Each year NMC will select a sample of revalidation applications and request further information or evidence from the NMC registrant. This process is called verification.
If you are selected for verification, this does not mean that there are any concerns about your application. More over, you can continue to practice as normal while NMC review the information you provide.
NMC Revalidation – The verification process
What if you are selected for Verification?
If you are selected, you will be asked to provide further information about your revalidation application via NMC online. you don’t need to upload documents or send in your portfolio as part of this process.
NMC will mainly ask you to provide with information regarding your practice hours and continuing professional development.
Reflective Discussion – You will not need to upload a copy of the signed reflective discussion form. But you will need to retain a copy for your records. NMC may contact your reflective discussion partner to confirm the details you have provided is accurate.
Confirmation – You will not need to upload a copy of the signed confirmation form, but you should retain the copy for your records. NMC will contact your confirmer using the email address given in your application. You need to ensure that your confirmer is aware that if they did not respond to the request for verification, they are putting your registration at risk.
How will you know that you have been selected for verification?
If you are selected for verification process, you will be contacted by NMC within 24 hours of submitting your application. Make sure that you check your emails regularly once you have submitted your application including your junk folders. Your registration will not be renewed until your verification process is complete.
How long do the verification process take?
If you are selected for verification process, you need to complete the online form within 21 days of receipt. NMC will hold your registration effective until the verification is completed . As said earlier, you can practice normal during this time.
The verification process will be completed within three months of your renewal date. Usually, in most cases much sooner than this time period.
What happens if NMC can’t contact my confirmer?
NMC will contact your confirmer by email and if they do not respond within two weeks NMC will send them a reminder. NMC will also email you and ask you to contact your confirmer directly and let them know that NMC is waiting for a response from them. If NMC still do not hear from your confirmer NMC may ask you to have your confirmation discussion again with a different confirmer.
In cases where NMC cannot contact a confirmer, NMC will discuss the reasons with you. NMC will ensure that you have a reasonable amount of time to either make contact with the confirmer yourself, or seek confirmation from another appropriate person.
Verification appeals
The majority of nurses, midwives and nursing associates who NMC select for verification will renew their registration successfully. However, there are a number of situations where this may not happen. In most of these situations, if nmc refuse your renewal at verification, you have the right to appeal nmc decision.
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