UK Nursing and Midwifery Council appoints chief executive
"The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced today (17 July 2025) that Paul Rees MBE has been appointed as its new permanent Chief Executive and Registrar, following an open external recruitment process.
Paul joined the NMC on 20 January 2025 in an interim capacity, to start turning around the NMC’s culture and regulatory performance. He brought a wealth of experience in improving performance as a leader in health and care – including an invaluable track record of transforming culture at other organisations.
By the end of March, just over eight weeks into Paul’s leadership, the regulator had published its comprehensive, three-year Culture Transformation Plan – informed by hundreds of members of NMC staff who attended ‘town hall’ events with Paul."