NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
NHS Education for Scotland
A skilled and sustainable workforce for a healthier Scotland
We support nurses and midwives to return to practice.
Return to practice is the process for readmission to the nursing and midwifery register.
The NMC has a number of requirements for this.
You can find detailed information on this process on the Nursing and Midwifery Council website.
Please note:
Return to Practice is designed for candidates that have previously held an NMC registration in the United Kingdom.
If you have studied nursing and midwifery outwith the UK and have never held an NMC registration you must follow the process outlined by the NMC here - Trained outside the UK
The Scottish Government supports those wishing to return to the NMC register.
They have introduced a new funding model where candidates apply to an NHS Board or independent employer (for example, care home) for a returner vacancy.
The Scottish Government will fund programme fees for candidates employed under certain conditions.
NES has been commissioned to manage the funding for the programme at the two Universities in Scotland:
Irene Kennedy at Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Kate Goodhand at Robert Gordon University
Debra Heron at NHS Ayrshire & Arran
Practice Education Team at NHS Borders
Christina Hoare at NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Doreen Smith at NHS Fife (Website)
Nicola Riddell at NHS Forth Valley
Lorraine Allan at Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Laura Reid or Lindsey Gillespie at NHS Grampian
David Lamont at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
John Sinclair at NHS Highlands and Islands
Marion Malone at NHS Lanarkshire
Return to Practice Team at NHS Lothian (Website)
Graeme Bartlett at NHS Orkney
Anna Nicolson at NHS Western Isles (Website)
Jacqui Neil at Scottish Care (Website)
Last updated: 27/09/2020