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NMC revalidation tracker
Every bit of evidence in one place, and a portfolio PDF when you’re ready to submit.
Who it’s for
Every UK nurse and midwife on the NMC register has to revalidate every three years. The tracker is available on every NURSE and MIDWIFE Sessional account. If your profession is anything else (GP, pharmacist, allied health) the page isn’t shown.
The four evidence categories
The NMC requires evidence against six criteria. Sessional tracks all of them:
- 450 practice hours over three years. Counted automatically from your logged shifts (CONFIRMED, DELIVERED, INVOICE_READY, INVOICED, or PAID). Cancelled shifts don’t count; neither do OFFERED ones you haven’t accepted.
- 35 hours of CPD, of which at least 20 must be participatory (with other professionals). Enter each CPD activity via the accordion form on the revalidation page with topic, hours, and optional description / activity type / participatory split.
- 5 written reflective accounts on the NMC Code themes (Prioritise people / Practise effectively / Preserve safety / Promote professionalism and trust). Short prose fields for what happened, what you learned, how it changed your practice.
- 5 pieces of practice-related feedback. Patient, colleague, manager, peer, or other — enter source, summary, optional context.
- 1 confirmation discussion with a confirmer (usually a line manager, Band 7+ nurse, or midwife). Record confirmer name, optional PIN and role, meeting date, and notes.
How the dashboard works
Open /dashboard/revalidation. You’ll see:
- An accordion for adding evidence with four tabs (CPD / Reflective / Feedback / Confirmation). Click a tab, fill the inline form, Save.
- Six counter cards: practice hours, CPD hours, participatory CPD, reflective accounts, feedback, confirmation. Each with a progress bar against the NMC target and a green “Met” tag when you’ve hit it.
- Recent entries: the five most-recent items in each category with a Delete link if you need to remove a typo.
- Download portfolio PDF button in the header — generates a single PDF combining the cover, summary, and every entry. This is the document you submit alongside your revalidation.
Cycle window
Note
Heads-up on the cycle end date.Sessional currently treats “three years before today” as the cycle window. That’s fine when your NMC submission date is imminent but means the window drifts forward every day if you’re mid-cycle. A feature to capture your PIN renewal date and lock the window to it is on the roadmap. For now, download the portfolio PDF close to submission time for the most accurate cover page.
Editing and deleting entries
Each row in the recent-entries list has an inline Delete button with a two-click confirmation (Delete? Yes / No). Editing is not yet supported — if you got a detail wrong, delete and re-enter.
Privacy
- Everything you enter stays on UK servers, encrypted at rest, and is only visible to you and Sessional support staff if you explicitly ask for help.
- The portfolio PDF is generated on demand and streamed directly to you. No cached copy is stored. If you need a fresh one, click Download again.
- Patient identifiable information should NOT appear in reflective accounts — the NMC guidance is explicit about this. Anonymise before you write.
Frequently asked questions
I've got CPD certificates from before I started with Sessional. Can I import them?
Upload the certificates as Documents (Documents tab on your profile) with expiry if applicable. Then add a CPD entry for each one on the revalidation page. We're looking at a bulk-import feature for migrating existing portfolios.
What if I'm part-time or just returned from a break?
The 450-hour target is a national floor. NMC has specific rules for returning-to-practice and part-time work; check the NMC guidance directly. The tracker shows your raw hours; you can also download the PDF and write a cover letter explaining your circumstances.
Is this endorsed by the NMC?
No. The portfolio is your evidence, not an NMC-endorsed document. The PDF exports to a format that mirrors what the NMC asks you to prepare, but the regulator only recognises their own portal submission.
Does it cover nursing associates?
Nursing associates follow a different NMC revalidation process. The tracker is designed for registered nurses and midwives; we haven't tuned it for NA yet. Contact us if you need it.
What happens when I hit all six targets?
Each counter shows a green Met tag. You can still add more entries (the NMC likes seeing healthy evidence rather than bare-minimum numbers). Hit Download portfolio PDF when ready and submit on nmc.org.uk.