Pre-registration programmes in both Nursing and Midwifery mostly lead to graduate level qualification over three years, although increasingly programmes are also available as either a full 4-year Masters or 2-year fast track Masters (based on a related or unrelated first degree and usually previous care experience). Pre-registration programmes are tightly regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and require 2300 hours of placement and 2300 theory hours during a three-year programme. This requirement makes for a challenging programme, with extended 45-week academic years, and multiple academic and clinical assessments.
While direct experience of ClinEdR may be limited, an understanding of research, evidence-based practice and critical appraisal are NMC requirements for all programmes, and the Code, to which all qualified Nurses and Midwives must adhere.