More than a third of nurses and midwives have said they would ‘reconsider’ renewing their Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registration should a proposed fee increase go ahead, according to a survey. Unison’s survey of more than 3,000 registrants revealed that 6% felt they would ‘definitely leave’ as a result of a fee rise. And he said the regulator was already planning on the basis that the fee rise may not go ahead. Mr Rees said the deficits reflected the fact that the NMC has not increased registration fees for 10 years. The decision to consult on a fee rise was approved at an NMC council meeting in October 2025, with the proposals first revealed by Nursing in Practice.