Webinar to Launch Standards and Requirements for Graduate Entry Nursing and Digital Health
Webinar to Launch Standards and Requirements for Graduate Entry Nursing and Digital Health Competency On 21 June 2023, we held a webinar to introduce education bodies and practice partner sites to the new standards and requirements for education programmes on graduate entry ...
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Standards & Guidance
Help Centre Standards & Guidance Standards and guidance for nurses and midwives The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is committed to enabling Irish-registered nurses and midwives to play a leading role in improving our health service. Supporting nurses and...
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Student Nurse Ambassadors 2024-2025
Student Nurse Ambassadors 2024-2025 In November 2024, we held our inaugural Student Nurse Ambassador Forum. 21 student nurses from the four primary nursing divisions (General Nursing; General and Children’s Nursing; Mental Health Nursing and Intellectual Disability Nursin...
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Who We Are
Structure of NMBI NMBI is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the senior management team. The senior management team report to our Board, which is comprised of 23 non-executive members. There are a number of committees and sub-committ...
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NMBI Midwifery Student Ambassadors
NMBI Midwifery Student Ambassadors In April 2026, we held our second Midwifery Student Ambassador Forum. The forum is a unique opportunity for undergraduate and post-graduate midwifery students to understand the role of NMBI in supporting them throughout their careers. ...
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Statement of Strategy 2023-2025
Launch of our Statement of Strategy 2023-2025 On 26 April 2023, we launched our new Statement of Strategy which will run from 2023-2025. As part of the new strategy, over the next three years, NMBI will focus on protecting, promoting, and progressing the nursing and m...
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Terms and Conditions
The information contained within this website is to the best of our knowledge accurate at the time of publication. An Bord Altranais does not accept any liability for any inaccuracy or any other error contained herin. An Bord Altranais takes no responsibility for the content...
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Publications
Publications Publications We publish reports, guidelines and other documentation concerning our work and the regulation of the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland. These publications can be downloaded in the relevant sections of the NMBI website or in this central ...
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CNME HSE North-East and Dublin North
CNME, HSE North-East and Dublin North Pictured (L to R): Vivienne Browne; Sheila McClelland; Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride and Mairead McGahon ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The...
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Reviews
NMBI conducts reviews into key functions The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) periodically commissions reviews into its operations. Organisation review of NMBI In 2015, the Board of NMBI commissioned management consultants Crowe Horwarth to conduct an orga...
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Framework & Code of Conduct
Governance Framework and Code of Conduct for Board and Committee Members We recognise the importance of good corporate governance and is committed to maintaining the highest standards of honesty, integrity, transparency and accountability. The emphasis we place on good gov...
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European Professional Card
The European Professional Card The European Professional Card (EPC) aims to facilitate the free movement of professionals in the EU and EEA. The EPC is intended to simplify the recognition of professional qualifications, enhance transparency for EU citizens and increase tru...
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Appeals
Appeals If you are unsatisfied with a provisional decision to refuse qualifications recognition, to impose a compensation measure or refuse registration you can submit an appeal to NMBI's Registration Committee. Appealing qualification recognition decisions (overseas ap...
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Annual Renewal
Renewing Your Registration with NMBI The 2026 annual registration renewal window is open from 4 November 2025 to 31 January 2026. All nurses or midwives practising in Ireland, are required to have their name on the Register of Nurses and Midwives which is maintained by ...
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NMBI Student Nurse Ambassadors
NMBI Student Nurse Ambassadors In November 2025, we held our second Student Nurse Ambassador Forum. The forum allows undergraduate student nurses to understand NMBI's role in supporting them throughout their careers. 20 student nurses from the four primary nursing div...
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Registration
NMBI and the Registration of Nurses and Midwives All nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland must be registered on the Register of Nurses and Midwives which is maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). There are more than 92,000 nurses and midwi...
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Complaints
Help Centre Complaints Complaints about nurses or midwives Our mission is to protect protect the public. We are responsible for considering complaints against nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland. When the PPC Team received a complaint, they review it. The pr...
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Add New Division
Adding a New Division to your Existing Registration Record This section is relevant to those who are already registered in the Register of Nurses and Midwives and would like to add a new division to their registration record. This only applies to those who qualified in Irela...
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G1/G2/G3 Applicants
What is the G1, G2 and G3 classification? We classify our applicants into the following three groups: G1 (Directive applicants): Applications are classified under the EU automatic recognition pathway which has been provided for European Union Directive applicants who quali...
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Qualified in Ireland
Registration Process for Students and Graduates who Qualified in Ireland If you were educated as a nurse or midwife in Ireland, you will already have met the registration requirements set by NMBI as you will have completed an approved nursing or midwifery programme. Under...
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