The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) delayed its 2023/24 review of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) due to three independent reviews initiated by the NMC in response to whistleblowing concerns. Only one review, the Independent Culture Review, has been published so far. The remaining two, led by Ijeoma Omambala KC, focus on fitness-to-practise cases and whistleblowing disclosures, but their timelines have shifted.
To ensure a timely update, the PSA will complete and publish its review by June 2025 without waiting for these reviews, using existing evidence while noting areas where additional insights may be relevant. Once the Omambala reviews are available, the PSA will assess them thoroughly and determine whether further action is needed.
The PSA said:
“We have reconsidered our approach because of the significantly changing timeline for the publication of the independent reviews. We believe it is in the public interest for us to report on the NMC’s performance in a timely way. We will therefore complete this year’s review and publish our report by June 2025 without waiting any longer for the evidence from the Omambala KC reviews. In assessing a regulator, the judgements we make incorporate a range of evidence to form an overall picture of performance. We will use the evidence we have already gathered to make decisions, and will be clear within our report where we expect evidence from the ongoing independent investigations may be relevant.”
It continued:
“We are clear that the Omambala reviews are important and are likely to be relevant to our view of the NMC’s performance. We will consider them in detail when they are available, including deciding how we can most appropriately report on what they tell us and whether further action is required by the PSA.”
Meanwhile, the PSA continues to monitor the NMC’s performance through the NMC Independent Oversight Group, established in 2024 by the UK Government to oversee the NMC’s response to governance and cultural concerns. The PSA emphasizes the importance of timely reporting while addressing ongoing challenges within the NMC.
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