The introduction of revalidation for nurses and midwives from April 2016 will strengthen the renewal process with its new requirements.

Alongside the official NMC revalidation pilot projects, organisations are developing their own pilots to get ahead of the curve when it comes to revalidation to ensure that their workforce are fully prepared to meet the necessary requirements.

HeART, an online e-Portfolio based system which has been accredited by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), is being evaluated by participants in NHS England Central Midlands as a tool to help portfolio development.

General practice nurses are using HeART to ensure that they can meet revalidation requirements when the time comes to apply for revalidation.