Making A Complaint
How to make a complaint about a nurse or midwife You may wish to make a complaint to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) if you are concerned about the behaviour, conduct, practice or health of a registered nurse or a registered midwife. You may also wish to ma...
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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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Outcomes of Assessment
Outcomes of Assessment Following the assessment of your application, NMBI will inform you of one of the assessment outcomes: 1. Your qualifications have been recognised. 2. Further information is required. 3. You are required to successfully complete...
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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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Privacy Notice FTP and PPC
NMBI Privacy Notice FTP and PPC NMBI respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. The purpose of this data privacy policy is to provide you with the relevant information about how NMBI, as a data controller process the personal data of all parties...
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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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After You Give Evidence
After you give evidence at a Fitness to Practise inquiry When you have finished giving evidence, you may leave the inquiry venue. If the inquiry is being held in public, you may choose to stay and listen to the rest of the day’s proceedings. If you choose to stay, you wi...
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St Angela's College, Sligo
The RNID – An Evolving Profession The NMBI Summer Series event co-hosted with St Angela’s College was focused on Intellectual Disability Nursing, with the theme ‘An Evolving Practice’. CEO of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), Sheila McClelland, began...
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Application To Restore Registration
Application for restoration to the Register The name of a registered nurse or a registered midwife may be removed from the Register of Nurses and Midwives for non-payment of the annual retention fee or following a Fitness to Practise inquiry. If your name was removed ...
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Humanitarian Practice Permit
Humanitarian Practice Permit From 1 June 2022, nurses and midwives from outside Ireland who wish to practise on a temporary basis in Ireland can now apply for a permit to do so. The Humanitarian Practice Permit has been introduced by NMBI following the signing of a commen...
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How to Apply
How to Apply To become a nurse or a midwife in Ireland, you need to complete a programme of education that is approved by the NMBI. Both nursing and midwifery education programmes take place in education bodies (14) across the country that have met our approval standards. Th...
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CNME HSE Galway
CNME, HSE Galway Pictured (L to R): Carolyn Donohoe; Marissa Butler; Sheila McClelland; Róisín McLoughlin; Kathyann Barrett and Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride _______________________________________________________________________________...
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Framework for the Recognition of Prior Learning
Framework for the Recognition of Prior Learning Recognition of prior learning (RPL) forms a critical component of EU policy in relation to widening participation to higher education and in supporting lifelong learning. This is evidenced in International, European, and nation...
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NMBI State of the Register
NMBI State of the Register NMBI has published its annual State of the Register 2025, 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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Examples of CPD
Examples of CPD Laura is a staff nurse on a medical ward; she has 20 years nursing experience. Today one of Laura’s patients was prescribed a cardiac drug that she was not familiar with. Laura used this opportunity to learn about the medication prior to administering it. Lau...
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Data Protection
Data Protection Introduction NMBI needs to gather and use certain information about individuals. In particular, NMBI has a statutory duty to collect and process personal data as the regulator of the professions of nursing and midwifery, as set out in the Nurses and Midw...
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Health Care Facilities
Find a Healthcare Facility for Your Placement Adaptation Periods must be undertaken at an approved Irish healthcare facility and are subject to an assessment. Please note that: You are responsible for contacting the placement sites Some sites may be full Ap...
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TUS, Athlone Campus
Nursing Leadership in the Midlands: Evolution of Practice - Undergraduates and Beyond The second NMBI Summer Series event was hosted at the Department of Nursing at the TUS campus in Athlone. The event was opened by NMBI President Essene Cassidy who thanked TUS Head...
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Aoife Browne
Aoife Browne I am one of the very lucky few who always knew what they wanted to do in life. I’ve wanted to be a nurse since I was seven years old, after a very close relative of mine passed away. I witnessed firsthand the care that the nurses from the Jack and Jill Children...
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Restoration
Returning to the Register (Restoration) If you were previously registered with NMBI you can submit an application to restore your registration to one or all divisions (in which you were previously registered). Restoration applications can be submitted on MyNMBI if you v...
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