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Travelling to any of the three OSCE test centres to complete your OSCE is considered essential travel.  \nWe are monitoring any restrictions and their impact on OSCE test centres and will keep you updated of any changes.  \nQuestions about your OSCE booking  \nIf you have any questions about your OSCE booking or your circumstances change, please contact your test centre for support.  \nFor further details please visit the following Nursing and Midwifery Council  webpage.  \nAnnouncement July 2020 – Reopening of the Competence Test Centre  \nDear Candidate the Nursing and Midwifery Council have announced that all three Competence Test Centres (CTC) will reopen on Monday 20th July 2020 and bookingscan be made from 2nd July 2020.  \nRead Announcement  \nFor general information, please visit the NMC website.  \nReopening FAQs  \nANNOUNCEMENT March 2020 – COVID-19 Updates  \nThe NMC has made the decision to temporarily close the test centre as of 24 March 2020 in an attempt to reduce risk of spreading of the Coronavirus.  \nANNOUNCEMENT December 2019 – Planned closure of test centre for expansion in March 2020.  \nOur test centre will close throughout March 2020, during this time we will not be able to accommodate any new tests. The last examination date will be Saturday 29 February  \n2020. We will be open for resits between 18 March and 27 March 2020.  \nExpansion of the test centre is essential to meet increased demand and ensure an enhanced candidate experience. This includes relocating the reception to the ground floor.  \nWe will reopen on 1 April 2020 andwill open every Saturday in April and May 2020 and twice a month throughout June and July for new tests. Throughout March we will commit to maintaining our high quality support to candidates via our NILE and websites.  \nWe are excited to welcome new and existing candidates to our test centre from April  \n2020. If you have any questions please contact either Julie Young, Commercial Business [Manager](Manager Julie.young@northampton.ac.uk or Michelle Thompson)[ J](Manager Julie.young@northampton.ac.uk or Michelle Thompson)[ulie.young@northampton.ac.uk](Manager Julie.young@northampton.ac.uk or Michelle Thompson)[ or Michelle Thompson](Manager Julie.young@northampton.ac.uk or Michelle Thompson), Test Centre [Manager ](Manager  Michelle.Thompson@northampton.ac.uk)[ Michelle.Thompson@northampton.ac.uk](Manager  Michelle.Thompson@northampton.ac.uk).  \nANNOUNCEMENT November 2019  \nCandidates please note:  \nFollowing discussions with our three test centres, we have decided not to run the new Adult Nursing APIE Scenario at this time. We will offer the new clinical skill: Mid-Stream Specimen of Urine (MSU) and Urinalysis. This new skill will be in use across all three test centre from the 18th November, information about this skill is currently available on the NILE site.  \nANNOUNCEMENT October 2019  \nRevised Adult Nursing test supporting materials are now available from the websites ofall three test centres and on the University of Northampton NILE site.  \nANNOUNCEMENT September 2019  \nAs part of the ongoing review of the NMC Test of Competence Part II Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) you may be aware that a new Scenario and Skill was scheduled to be released in the coming weeks. We would like to take this opportunity to inform you that the release date for the new Adult Nursing Scenario (APIE) and an Adult Nursing Skill has been postponed by two weeks.  \nThe new Adult Nursing Scenario (APIE) and an Adult Nursing Skill will now be in use acro","cbCaitQU9wMbp4HQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitQU9wMbp4HQ","pdf",117454,"English","# Local and national restrictions\n## Questions about your OSCE booking\n## Reopening FAQs\n# Announcement July 2020 – Reopening of the Competence Test Centre\n# Announcement March 2020 – COVID-19 Updates\n# Announcement December 2019 – Planned closure for expansion\n# Announcement November 2019\n# Announcement October 2019\n# Announcement September 2019\n## Adult Nursing scenario and skill updates\n## AIM marking criteria clarification","[{\"question\":\"Will the OSCE test centre remain open during COVID-19 restrictions?\",\"answer\":\"The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) test centre will remain open during this period, operating in line with Covid-secure measures.\"},{\"question\":\"How should candidates handle travel to complete their OSCE?\",\"answer\":\"Travelling to any of the three OSCE test centres to complete the OSCE is considered essential travel.\"},{\"question\":\"What major change occurred when the test centre temporarily closed in March 2020?\",\"answer\":\"The Nursing and Midwifery Council decided to temporarily close the test centre as of 24 March 2020 to reduce the risk of spreading the Coronavirus.\"}]","CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): INFORMATION AND ADVICE - OSCE Test Centre Announcements and Reopening FAQs | PDF",1789932196,15]