Overseas nurses ‘should not all be placed at band 5’, says deputy CNO

More must be done to recognise the prior experience of international nurses coming to work in the NHS, with senior staff offered opportunities to go straight into leadership positions, a deputy chief nursing officer for England has urged. Speaking during the Queen’s Nursing Institutes annual conference this week, Duncan Burton said it should not be… Continue reading Overseas nurses ‘should not all be placed at band 5’, says deputy CNO

NMC to increase number of OSCE test providers

Find out about the changes The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has today announced that it has awarded contracts to five partners to deliver the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) part of the Test of Competence (ToC) from February 2022 onwards. The ToC enables professionals trained overseas and those returning to practice after significant time… Continue reading NMC to increase number of OSCE test providers

New NMC test of competence

The Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) new test of competence goes live in August. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced that its new test of competence (ToC) will go live on 2 August 2021. Launch of the new ToC has been delayed as a result of the pandemic and the NMC is keen… Continue reading New NMC test of competence