NMC Registration and Safeguarding Policy

 

As Health Professionals, we are subject to the Nursing and Midwifery Council Code of Professional Practice as registered practitioners. All our practice is based on the evidence of what works well. Our professional registration comes with an expectation that we maintain our knowledge of current practice and we adapt what we do to make sure it’s as contemporary and robust as possible. Safeguarding is an integral part of the delivery of MY School Health Services. Staff are regularly trained to detect and act on safeguarding concerns. This is part of the Code of Professional Conduct and Standards for Nurses. Failure to act upon a safeguarding concern can result in the nurse being struck off the NMC register and prosecuted.

 

The NMC Cde of Professional Conduct

The Code contains the professional standards that registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates must uphold. Nurses, midwives and nursing associates must act in line with the Code, whether they are providing direct care to individuals, groups or communities or bringing their professional knowledge to bear on nursing and  midwifery practice in other roles, such as leadership,  education, or research. The values and principles set out in the Code can be applied in a range of different practice settings, but they are not negotiable or discretionary.

 

The Code sets out common standards of conduct and behaviour for those on our register. This provides a clear, consistent and positive message to patients, service  users and colleagues about what they can expect of those who provide nursing or midwifery care.