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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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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Education Bodies
Education Education Bodies and NMBI’s role The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) has a statutory responsibility to approve nursing and midwifery programmes leading to registration that are offered by education bodies (EBs) such as universities, institutes of tec...
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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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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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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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Quality Assurance
Education Standard 8: quality assurance and enhancement mechanisms The following is the standard for quality assurance and enhancement mechanisms required by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) for approval of Higher Level Institutions (HEIs), associated health...
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Education Body Site Inspection Reports
Education Body Site Inspection Reports Atlantic Technological University, Mayo Atlantic Technological University, St Angela's College Sligo Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT) Hibernia College Letterkenny Institute of Technology (LYIT) Maynooth Unive...
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Accessibility
Accessibility statement The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with European Union (Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications of Public Sector Bodies) Regulations 2020. This accessibility sta...
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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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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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Contact Us
Please note that our offices are closed to the public. We can be contacted by phone and email as set out below. Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), (Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉirean...
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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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State of Complaints
State of Complaints The State of Complaints 2024 report gives an overview of the fitness to practise process and provides data for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2024. As part of the publication, data was reviewed for all matters concluded in 2024. For more deta...
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Complaints From Nurses & Midwives
Nurses and midwives and the complaints process As a registered nurse or a registered midwife, you are well placed to identify whether or not your nursing or midwifery colleagues are upholding professional standards or if they are failing to meet those standards. If you have ...
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Complaints From Employers
Employers and the complaints process As an employer you may have specific concerns about a registered nurse or a registered midwife. Some concerns may be more appropriately addressed at a local level. However, other concerns about nurses and midwives may result in conside...
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Applicant
Applicant Find out more Joining the Register of Nurses and Midwives The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the organisation with legal responsibility for processing applications to join the Register of Nurses and Midwives . It is illegal to practise nursi...
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