Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2004

Citation, commencement and interpretation U.K.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Order of Council 2004 and shall come into force on 1st August 2004.

(2) In this Order—

“the Order” means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001;

F1 ...

“Drug Tariff” means—

(a)

[F2 in England, the Drug Tariff published under regulation 56 (standards of, and payments for, drugs and appliances) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005;

(aa)

in Wales, the Drug Tariff published under regulation 18 (standards of, and payments for, drugs and appliances) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 1992;]

(b)

in Scotland, the statement published under regulation 9 (payments to pharmacists and standards of drugs and appliances) of the National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) (Scotland) Regulations 1995 M1 ; and

(c)

in Northern Ireland, the Drug Tariff published under regulation 9 (standards of, and payments for, drugs and appliances) of the Pharmaceutical Services Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 M2 ;

F1 ...

“first level nurse” means a nurse registered in Sub-Part 1 of the Nurses' Part of the register;

“old register” means the register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Council pursuant to paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Order;

“recordable qualification” means a qualification which is not a qualification leading to admission to a Part of the register and which—

(a)

meets the standards set by the Council; or

(b)

is obtained outside the United Kingdom and which the Council is satisfied is equivalent to a qualification of the type referred to in paragraph (a);

“second level nurse” means a nurse registered in Sub-Part 2 of the Nurses' Part of the register;

“specialist community public health nurse” means a registered nurse or midwife who is also registered in the Specialist Community Public Health Nurses' Part of the register.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in art. 1(2) omitted (1.5.2006) by virtue of The Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Amendment Order of Council 2006 (S.I. 2006/1015), arts. 1, 2(a)

F2 Words in art. 1 substituted (1.4.2005) by The National Health Service (Pharmaceutical Services) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/641), reg. 1(1), Sch. 5 para. 4

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1995/414. Relevant amendments were made by S.S.I. 2002/111.

M2 S.R. 1997/381. Relevant amendments were made by S.R. 2001/222 and 2002/92.

Parts and Sub-Parts of the register U.K.

2.  The register shall be divided into the Parts and Sub-Parts specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order.

Designated titles U.K.

3.  The designated titles in relation to each Part or Sub-Part of the register are the titles set out in column 2 of Schedule 1 to this Order opposite the Part or Sub-Part of the register specified in column 1.

Registration of persons already registered in accordance with the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1997 U.K.

4.  If a person immediately before this Order comes into force is registered in the old register, that person shall be registered with effect from the date on which this Order comes into force in the Part or Sub-Part of the register which is listed in column 2 of Schedule 2 to this Order opposite the Part of the old register set out in column 1 of that Schedule in which he is registered immediately before this Order comes into force.

Inclusion of additional entries in the register by virtue of their inclusion in the old register U.K.

5.  Additional entries included in respect of a nurse or midwife in the old register immediately before this Order comes into force shall be included in the register with effect from the date on which this Order comes into force.

Entries in Welsh as well as in English U.K.

6.  A title, qualification or other entry referred to in article 6(3) of the Order, which is entered on the register in respect of a registered nurse or midwife whose registered address is in Wales, may be entered on the register in Welsh as well as in English.

Entries indicating qualifications or competence U.K.

7.—(1) The entries in the register are to include such entry as the Council considers appropriate to indicate a qualification held by, or field of practice of, a registrant as provided for in paragraphs (2) to (7).

(2) In the case of a first level nurse, a midwife or a specialist community public health nurse, a qualification to order drugs, medicines and appliances—

[F3 (a) as a community practitioner nurse prescriber;

(b) as a nurse independent prescriber;

(c) as a nurse independent/supplementary prescriber.]

(3) In the case of a first level nurse a recordable qualification in—

(a) adult nursing;

(b) mental health nursing;

(c) learning disabilities nursing;

(d) children’s nursing;

(e) general practice nursing;

(f) community mental health nursing;

(g) community learning disabilities nursing;

(h) community children’s nursing; and

(i) district nursing,

which shall be recorded in the Nurses' Part of the register.

(4) In the case of a first level nurse or a midwife, a recordable qualification as a lecturer or practice educator.

(5) In the case of a first level nurse, his field of practice, that is to say adult nursing, mental health nursing, learning disabilities nursing or children’s nursing.

(6) In the case of a second level nurse, his field of practice, that is to say adult nursing, mental health nursing, learning disabilities nursing, general nursing or fever nursing.

(7) In the case of a specialist community public health nurse, a qualification in health visiting, occupational health nursing, school nursing or family health nursing which—

(a) meets the standards set by the Council; or

(b) is obtained outside the United Kingdom and which the Council is satisfied is equivalent to a qualification of the type referred to in paragraph (a).

(8) The Council may also include such entry as it considers appropriate to indicate that a registrant possesses any other qualification (whether or not it is an approved qualification) or competence in a particular field or at a particular level of practice.

Textual Amendments

F3 Art. 7(2)(a)-(c) substituted (1.5.2006) by The Nurses and Midwives (Parts of and Entries in the Register) Amendment Order of Council 2006 (S.I. 2006/1015), arts. 1, 2(b)

[F4 Annotations denoting visiting nurses or midwives from relevant European States U.K.

8.   The entries in the register are to include such annotation as the Council considers appropriate to denote that a registrant is a visiting nurse or midwife from a relevant European State.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Art. 8 added (3.12.2007) by The European Qualifications (Health and Social Care Professions) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/3101), regs. 1(2), 175

A.K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council