This approach would allow central guidance to be issued around the use of the title 'advanced practitioner' and how it can be governed within NHS organisations without recourse to an external regulatory body. The move from government to governance is a sign of a modern approach to regulation that acknowledges professionalism in its purest form. The Scottish Government have already issued guidance for NHS Boards on governance of Advanced Nursing Practice roles and Consultant Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (SGHD 2010) and work is ongoing to implement this guidance. Regulation of advanced practitioners across domains It is important to consider the regulatory implications of our understanding of advanced practice outside of the clinical advanced nursing role. We've already identified that advanced-level practice may also be articulated across non-clinical domains such as education, management and research and this is likely to be part of the discussion which will emerge in the NMC's consultations on its approach to revalidation. We should note, however, that these issues have not yet been debated more widely across the profession through the White Paper working groups or the NMC. Developed Government engagement The devolved administrations across the UK are fully engaged with the workstreams on implementation of the UK White Paper on Regulation. It will ensure that the position taken on the regulatory implications of advanced-level practice roles are fully linked to devolved and UK-wide governance principles, processes and responsibilities and that the needs of the public are met. It will also ensure that any response is proportionate and risk based. The Professional Regulation Leads, Modernising Nursing Careers Leads and project team will continue to liaise closely with the NMC and other key stakeholders to ensure that the toolkit contains clear guidance on these issues to support practitioners, educationalists, service leads and regulatory bodies. LINKED PROJECTS Overview The Advanced Practice Toolkit is not a stand-alone initiative. It has been developed as one of a range of initiatives currently underway in NHS Scotland that aim to describe, define and deliver career modernisation, career development and career frameworks for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. This section reviews some of these key linked projects.
This approach would allow central guidance to be issued around the use of the title 'advanced practitioner' and how it can be governed within NHS organisations without recourse to an external regulatory body. The move from government to governance is a sign of a modern approach to regulation that acknowledges professionalism in its purest form. The Scottish Government have already issued guidance for NHS Boards on governance of Advanced Nursing Practice roles and Consultant Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (SGHD 2010) and work is ongoing to implement this guidance. Regulation of advanced practitioners across domains It is important to consider the regulatory implications of our understanding of advanced practice outside of the clinical advanced nursing role. We've already identified that advanced-level practice may also be articulated across non-clinical domains such as education, management and research and this is likely to be part of the discussion which will emerge in the NMC's consultations on its approach to revalidation. We should note, however, that these issues have not yet been debated more widely across the profession through the White Paper working groups or the NMC. Developed Government engagement The devolved administrations across the UK are fully engaged with the workstreams on implementation of the UK White Paper on Regulation. It will ensure that the position taken on the regulatory implications of advanced-level practice roles are fully linked to devolved and UK-wide governance principles, processes and responsibilities and that the needs of the public are met. It will also ensure that any response is proportionate and risk based. The Professional Regulation Leads, Modernising Nursing Careers Leads and project team will continue to liaise closely with the NMC and other key stakeholders to ensure that the toolkit contains clear guidance on these issues to support practitioners, educationalists, service leads and regulatory bodies. LINKED PROJECTS Overview The Advanced Practice Toolkit is not a stand-alone initiative. It has been developed as one of a range of initiatives currently underway in NHS Scotland that aim to describe, define and deliver career modernisation, career development and career frameworks for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. This section reviews some of these key linked projects.
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