The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) annual registration process is now well underway.

We would like to thank the 15,000 nurses and midwives who have already completed their annual registration.

NMBI’s Annual Student Midwife Debate took place earlier this month and was held remotely with over 160 people registering for the event.

The debate is organised in conjunction with the six education bodies that provide midwifery education leading to registration with NMBI in Ireland.

NMBI is inviting applications from suitably qualified nurses and midwives to fill a casual vacancy on the Board in accordance with paragraph 7(2) of the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011.

NMBI is inviting calls for expressions of interest from registered practising midwives to fill a vacancy on the Fitness to Practise Committee. The successful applicant must be currently engaged in clinical midwifery practice.

NMBI wishes to acknowledge and thank all registrants who continue to work tirelessly and care for patients during the ongoing pandemic and now during this new wave of Covid-19.

The HSE National Immunisation Office has published its Covid-19 vaccination bulletin which includes important updates in clinical guidance for the vaccination programme.

A round up of the latest news stories including:

• Frontline healthcare workers to receive Covid-19 booster vaccine
• Minister for Health publishes revised Implementation Plan for the National Maternity Strategy
• New National Clinical Effectiveness Guideline for COPD published
• US President Joe Biden congratulates new Roscommon hospice
• New 24-hour paediatric care unit opens at Tallaght University Hospital
• Three Irish professors selected as Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing

• Frontline nurse in the US wins lottery on day she retires

Nursing students at Munster Technological University (MTU) have produced a video of their experiences during the Covid-19 pandemic.

As we continue our series to highlight the work of our Board members, in this issue we speak with NMBI Vice President, Dr Louise Kavanagh McBride.