Revalidation is the process by which nurses and midwives will be required to demonstrate how they are continuing to remain fit to practice. Revalidation will take place every three years, at the point at which a nurse or midwife would normally renew their registration with the NMC.
This revalidation approach aims to protect the public, increase public confidence in nurses and midwives, and help those on the NMC register meet the standards set by the Council.
The revalidation process will demand that nurses and midwives declare that they have practiced for 450 hours throughout the last three years and that they have completed the required amount of continuing professional development (CPD). These CPD requirements will be reviewed, and the definition of suitable CPD activity is still to be clarified.
In addition, revalidation will require that a nurse or midwife receives third party confirmation that they are fit to practice. Nurses and midwives will also be required to show that they are reflecting and learning from feedback received, in order to improve or confirm personal practice.
The NMC states that they aim to make the revalidation process flexible so that it applies to all nurses and midwives in all scopes of practice.
Source, NMC wesbite
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