Children's nurses' experiences of a revalidation pilot study.

All UK nurses and midwives will need to follow the revalidation process to renew their registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and demonstrate that they practise safely and effectively. The system is designed to help nurses and midwives develop professionally throughout their careers, as well as ensuring public confidence in the professions. Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) in South Wales was one of 19 NMC revalidation pilot sites. This involved nurses and midwives, who were due to complete their self-declaration between January 1 and September 30 2015, testing the revalidation processes. The aim of the article is to describe the experience of three paediatric nurses who participated in the pilot.

Framework for advanced nursing, midwifery and allied health professional practice in Wales: the implementation process.

AIM: To discuss the implementation of the Welsh Government's Advanced Practice Framework into a Welsh University Health Board. BACKGROUND: A plethora of advanced practice roles have evolved across all health-care areas in response to the European Working Time Directive and workforce shortage drivers, leading to confusion and lack of structure. EVALUATION: A literature review was undertaken and a staged plan implemented. Data presented as descriptive statistics and graphs include staff numbers, grade, educational qualifications job plans and funding streams. KEY ISSUES: Advanced practice should be viewed as a level of practice and not as a role. It must be underpinned by robust Governance arrangements and included in workforce planning. Audit of practice demonstrates the impact of advanced practice roles in the delivery of high quality safe patient care. CONCLUSIONS: The Advanced Practice Framework will ensure consistency in clinical practice skills and theoretical knowledge of practitioners holding the protected title. It will support organisations to deliver high quality responsive services. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Health-care delivery continues to evolve rapidly with advanced practice forming part of the future delivery model of flexible and affordable services, whilst ensuring safe, high quality patient care. It also provides a clear career development structure.

Revalidation: implications for senior nurses.

Revalidation replaces the current triennial self-declaration system of maintaining nurse registration. It involves a third-party affirmation process designed to improve public and patient confidence that nurses remain up to date by undertaking relevant professional development activities. While revalidation is ultimately the responsibility of individual nurses, senior nurses have an important facilitating role in ensuring that registrants can remain on the register and so continue to practise. This article outlines, from a practical perspective, the senior nurse's role and responsibilities in supporting registrants through each stage of the revalidation process.

Revalidation: a university health board's learning from pilot partner engagement.

This article aims to share organisational experiences and learning from the largest Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) revalidation pilot partner. The purpose of revalidation is to improve public and patient protection through career-long professional updating. Pilot participation enabled Aneurin Bevan University Health Board (ABUHB) to contribute significantly to system and process testing, underpinning revalidation across a range of nursing and midwifery settings. An action plan was developed providing a structured approach to the revalidation pilot, detailed actions were identified and progress against actions mapped and reported. While revalidation is the individual registrant's responsibility, there is an organisational obligation to create a supportive enabling environment. A strategic plan incorporating revalidation into organisational objectives and structured leadership roles assisted registrants to successfully meet the NMC's requirements. With 813 registrants completing the pilot process, ABUHB has an enhanced understanding of the revalidation process and an appreciation of its impact on associated professional issues. This level of learning has increased readiness for revalidation commencement for all UK nurses and midwives.

A framework to support the revalidation process.

In January 2016, all registered nurses and midwives will be required to revalidate their practice every three years. This will have implications for individual registrants and line managers. In May 2014 the chief nursing officer for Wales launched a new governance framework for post-registration nurse education in Wales. This article describes the framework, how it underpins a continuous cycle of improvement in care delivery, and how it could be used to support nurses and nurse managers to meet the requirements of the revalidation process.

A framework for post-registration development.

In May 2014 the chief nursing officer for Wales launched a new governance framework for post-registration nurse education in Wales. This article describes how the framework was developed and how it will be used in practice.