NMC's fitness to practise processes.

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