NMC hugely disappointed that “revolutionary” bill is not included in the Queen’s Speech
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Law Commission Bill not in final session of parliament.
Commenting on the government’s decision not to include the draft Law Commission bill, Regulation of health and social care professionals, in the Queen’s speech, Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Chief Executive and Registrar, Jackie Smith said:
“I am hugely disappointed that the government has not included this revolutionary bill in its final session of parliament.
“Both the NMC and the public it protects now continue to be left, indefinitely, with a framework that does not best serve to protect the public.
“We will now take time to digest this disappointing news and work with the Department of Health on how we can now move forward and ensure the NMC is able to fulfil its ambition of becoming a more efficient and effective regulator.”
