Nurses: Private Sector
Commons · Question 10223 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 23 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Ruth Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of regulating the role of maternity nurses within the private childcare sector; and what assessment he has made of the potential risks of such ro
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 23 Jun 2026
No assessment has been made of the potential merits of regulating the role of maternity nurse. The Government intends to protect the professional title “nurse” through planned reforms to the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s governing legislation. This will...