Registration is open for the fourth and final event in the NMBI Series 2023 – Partnership in Practice in Dundalk on Wednesday, 22 November. 

Our annual National Student Midwife Debate was held on 10 November and hosted by the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Sciences.

NMBI’s Registration Committee has decided to extend the period of validity for English Language test results for a defined cohort of applicants. 

Last month our Directors of Registration, Dr Ray Healy and Fitness to Practise, Orla Crowe spoke at the Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Directors of Nursing and Midwifery.

Our Director of Education, Policy and Standards, Carolyn Donohoe took part in a panel discussion at the National Patient Safety Office (NPSO) Conference 2023 on 19 October.

NMBI is seeking expressions of interest from registered midwives and lay members of the public to participate in the work of its Fitness to Practise Committees.

Earlier this year, NMBI launched an emotional support service for our registrants and witnesses during the Fitness to Practice (FTP) process. 

Our Director of Fitness to Practise, Orla Crowe and a member of our PPC division presented to the Nurses Executive Meeting at St James’s Hospital on 25 October.