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The NMC have revised The Code: Professional Standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives, which was made available on 31st March 2015. The revised code now includes the following:

The NMC have revised The Code: Professional Standards of practice and behaviour for nurses and midwives, which was made available on 31st March 2015.  The revised code now includes the following:

Fundamentals of care covering the essential aspects of caring for a patient, including making sure that a patient has adequate access to nutrition and hydration.
The duty of candour nurses and midwives should be open and honest with colleagues, patients and healthcare regulators when things go wrong.
Raising concerns nurses and midwives should raise concerns without delay if they are aware of a threat to patient safety or public protection
UK nurses and midwives must act in line with the Code, whether they are providing direct care to individuals, groups or communities or bringing their professional knowledge to bear on nursing and midwifery practise in other roles, such as leadership, education or research.

Divided into four key sections, the Code describes what is expected from nursing and midwifery staff:

prioritise people
practise effectively
preserve effectively
promote professionalism and trust.
(Source: www.nhsemployers.org)