The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has today received a formal request from the Department of Health to be the regulator for the new nursing associate role.

Throughout this year we have worked closely with Health Education England (HEE) to provide the necessary support and advice on the development of this new role.

This request from the Department of Health will be considered by our Council at its meeting on 25 January 2017 and in the interim we will continue to work closely with Health Education England on the development of the role.