Why has the NMC decided to set the minimum language pass score for nursing and midwifery at 7.0 when previously it had been 6.5?
As a result of public consultations for both nursing (November 2003) and midwifery (October 2005) and evidence collected from the British Council, the NMC decided that a score of 7 was the lowest level acceptable for language skills. This applies equally to nurses and midwives who apply for registration from the 1 February 2007.
