We are about to bombard the privy council, the chief nursing officer and the
head of the RCN.
Cherry
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From: "Fay Wilson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: An interesting point
> Fascinating that Nurse regulation is being delayed while "Shipman" has
> been used to justify extensive changes in fitness to practise procedures
> by doctors. There doesn't seem to be any good reason for the delay in
> enabling the NMC to set up specialist registers. There must be some
> resistance to the principle, surely?
> Fay
>
> Cherry Cullen wrote:
>> This discussion is really relevant to Nurse Practitioners. We have
>> battled for years to get protection of the title so that if you are
>> titled Nurse Practitioner the public and other health care professionals
>> can be assured that you have been trained to a recognised level, that you
>> can match the competencies set out by regulating authority and you are on
>> a register that is open to scrutiny.
>>
>> Well, we have battled and battled and battled. The NMC has agreed to a
>> register of "Advanced Nurse Practitioners". The training institutions
>> have got together to match their courses to the competencies that the NMC
>> and the RCN (Nurse Pracititioner Association) have worked long and hard
>> on, But it is "pending" awaiting the outcome of various consultations
>> about the regulation of health care professionals. I understand the
>> Privy Council are "sitting on it" waiting for those consultations.
>>
>> Shipman is much quoted as the reason for the delay. Well I would have
>> thought that would expedite things. Where is the public protection for
>> people being cared for by Nurse Practitioners if any nurse can style
>> herself a Nurse Practitioner.
>>
>> So if anyone has clout please please please push for the regulation of
>> nurses working in advanced practice.
>>
>> Cherry
>> ps I have said I wont retire until this register is in place so for the
>> sake of my poor patients, condemned to being cared for by a toothless old
>> crone - get this register into place.
>>
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