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...