Petition · past parliament
Remove the requirement for nurses to do Revalidation every 3 years.
Rejected
16 signatures
What the petition asks
Scrap the revalidation process. It is an exercise that proves nothing but wastes time and money.
As more and more nurses are looking towards retirement, it's always the prospect of going through revalidation that sets the time when nurses leave. With all the stresses nurses have this is certainly one that is unnecessary and nothing more than a paperwork exercise. That alone should be sufficient but surely the time and cost wasted on this process would be better allocated elsewhere.
Why it was rejected
It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
As the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom and nursing associates in England, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - not the Government or Parliament - is responsible for nurse revalidation.
As the independent regulator of nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom and nursing associates in England, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) - not the Government or Parliament - is responsible for nurse revalidation.
Timeline
| 10 Jul 2023 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Jul 2023 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
16
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 Jul 2023
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.