Launch of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics

_{Pictured above (L to R): Carolyn Donohoe, NMBI Interim Chief Executive; Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill; Lorraine Clarke Bishop, NMBI Interim Director of Education, Policy and Standards and Áine Lynch, NMBI Vice-President}

On 14 February, we launched the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (the Code) at the NMBI office.

Attendees at the launch heard from our Vice-President, Áine Lynch, our Interim Chief Executive, Carolyn Donohoe and our Interim Director of Education, Policy and Standards, Lorraine Clarke Bishop.

We were delighted to also welcome Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill who commended NMBI for our work. 

At the event, Áine spoke about how the Code “is designed to protect nurses and midwives whose profession it is to care for others and who make a positive and beneficial impact on the Irish healthcare system and in particular on the delivery of patient care.” 

Describing the Code, Carolyn said it was "our roadmap for safety and this new modern Code will become the bedrock for compassionate practice across the country”.

_{Pictured above (L to R): Dr Geraldine Shaw, ONMSD; Carolyn Donohoe, NMBI Interim Chief Executive; Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill; Lorraine Clarke Bishop, NMBI Interim Director of Education, Policy and Standards; Karen Greene, Deputy Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health and Áine Lynch, NMBI Vice-President}

The review of the Code was led by NMBI Interim Director of Education, Policy and Standards, Lorraine Clarke Bishop. 

“By integrating the Scope and other the key guidance documents into the Code, we believe we have developed a more concise and user-friendly resource for our registrants,” said Lorraine Clarke Bishop. 

The Code is available on our website along with useful resources which can be downloaded.