Paragraph 67 Amendments to the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001I1

In Schedule 4 (interpretation)^f1, at the appropriate places, insert—

• ““adaptation period” means a period of practice, subject to an assessment and, where necessary, accompanied by further training, which is supervised by a registered nurse, midwife or nursing associate;”;

• ““aptitude test” means an assessment, with the aim of determining whether a specified state professional meets the standards referred to in article 5(2)(a);”;

• ““specified state professional” means a person who holds a specified state qualification;”;

• ““specified state qualification” means a nursing or midwifery qualification or a qualification comparable to that of a nursing associate awarded in one of the states specified in Schedule 1 to the Recognition of Professional Qualifications and Implementation of International Recognition Agreements (Amendment) Regulations 2023;”.