Currently, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is considering the means of additional regulation for nurses and midwives working at advanced practice level.
The NMC has recently published overarching principles which are available on their website Principles for advanced practice – The Nursing and Midwifery Council.
As yet, no transitional arrangements have been agreed for existing advanced practice qualifications or recognition processes, and currently those are not expected until 2028. In the meantime, the fully funded ePortfolio (supported) Route is still a credible option for nurses and midwives, and indeed demand remains high.
We are encouraging those interested in undertaking the Route to complete an Expression of Interest as soon as possible as there is a waiting list.
Nurses and midwives who are already on the Route are encouraged to complete their ePortfolios as scheduled. As places are limited on the Route, awaiting the outcome of the NMC’s considerations does not meet the Centre’s criteria for a mitigating circumstance and a request for an extension to the ePortfolio submission deadline will not be considered for that reason.
If an applicant decides to leave the Route, and subsequently want to rejoin the Route, they must submit a new Expression of Interest and join the waiting list again.
For further information about the ePortfolio (supported) Route:
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