Judith Ellis

State of child health in the UK is unacceptable: Cuts to health visiting and school nursing services must end if we are to improve the health of children in deprived areas

The State of Child Health report, published last month by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, warns that a lack of a national strategic focus on children and the persistent gap between rich and poor in the UK are damaging the health of the nations infants, children and young people.

VOICES - Increased registration fees are necessary to continue our work, says Judith Ellis

The Nursing and Midwifery Council exists as a regulator to protect the public. It sets standards for practice, approves education and takes timely action if a nurse or midwife fails to uphold the standards required of a registered professional.

Voices - Judith Ellis stresses the importance of appropriate referral to the regulator

Many of you will know that this is a challenging time for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), but the council is clear that our primary focus must be on our core regulatory activities.

‘Dysfnctional’ regulator accepts criticisms and plans for change: As a scathing report into the Nursing and Midwifery Council is published, Tamsin Snow looks at moves to improve leadership and speed up hearings

For almost all nurses and midwives in the UK, the only contact they have with the nurse regulator is when they pay the annual fee of £76.

Voices-the NMC’s Judith Ellis explains why registration is fundamental for nurses

Being a registered healthcare professional is a matter of pride for nurses and midwives across the UK. Not only does it enable them to practise in their chosen profession, it provides a code of conduct that guides and supports them throughout their careers.