5. Revalidation and preceptorship--safe practice for everyone, always

Preceptorship is the 15th series of 'Midwifery basics' targeted at practising midwives. The aim of these articles is to provide information to raise awareness of the impact of the work of midwives on women's experience, and encourage midwives to seek further information through a series of activities relating to the topic. In this fifth article of the series, Kerry Taylor, Anna Byrom and Colette Gregory look at how preceptorship can help you prepare for and contribute to the process of revalidation. Whether you are a newly qualified midwife on a preceptorship programme or a preceptor, being involved in preceptorship is not only a beneficial way to promote and maintain safe practice, but it is the ideal opportunity to gather your evidence for revalidation and demonstrate that you are working within the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code (2015a).