Now as we head into the last few months of the year we have our usual daily duties and the planning for next year but most excitingly we can also look forward to the launch of the new online registration system, MyNMBI. While many regulators are moving towards new technology, we will be one of the first to launch and in this context I wanted to take a moment to give you an overview of what to expect.

The electronic ballot to vote in the election for three people to join the Board of NMBI is open. Voting will close on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 at 12 noon. 

This year was designated by the World Health Organisation as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife and in some good news for the professions it has been extended into 2021 in acknowledgement of the impact nurses and midwives make and also in recognition of the fact that we have not been able to celebrate in the ways we had hoped during 2020.

Each year we publish a booklet on Nursing and Midwifery careers, the booklet is also helpful if you are considering embarking on a post graduate approved programme to further your career.

The 2021 edition of our information booklet

Nursing/Midwifery – A career for you is now on our website.

NMBI is delighted to publish the Guidance for Registered Nurses and Midwives on Medication Administration (2020).

This publication outlines the practice standards for nurses or midwifes in relation to medication administration, based on the five principles of the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives (NMBI 2014).

From time to time students contact us to request guidance, insights and statistics to support their studies. We cannot help everyone but we would like to help as many students as we can as these are our future nurses and midwives. With this in mind we are going to run a pilot programme for the next twelve months to see how student research support might work.

Board Decisions in Cases of Convictions

In cases where a complaint is made to the Preliminary Proceedings Committee (PPC) concerning a conviction for a triable offence, the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011 provides for the PPC to refer the complaint to the Board of NMBI for consideration. The Board has the option to cancel the registrant’s registration.

Tom Cummins, Director of Cherry Grove Nursing Home