The Nursing and Midwifery Council

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)

The NMC exists to safeguard the health and wellbeing of the public.  They do this by maintaining a register of midwives, setting standards for education and practice, and giving guidance and advice to professionals.  The MSc Midwifery programme at Sheffield Hallam University is regulated in accordance with the Standards of proficiency for midwives (NMC 2019) and as such maintains the fidelity of the competencies required to become a Registered Midwife.

The Code (NMC 2018) is a very important document, and you should reference it in all of your work as it governs the way we work as midwives.  It is essential that you familiarise yourself with this document.