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International students
Evidence of ability to finance their studies and cost of living
Some scholarships are available
National Student Survey (NSS)
Support from the National Union of Students (NUS), NUS Wales and NUS-USI
FTE Category
Institution A staff Average
4* 3* 2* 1* unclassified
name submitted ranking
6
University of
57.92 50 35 10 5 0 3.300
Manchester
City University,
48.6 30 40 15 5 10 2.750
London
University of
34.23 20 35 35 10 0 2.650
Nottingham
Swansea
33.65 10 25 35 25 5 2.100
University
University of the
West of England, 29.9 5 35 40 20 0 2.250
Bristol
The quality of nursing education
NMC: as regulator for the largest group of healthcare
professionals at work in these islands; there are some
660,000 registered nurses and midwives
They set standards of education, training, conduct and
performance so that nurses and midwives can deliver
high quality healthcare consistently throughout their
careers.
Fitness to practice
Fitness to practise means that a nurse or midwife is registered with
the NMC, and is following the professional code and standards that
they set
A persons suitability to be on the register without restrictions. In
practical terms, this means: maintaining appropriate standards of
proficiency ensuring you are of good health and good character, and
you are adhering to principles of good practice set out in our various,
standards, guidance and advice.
Impairments
Misconduct,
lack of competence,
a conviction or caution (including a finding of guilt by a
court martial),
physical or mental ill health,
a finding by any other health or social care regulator or
licensing body that a nurse or midwifes fitness to
practise is impaired, or
a barring under the arrangements provided by the
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006, the
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland)
order 2007 or the Protection of Vulnerable Groups
(Scotland) Act 2007
Let us think
How do you define fitness to practice
Who should be responsible to assess,
report and make a decision?
What unfitness to practice in your clinical
areas have you observed/ heard?
Fitness to practice annual report
1 April 2008 31 March 2009
All clinical area, e.g wards, units, GP surgeries, nursing homes are
audited every 2 years
The audit process: The ward sister/ manager, mentor, education
champion or link tutor
The report should be available for the NMC visit and other relevant
bodies