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Nurses

Commons · Question 36505 · Tabled 7 Mar 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of protecting the title of nurse in law.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 17 Mar 2025

The Government recognises that the protection in law of certain professional titles is important for public safety. Protecting a title provides assurance to the public that someone using that title is competent and safe to practise Although ‘registered nu...