Generic nursing in through the back door?: Concerns around Nursing and Midwifery Council processes for international nurse recruitment and potential impact on mental health nursing in the UK

Dan Warrender

doi:10.1111/jpm.13164

Generic nursing in through the back door? Concerns around Nursing and Midwifery Council processes for international nurse recruitment and potential impact on mental health nursing in the UK

Dan Warrender^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Health, Sport and Wellbeing

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Abstract

This editorial discusses concerns raised through discussions among mental health nurse academics around the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) recruitment processes of international nurses who join the register as ‘registered nurse (mental health)’. However, given we exist in an age of political populism, where nuance can be reshaped into clickbait and potential for division is weaponised, it is first important to state what is not being said.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	864-866
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Volume	32
Issue number	4
Early online date	3 Mar 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.13164
Publication status	Published - 1 Aug 2025

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