In September, we attended the National Ploughing Championships to promote awareness of NMBI and the professions. We met with the public, our nursing and midwifery colleagues, as well as future nurses and midwives.

On 27 September, in partnership with CORU; the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland; the Veterinary Council; the Dental Council and the Medical Council of Ireland, we hosted a healthcare regulator fitness to practise (FTP) conference.

The Irish Times Higher Options fair took place last month and NMBI, in partnership with our colleagues from the Office of Nursing and Midwifery Service Director, were there to meet with second level students from across the country.

We have published two new position statements on the Guiding Principles for Telehealth Nursing and Midwifery, and Practice Learning Experience for Undergraduate Nursing and Midwifery Registration Programmes.

Last month, members of NMBI spoke at the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation’s (CLEAR) 44th Annual Educational Conference in Baltimore, Maryland.

We are mandated by the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended to set and publish standards and requirements for specialist nursing and midwifery education programmes.