An increase in the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) annual registration fee has been officially approved by the regulator’s governing council.
At a council meeting today (28 April), members voted to approve recommendations from the NMC to increase the fee for professionals from £120 to £143.
The £1.92 per month increase is the first fee rise in 11 years and is expected to come into force in October 2026.
The move comes despite feedback in the regulator’s 12-week consultation dubbing it ‘unreasonable’.
The NMC has said previously that it was in an ‘unsustainable financial position’ but has ‘kept the fee rise at the lowest level it can, recognising the ongoing pressures on registrants’ finances’.
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