Our Regulator for today is the Nursing and Midwifery Council (the “Council”). The Council is governed by the Health Professions Regulatory Bodies Act, 2013(Act 875) (the “Act”) and it is responsible for training, registering and licensing Nurses and Midwives in Ghana.
The health practitioners that are required to register with the Council are:
- Nurses;
- Nurse Assistants; and
- Midwives.
The Council is mandated by the Act to register these practitioners and a person cannot practice as a Nurse, Nurse Assistant or a Midwife unless that person has registered with and obtained the appropriate licence from the Council. The licence is valid for a year and renewed annually..
Failure to register with the Council before commencing practice is an offence punishable by a term of imprisonment of not more than 10 years or a fine of at most GHS 60,000 or both.
It is important to note that all foreign trained Nurses, Midwives and Nurse Assistants are required to register with and obtain a licence from the Council before they can practice in Ghana.
Furthermore, the above health practitioners are also guided by the Public Health Act, 2021(Act 851) and the Mental Health Act, 2012 (Act 836) in their practice.
