The Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence (CHRE) has published its Strategic Review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), which was ordered by the government earlier this year. The report is critical of a substantial backlog of fitness to practice cases, the organization's leadership across several years, and the apparent confusion about the NMC's regulatory purpose. The report sets out 15 recommendations related to finance, culture, leadership and operational management. CHRE Chief Executive Harry Cayton said "The NMC must finally leave its troubled past behind and apply itself to protecting the public and rebuilding confidence in regulation."
