The NMC strategy
and its alignment
with the education
strategy 2015 -2020
Anne Trotter
Assistant Director, Education and QA
16 October 2014
Context: two years on from the
strategic review
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substantial improvements
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much stronger now
than 2012
•
progress implemented
or underway across
all four areas
•
now time to look to the
future
How we protect the public
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Our core functions
support the integrity and
meaning of the register
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A source of public
confidence, employer
assurance and
professional standing
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Using intelligence,
communication and
working with others will
increase our impact
Our education function
We set:
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Standards for pre registration nursing and
midwifery education
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Standards for specific post registration
nursing and midwifery education
We:
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Quality assure education programmes
against our standards – this includes visits to
practice placements
Strategic priorities
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Effective regulation:
continue improving core
regulatory functions
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Intelligence: better use of
data and insight
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Comms and collaboration:
better understanding,
stronger partnerships
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Effective organisation:
people, systems,
resources, customer care
Effective regulation: improving
our education function
Better public protection via education
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Pre-registration standards command public
confidence and drive public protection
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Contemporary post-registration standards
driven by need for professional regulation
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QA of education delivers public protection
effectively, addresses risks and highlights
safe, professional practice
Use of intelligence: proactive
education outputs
Using knowledge intelligently to protect the
public
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Evidence informed education standards
development, evaluation and QA referenced
across regulatory functions (FtP, registration
and education QA)
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Transparent and accurate reporting
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Exchange of information with other regulators
and relevant organisations
Collaboration and
communication: creating
enduring connections
Relationships that support our priorities
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Improved public profile and understanding of
education
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Enhanced understanding and trust of key
stakeholders: patients and public,
commissioners, employers, students and
educators
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Effective UK wide collaboration on strategic
and operational educational matters
Protecting the public
Effective
regulation:
Outcome based
standards
Use of
intelligence:
QA data
Risk data
Primary research
& evaluation data
Collaboration and
communication:
Proactive
Engagement :
education
stakeholders
Providing a contemporary and confident
interface between education, practice
policy and people
Challenges
Finite
resources
External
drivers
Changing
priorities
Early considerations
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Engage and listen
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Evaluation of pre registration standards
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Transform post registration standards
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Continue with direction of travel of QA
Next steps
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Small strategic listening event in late October
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Working with others
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Development of a draft education strategy that
will be presented to Council by the end of 2014
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UK wide listening events
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Analyse comments to inform final education
strategy which will be presented to Council in
2015
Thank you and any
questions?