Recency of practice means that a nurse or midwife has maintained an adequate connection with, and recent practice in nursing and/or midwifery since qualifying for, or obtaining registration.
Registration standard
The revised Registration standard: Recency of practice came into effect on 1 June 2016.
| Document name |
PDF |
Accessible format |
Date of effect |
| Registration standard: Recency of practice |
PDF
(171KB) |
Word version
(391KB,DOCX) |
1 June 2016 |
Additional documents
The following additional document has been developed to supplement the Registration standard: Recency of practice by providing further information to nurses and midwives regarding the NMBA’s expectations and requirements.
| Document name |
PDF |
Accessible format |
Date of effect |
| Fact sheet: Recency of practice |
PDF
(91.8KB) |
Web page |
1 June 2016 |
Consultation process
The revised Registration standard: Recency of practice was developed after a review of the existing standard, which included public consultation. The consultation report provides an overview of the consultation process, rationale for any changes and sets out the proposed way forward, including areas where further work is planned.
| Document name |
PDF |
Accessible format |
Document date |
| Consultation report: Recency of practice |
PDF
(109KB) |
Word version
(80.0KB,DOCX) |
30 October 2015 |
Retired version
| Document name |
PDF |
Date of effect |
| Retired version: Recency of practice registration standard |
PDF
(203KB) |
To 31 May 2016 |
