February 28, 2023
NMBI has launched a public consultation on its Draft Digital Health Competency Standards and Requirements for Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes.
NMBI has launched a public consultation on its Draft Digital Health Competency Standards and Requirements for Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Education Programmes.
The draft document aims to ensure that digital health is incorporated into education programmes which lead to registration to ensure nurses and midwives learn about digital tools as part of their education. The draft standards aim to align with national and international evidence-based practice in a changing digital health environment.
NMBI CEO, Sheila McClelland, said: “The provision of healthcare is evolving and it is essential that how we educate future generations of nurses and midwives evolves to meet these challenges. The Report of the Expert Review Body on Nursing and Midwifery (2022), Sláintecare Implementation Strategy and Action Plan 2021–2023, Health Service Executive (HSE) service plan and the Health Services People Strategy 2019–2024 all set digital health as a key enabler to support the significant redesign of services required to implement the Sláintecare model of care.”
“These draft standards and requirements aim to ensure digital health skills and competencies are embedded within nursing and midwifery school curricula, training, and continuing professional development activities.”
NMBI has developed the draft digital health competencies following extensive consultation with nurses and midwives, and in collaboration with an expert working group to align with national and international evidence-based practice.
NMBI’s Director of Education, Policy and Standards, Carolyn Donohoe: “The draft standards and requirements have been developed with input from key stakeholders to ensure undergraduate nursing and midwifery students are equipped with the digital health competencies required to support and enable person-centred connected care.”
“We now want to hear feedback from registered nurses and midwives, recent graduates, those working in education bodies, people using services and those with further expertise in the field of digital health. All feedback received will be analysed and used to inform the final standards and recommendations, which will be published following approval by NMBI’s Board.”
Further details can be found on our Consultations page.
The closing date for submitting your feedback is 5pm on Tuesday, 11 April 2023.