Patient safety in the UK could well be compromised and it would seem that poorer nations could have their healthcare undermined as some post-Brexit changes come into play. It would also seem that new nursing migration rules are also going to be impacted. Various nursing leaders have warned about this and they have also said that it could affect those who are currently working in a nurse agency or those who are in a nursing recruitment agency. The Professional Qualifications Bill is going to affect nurses who are working overseas as well as those who are coming to the UK. British nurses who are working abroad are also going to be impacted. Of course, this has been introduced to the House of Lords in May.

At the end of the day, ministers do not have the chance to interfere with standards when it comes to education or even practice. The bill is going to reach the final stage in the Lords and when this is done, it is then going to transition to the House of Commons. Of course, the bill is set to help make the framework for the UK’s recognition and it is also going to help with qualification standards too. This is especially the case when you look at what has been acquired overseas, in terms of qualifications.

It will of course, give regulators, including the Midwifery and Nursing Council, the chance to try and make agreements with the international equivalent. Nursing Colleges have stated that the bill is in fact too vague and that it is far too ambiguous as well. Some say that the bill is going to grant far-reaching powers to various ministers and it could well open the door for issues such as political interference.