Announcement
Revised Nurses and Midwives Scope of Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice and Core Competencies and Generic Skills
23 August 2023
Singapore Nursing Board has revised its Scope of Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice (2023) to provide guidance on nurses and midwives’ practice. These regulatory guidelines for nurses and midwives will take effect on 1 September 2023. There is a Fact Sheet on the summary of key revisions made to the Core Competencies and Generic Skills.
These are available on SNB’s website and can be downloaded at https://www.healthprofessionals.gov.sg/snb/guidelines-and-standards (opens in new tab)
Scope of Professional Nursing and Midwifery Practice (Revised 2023) [PDF, 83 KB] (opens in new tab)
Core Competencies of Advanced Practice Nurse (Revised 2023) [PDF, 134 KB] (opens in new tab)
Nurses, midwives and their supervisors/ employers will be accountable for the necessary and relevant education, training, and competency assessment to support their achievement of additional competencies and skills.
Do email SNB (opens in new tab) for further enquiries/ clarifications.