April 25, 2025
On 24 April, we were delighted to be part of a Collaborative Storytelling Event to get ready for International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day, which are celebrated in May.
On 24 April, we were delighted to be part of a Collaborative Storytelling Event to get ready for International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day, which are celebrated in May.
The event was jointly organised by the Office of Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD), the office of the Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health and NMBI.
Áine Lynch, NMBI Vice President hosted the event which heard from Mattie Lambden, Intellectual Disability Nurse, Clinical Nurse Manager 2; Emer Shine, Clinical Midwife Specialist; Elena Prendergast, NMBI Student Nurse Ambassador; Colette O'Neill, Midwife; Seán Dowling, Clinical Midwife Manager I; Vandana Iqbal, Care of the Older Persons, Director of Nursing and Jess Sears, General Nurse, Candidate Advanced Nurse Practitioner who shared their own unique stories.
A patient’s perspective was shared by Dr Geralyn Hynes and Ashley Murphy. You can read about each of the speakers below.
Closing remarks were delivered by Rachel Kenna, Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health; Carolyn Donohoe, Interim CEO, NMBI and Dr Geraldine Shaw, Nursing and Midwifery Services Director, ONMSD and Interim Adviser to HSE, CEO.