CNME HSE South
CNME, HSE South Pictured (L to R) Back row: Jeanne Tarrant: Kathyann Barrett; Carolyn Donohoe; Priscilla Lyons; Daniel Newman; Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride and Bernadette Galvin Front row (L to R): Róisín McLoughlin; Dr Elizabeth Heffernan; ...
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Qualified in the EU
Qualified in the European Union Applying for registration in one or more divisions of the Register Nurses and midwives who practise in Ireland must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI). This section includes important information for nurs...
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Midwifery Philosophy & Values
Philosophy and values of midwifery Midwifery philosophy Midwives recognise pregnancy, labour, birth and the post-natal period as healthy and profound experiences in women’s lives. The ethos of midwifery care is to work in partnership with women. Midwives use professio...
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Older People Nursing Care
Working with older people: nursing guidance Registered nurses care for older people in a variety of settings – acute hospitals, long-term care facilities and in the community. With our ageing population, and increased life expectancy, Irish registered nurses can exp...
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Cookies Policy
Cookies Policy Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to distinguish you from other users of our website. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when you browse our website and also allows us to improve our site. Cookies are small text files that ...
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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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Complaints Process
How complaints are dealt with Under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, the complaints process may consist of the following stages: A complaint is made, leading to an investigation and a decision on whether or not further action is required An inquiry into the compla...
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Nurse Tutor
Registered Nurse Tutor: standards and requirements These standards and requirements set out the broad principles for education bodies (EBs) and practice providers to apply creatively to provide flexible, meaningful and appropriate postgraduate programmes of education fo...
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Tertiary Education Programme
Tertiary Education Programme This innovative pilot programme is one of the first of its kind. Students will start their preparation for the general nursing degree programme in the Further Education and Training (FET) sector progressing to the third level college in a seamles...
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Before the Inquiry
Before the inquiry: information for witnesses If you are contacted by the solicitors acting for the CEO of NMBI in relation to an inquiry, the following will occur: The solicitors will arrange a telephone call or meeting with you The solicitors will explain the inqu...
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Resources & References
Resources and references for nurses and midwives The following are resources and references that are of assistance to nurses, midwives, students and others. Children and young people The HSE publishes a wide variety of guidance, strategy and policy documents in the public...
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Events
Events 2025 Events Collaborative Storytelling Event to Mark International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day Launch of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Events
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Clinical Practice
Education Clinical practice and midwifery programmes These standards and requirements set out the standards and requirements for approval of the clinical practice and clinical learning environment for undergraduate midwife registration programmes. Clinical Practice Experien...
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Hibernia College
Hibernia College Hibernia College offers a flexible blended learning nursing programme for mature students, graduates of further education programmes and school leavers. This is a full-time accelerated Level 8 degree programme. The programme design includes a mixture of prac...
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Dental Council MOU
What we do Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Dental Council The following is the Memorandum of Understanding between the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and the Dental Council of Ireland concerning co-operation in the regulation of the practise of nurs...
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Director of Education, Policy and Standards
Lorraine Clarke Lorraine Clarke currently serves as the Interim 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 nur...
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What is the Help Centre?
The Help Centre: what it is The Help Centre section on Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) website is designed to address the top nursing and midwifery questions which: Registered nurses and midwives have in their day to day practice Applicants have abou...
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NMBI State of the Register
NMBI State of the Register NMBI has published its annual State of the Register 2024, providing a breakdown of the number of nurses and midwives registered in Ireland. All nurses and midwives who wish to practise in Ireland must be registered with NMBI. This data is provi...
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CEO
Carolyn Donohoe Since 2021, I took up the position of Director of Education, Policy, and Standards at the NMBI, following years of nursing experience in the fields of critical care nursing education and management, as nursing practice development coordinator, and in periope...
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Temporary and Occasional Applications
Temporary and Occasional Applications G1 and G2 applicants may provide their services in Ireland on a temporary and occasional basis. We look at the following criteria to assess the provision of nursing and midwifery services temporarily: Duration Frequency Re...
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