Registration
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) is the statutory regulatory body for
nursing, midwifery and health visiting in the United Kingdom. All nurses who trained outside the UK need to be registered with the NMC in order to practice as a nurse in the UK.
For information on how to register with the NMC visit NMC Overseas Registration.
Nurses who wish to work in the UK must already be fully registered in their home country.
Since 1 September 2006 the only route to registration with the NMC is through the Overseas Nurses Programme (ONP) which sets out common entry standards, a compulsory 20-day period of protected learning for all nurses trained outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and, where appropriate, a period of supervised practice. For further information go to NMC Overseas Registration.
Before applying for the Overseas Nurses Programme, every applicant must pass the International English language test (IELTS). Further information about IELTS can be obtained from the IELTS website.
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