Brief History:

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The General Nursing Council of Saint Lucia is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal established under the Registration of Nurses and Midwives Act of 1966.

 

Purpose:

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The Council assists and advises the Minister on matters of nursing care for the sick and midwifery services on the island, and in particular on the establishment of a recruitment and training programme for the provision and maintenance of such care and services.

Other functions of the Council include, but are not limited to:

 

• Administering the procedures pertaining to the registration and discipline of nurses

 

• Serving and protecting the public in matters involving nursing services

 

• Ensuring that professional conduct and practice standards are maintained in relation to nurses

 

• Regulating the practice of nursing in the public’s interest

 

• Approving and prescribing programmes/courses of education and training that provide qualifications for registration

 

• Determining the requirements necessary for registration

 

• Granting registration and issuing certificates of practice

 

• Collaborating with entities engaged in the development of national policies with respect to the regulation of the practice of nursing.

 

Date Established:

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The General Nursing Council of Saint Lucia was established in 1966, guided by the provisions of the Registration of Nurses and Midwives Act.

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The Act has undergone the following Amendments/Revisions

• Original Act: Act 12 of 1966 – Enforced 23rd. October 1967

• Amended By Act 16 of 1967 – Enforced 25th November 1967

• Amended By Act 1 of 1993 – Enforced 20th February 1993

• Revised Edition: Showing The Law as of 31st December 2001

• Currently referred to as: Registration of Nurses and Midwives Act, Chapter 11.08 of the Laws of Saint Lucia as of 31st December 2001.

 

Number of Employees:

 

​The Council has three (3) employees:

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• Registrar

• Clerk/Typist

• Ancillary Officer