UK Statutory Instrument
2004
United Kingdom
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (Midwives) Rules Order of Council 2004
This Order, which is made under the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001, approves Rules made by the Nursing and Midwifery Council which relate to the practice of midwives and their supervision by the Local Supervising Authorities (“LSAs”) which are: in England, Strategic Health Authorities; in Wales, Health Authorities; in Scotland, Health Boards; and in Northern Ireland, Health and Social Services Boards.
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Inspection of premises and equipment
Eligibility for appointment as a supervisor of midwives
The supervision of midwives
The local supervising authority midwifery officer
Exercise by a local supervising authority of its functions
Each local supervising authority shall publish— (a) the name and...
Annual report
In these rules— “attendance upon” means providing care or advice...
Notification of intention to practise
Notifications by local supervising authority
(1) Subject to the provisions of this rule a local...
Responsibility and sphere of practice
Administration of medicines
Clinical trials
(1) A practising midwife shall keep, as contemporaneously as is...
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This Order may be cited as the Nursing and Midwifery...
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Nursing and Midwifery Council
Statutory regulator for nurses, midwives, and nursing associates in the UK. Maintains the professional register, sets education standards, and investigates fitness to …
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