Nursing and Midwifery Council inducts over 33,000 nurses and midwives, warns against misuse of social media

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) has inducted 33,698 newly qualified nurse assistants, nurses, midwives and post-basic specialist nurses, cautioning them against inappropriate use of social media.

The first batch of inductees took part in a ceremony in Accra on Friday, November 13, following successful completion of their professional training and licensing examinations organised by the Council in September 2025 and March/April 2026.

Addressing the ceremony, the Registrar of the Council, Mrs Philomina A.N. Woolley, reminded the new practitioners that their professional responsibilities extended to their conduct online, particularly when handling sensitive patient information.

She warned that breaches of professional standards on social media could have serious consequences for their careers.

“A post can cost you your licence,” she cautioned.

Mrs Woolley urged the inductees to protect their login details, access patient records only for legitimate professional duties and share information strictly through authorised channels. She also encouraged them to seek guidance when uncertain and build confidence through supervised practice.

The ceremony was held under the theme: “Building Competence through Mandatory Rotation and Digital Innovation: Empowering Newly Qualified Nurses and Midwives to Improve Quality, Safety and Sustainable Care Outcomes.” The Council said the induction exercise would also take place in Tamale, Wa, Sunyani and Cape Coast.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health has assured the newly qualified professionals that recruitment into public hospitals and health facilities will be transparent and deployment based on staffing needs.

The Ministry’s Director of Technical Coordination, Dr Hafiz Adam Taher, who represented the Health Minister, acknowledged that employment opportunities remained a major concern for the inductees.

“Government recognises that employment opportunities are a major concern for many newly qualified professionals,” he said, urging them to rely on official channels for recruitment information and remain open to serving communities with critical staffing needs.

President of the Conference of Heads of Health Training Institutions, Madam Jemimah Fati Salu, also urged the inductees to uphold the Council’s Fitness to Practise standards, stressing that professional competence required sound clinical judgement, ethical values and a commitment to patient safety.

Seven outstanding candidates were honoured for their performance in the licensing examinations. They were Gifty Yeboah, Deh Kwame Cornelius, Augustina Akua Lartey, Dramani Awal, Comfort Oppong, Osumanu Zinabu and Ama Adjei Danquah. Each received a plaque and an undisclosed cash award.