Nursing and Midwifery Council to require interprofessional learning in preregistration nursing programmes
The Review of pre-registration nursing education by the Nursing, Midwifery Council (NMC) is to be announced in September 2010.
The new standards will require nursing students to learn with, from and about other health and social care professionals.
The guidance category states that programme providers should give students opportunities to learn with, and from other health and social care students in practice and in academic settings where possible.
The advice category states that programme providers are encouraged to find creative ways for inter-professional learning to take place throughout the programme so that students can develop the skills they need to work collaboratively with other health and social care professionals.