Adaptation Guidance Documents (Nurses)
Adaptation Guidance Documents (Nurses) NMBI extends a warm welcome to all Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) and we acknowledge their contribution to the Irish healthcare system. As a regulator, NMBI is responsible for promoting high standards of professional educati...
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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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Site Inspection Process
Site Inspection Process Ensures High Standards of Education Site inspections of university and college departments and their partner hospitals and health services are conducted where nursing and midwifery students learn the art and science of their professions. Such inspe...
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Nurses Undertaking DXA Scans
Nurses Undertaking the Practical Aspects of Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) Scanning for Adults This document was published by NMBI in February 2023 and sets out the educational standards and requirements for nurses undertaking the practical aspects of Dual Energy X-...
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Annual Reports
Annual reports NMBI requires the education bodies (EBs) and associated healthcare providers (AHCPs) to jointly produce an annual report in April of each year. The report should include the following information: An update on conditions and recommendations in respect of ...
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What We Do
What we do Protecting patients is our main objective The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the independent, statutory organisation which regulates the nursing and midwifery professions in Ireland. We work with nurses and midwives, the public and key stakehold...
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Our Role
NMBI’s role and key functions NMBI is the statutory body which sets the standards for the education, registration and professional conduct of nurses and midwives. We advise on how nurses and midwives should provide care to patients, their families and society. Our missi...
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Employers and Registration
Advice for Employers on Registration As an employer, it is vital that you only employ nurses and midwives who are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). Nurses and midwives cannot legally practise in Ireland unless they are registered with NMBI. ...
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English Language Requirements
English language competence and overseas applicants F rom 2 April 2018, applicants for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland who have qualifications from outside of Ireland must now satisfy the Board that they have the necessary knowledge of English t...
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Director of Professional Standards - Midwifery
Dr Karn Cliffe Dr Karn Cliffe is Director of Professional Standards – Midwifery. She qualified as a nurse in the Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin and later as a midwife from City University London. She spent several years in Australia, working as a midwife. Whil...
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Professional Competence Scheme
Professional Competence Scheme Background Part 11 of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 (yet to be enacted) refers to the ‘Maintenance of Professional Competence’. When Part 11 of the Act is enacted, the Professional Competence Scheme, which is aligned to the Code of Pr...
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Guidance for Registered General Nurses Who Perform Non-Surgical Aesthetic and Cosmetic Procedures
Guidance for Registered General Nurses Who Perform Non-Surgical Aesthetic and Cosmetic Procedures The provision of non-surgical aesthetic and cosmetic procedures applies only to Registered General Nurses whose name appears on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI)...
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Policy for Programme Approval and Monitoring Processes
Policy for Programme Approval and Monitoring Processes NMBI sets the standards and requirements for registration in all divisions of the Register and specialist nursing and midwifery qualifications. We set the criteria for the approval of an education body seeking to deliver...
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State of the Register 2025 Voting closed: Read more Complaints Become a Nurse/Midwife Click here For more information Do you wish to restore your name to the Register of Nurses and Midwives? We will need you to complete this form if you have voluntarily rem...
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Registered Midwife Programmes Standards
Registered Midwife Programmes Standards NMBI publishes standards for education bodies (EBs) and their practice partners involved in the education and registration of midwives. This document includes standards for entry to the Register and pre-registration standards for midwi...
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Director of Education, Policy and Standards
Lorraine Clarke Lorraine Clarke currently serves as the Director of Education, Policy and Standards. She is a registered general nurse, having trained at the Eastern Area College of Nursing (Southside) in Belfast. Lorraine has over 30 years of experience in nursing acr...
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Draft Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife Referring for Radiological Procedures Standards
Draft Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife Referring for Radiological Procedures Standards NMBI is holding a public consultation on the Draft Registered Nurse and Registered Midwife Referring for Radiological Procedures Standards. We invite subject experts from clinic...
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NCAD for 2025 Standards
National Competency Assessment Document for the 2025 Standards National Competency Assessment Document (NCAD) is a national system for undergraduate students to record their achievement of competency in practice. They are currently used across all programmes and years. This ...
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Conversations on Nursing and Midwifery Regulation
Conversations on Nursing and Midwifery Regulation On Tuesday, 2 May 2023 NMBI held a Forum called 'Conversations on Nursing and Midwifery Regulation' in collaboration with the Chief Nursing Officer in the Department of Health. The event was an opportunity to bring tog...
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Approval Criteria
Education Approval criteria for midwifery programmes These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for the approval criteria used by NMBI for undergraduate midwife registration programmes. The standards for the approval of the Highe...
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