Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives

WHAT WE DO ●The Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives (GCNM) is a body corporate with perpetual succession established by the provisions of the SPECIALIST HEALTH TRAINING AND PLANT MEDICINE RESEARCH ACT 2011, PART THREE (ACT 833). Our Mandate To: ● Promote specialist education in nursing, midwifery and related disciplines ● Promote continuous professional development in nursing, midwifery and related disciplines ● Promote postgraduate nursing, midwifery and related disciplines for the College. ● Contribute to the formulation of policies to improve health outcomes and public health generally. Our Functions: The Ghana College of Nurses and Midwives is established to: ● Organise and supervise specialist training, continuous professional development and support postgraduate or post diploma research in nursing, midwifery and related disciplines. ● Conduct and organise specialist examinations in nursing, midwifery and related disciplines. ● Publish journals and pamphlets ● Award diplomas and certificates on completion of specialist training and confer professional distinctions. ● Foster cooperation with other institutions with similar objectives Initiate and participate in actions and discussions aimed at improving health outcomes, and formulation of public health policies in collaboration with other relevant institutions. ● Perform other functions that are ancillary to the objectives of the College. ● The professional academic institution aims at further nurturing a cohort of nurses and midwives with a capacity to provide specialist services for health improvements in Ghana and beyond. ● The details below describe the criteria for the categories of potential members of the College and their eligibility criteria. ● The descriptions take cognisance of the various levels of training of nurses and midwives in Ghana and their rights to access to career advancement through academic structures that recognise previous learning.