Post-Registration Nursing & Midwifery
Post-registration nursing and midwifery: standards and requirements The purpose of these standards and requirements is to provide guidance for the development of flexible and innovative programmes/units of learning for educational providers for the development of post-regi...
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Continuing Professional Development
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in nursing and midwifery is defined as learning experiences which help maintain and enhance knowledge, skills and competence to provide quality, and safe person-centred care throughout the ca...
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Launch of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
Launch of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics Pictured above (L to R): Carolyn Donohoe, NMBI Interim Chief Executive; Minister for Health, Jennifer Carroll MacNeill; Lorraine Clarke Bishop, NMBI Interim Director of Education, Policy and Standards and Áine Lynch, N...
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Registered Nurse Programmes Standards
Registered Nurse Programmes Standards NMBI publishes standards for education bodies (EBs) and their practice partners involved in the education and registration of nurses. This document includes standards for entry to the Register and pre-registration standards for nurse edu...
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Educational Providers
Education Approvals: Midwifery Programmes – Educational Providers These standards and requirements set out the educational standards and requirements for approval of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and associated health care providers (AHCP) involved in the undergraduate...
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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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Student Entry
Education Standard 2: student entry, admission, transfer, discontinuation and completion The following is the standard for student entry, admission, transfer, discontinuation and completion required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Highe...
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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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CNME HSE South-East
CNME, HSE South-East Pictured (L to R): Kathyann Barrett; Céire Rochford; Jeanne Tarrant; Sheila McClelland: Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride; Kate Cassidy; Carolyn Donohoe and Roisin McLoughlin The NMBI Series began in Waterford on 5 September. Céire Rochford, D...
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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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100 Years of Midwifery Regulation
NMBI Midwifery Regulation Conference To mark 100 years of Midwifery Regulation in Ireland, NMBI hosted a national conference to celebrate the regulation and development of the midwifery profession. The conference was held in Thomas Prior Hall, Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge, ...
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Compensation Measures
Compensation Measures What’s a compensation measure? A compensation measure refers to either a period of adaptation or an aptitude test that needs to be successfully completed before your qualifications will be recognised. Both the period of adaption and aptitude test ar...
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HIQA MOU
Memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the HIQA The following is the Memorandum of Understanding between the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA). T his Memorandum of Understanding has been entered into on the ...
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Giving Evidence
Giving evidence at a Fitness to Practise inquiry Most Fitness to Practise inquiries last one or two days. If an inquiry is likely to last longer, we will try to allocate a specific day for individual witnesses to give evidence. The solicitors will give you a specific time...
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MyNMBI
Document Name What is it? Submission Details and Document Validity When we may request this document Certificate of Acquired Rights A certificate used amongst EU regulators. Your home competent authority (regu...
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Who Can Help
Advocacy and other organisations which support patients and families NMBI emotional support service NMBI provides an emotional support service to our registrants and witnesses during the Fitness to Practice (FTP) process. This is a freephone service, available 24/7, that en...
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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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Education Body Site Inspection Reports
Education Body Site Inspection Reports The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) reviews standards and requirements for nursing and midwifery programmes at Ireland’s education bodies and other organisations involved in educating the nursing and midwifery professions....
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Privacy Notice
Privacy Notice Welcome to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI, we, us, our) privacy notice. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy notice will inform you as to how we look after your personal data (together wit...
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