Pictured (L to R): Dr Ray Healy, Director of Registration, NMBI; Dr Kateryna Komar, Director State Agency, Centre for Nursing Development of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine; Dr Karn Cliffe, NMBI Director of Professional Standards - Midwifery/Head of Education; Niamh McDonald, Liaison Officer, Fitness to Practise; Hanna Hlushchenko, Head of Department State Agency, Centre for Nursing Development of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine and Olena Nykonchuck, Head of the Science Sector of the Department of Medical Personnel, Education and Science, Ministry of Health, Ukraine

We were delighted to welcome the Ukrainian Chief Nurse and colleagues from the Ministry for Health to our office in Blackrock, Co Dublin earlier this month.

The delegation is in Ireland as part of a partnership programme to support their work in building nursing and midwifery services in Ukraine. During their visit, they heard from our Director of Registration, Dr Ray Healy; Director of Professional Standards - Midwifery/Head of Education, Dr Karn Cliffe and Niamh McDonald, Liaison Officer in our Fitness to Practise Department who spoke about legislation, process and our role in supporting the professions.

We would thank them for taking time out to visit us.