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NMBI Board approves new midwives’ standards
   
The NMBI Board approved new practice standards for midwives at its meeting on February 24 and they will be launched in May. Read more.
 
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Nurses and midwives invited to participate in professional competence survey
   
Registered nurses and midwives are being invited to participate in a survey to gather opinions and perspectives on the design of a professional competence scheme. Read more.
 
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Ombudsman closes applicant’s complaint case
   
A recent complaint brought to the Ombudsman by an applicant for registration to the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) has now been closed. Read more.
 
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Reminder: mature candidates to nursing/midwifery written assessment test application
   
Have you applied to the Central Applications Office (CAO) as a mature code candidate to the nursing/midwifery degree programme by the deadline of 1 February? Read more.
 
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Save the date: Midwives Week 
   
Midwives Week will take place from Tuesday 5 May, the International Day of the Midwife, to Friday 8 May. Events will include the launch of the Practice Standards for Midwives 2015 and a student midwives’ debate on management of the third stage of labour. Read more.   
 
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WIT nursing student receives prestigious international award
   
Dawn Smyth, a nursing student at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), was announced as a winner of the prestigious Undergraduate Awards 2014 in the Nursing & Midwifery Category for her work entitled Abortion: Exploring the Ethical, Legal and Political Challenges. Read more.
 
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