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More than 1,000 volunteer therapists have signed up to provide free mental health support to NHS workers during the coronavirus pandemic. A group of therapists set up the website frontline19.com so doctors, nurses and other NHS staff can access counselling services online during the COVID-19 lockdown. Organisers said 2,000 NHS staff had registered for help in the first three...

In just a matter of weeks, legal and regulatory changes have been negotiated and set in motion to rapidly and drastically expand the nursing workforce ready for a massive surge in demand. A national appeal was made for those who have left the profession in the last three years to return to practice, along with those on the register but in non-clinical roles, and students wer...

As part of the national effort to combat coronavirus, doctors, nurses and paramedics will automatically have their visas extended, free of charge, for one year. The extension, announced today (31 March) by the Home Secretary Priti Patel, will apply to around 2,800 migrant doctors, nurses and paramedics, employed by the NHS whose visa is due to expire before 1 October. The ex...

Exceptional travel advisory notices Return to the UK now if you’re travelling abroad The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) advises British people travelling abroad to return to the UK now, if commercial flights are still available. International travel is becoming very limited as air routes close, land borders close and new restrictions are put in place that prevents fligh...

The novel coronavirus epidemic has started on December 8th,2019 in Wuhan, China. As of 23rd March, there were 81,093 reported cases in total out of which 72,703 cases are succesfully recovered . In its beginning, over 60 million people were under restricted order of movement by the Chinese government. These also include wearing of masks in public and an increase of healthcar...

Although the government hasn’t yet specifically advised all businesses to follow suit and adopt remote working, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said enforced home working could be an option if the situation worsens. The coronavirus sweeping across the globe has led to the largest mass exercise in remote working in corporate history. The impetus for staff to work from home has s...

NEW NMC REGISTRATION PROCESS NMC is set to launch a new, streamlined overseas registration process for nurses and midwives at the beginning of October 2019. New online Application Form NMC is changing its online application into “NMC Online” to make it more convenient for the applicant. According to the new process, candidates will get their NMC Online account where they'll ...

UK NMC new change in Adult Nursing Scenarios As part of the NMC test of competence part 2 OSCE exam new change made in the adult nursing scenario, as per the discussion of three exam centers,updated new review supporting materials for the candidates. This includes: Revised OSCE Top Tips Adult Nursing Adult Nursing Marking criteria Exemplar Documentation Candidate Handbook Th...

NMC part 1 competence exam is a Computer Based Test (CBT) intended for nurses trained outside the European Economic Area. From April 5th, 2019, NMC announced a change in overall passing score and exam retake. The decision as to whether a candidate passes or fails the CBT is governed by an overall pass mark now. This means that a candidate must achieve an overall pass mark to...

The NMC has recently proposed additional measures to provide routes for nurses to resume their career after an employment break. Additionally, the cost of the test for overseas applicants to register will be reduced to make it financially more feasible for them. From 1 April 2019 the cost of professional test undertaken by Overseas Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Associates, wi...