The 2022 annual registration renewal window will close on Monday, 31 January and NMBI would like to remind registrants who have yet to complete the process to do so as soon as possible. NMBI would also like to thank all of those who have already renewed.

Ms Sheila McClelland has been appointed CEO of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), the organisation’s President Essene Cassidy has announced.

Essene Cassidy, President of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) discussed the role of the regulator, modernisation and adapting during the global pandemic in the January edition of Eolas magazine.

More than 5,000 nurses and midwives were added to the NMBI Register in 2021, new data from the regulator shows.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) CEO Sheila McClelland and senior NMBI team members welcomed the Indian Ambassador to Ireland to the regulator’s County Dublin offices this month.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland has launched new guidance for nurses and midwives from outside the EU who are applying to join the Register and work in Ireland.

The document, which has been circulated to stakeholders and published on the NMBI website, sets out the steps to recognition of qualifications and subsequent registration. It also provides answers to applicants' most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland is expanding the panel of Education Assessors to assist our Registration Department.

The role of the Education Assessor is to assess applications from nurses and midwives who wish to have their qualifications recognised and join the Register.

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is inviting applications from registered nurses and midwives to participate in site inspections of Education Bodies (EB) and the Associated Health Care Providers (AHCP). Our inspection team consists of both academic and clinical nursing and midwifery staff.

We are inviting expressions of interest from public interest representatives to participate in the work of the Midwives Committee.

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.

Applications are invited for the following post:

Inquiries Legal Adviser – Fitness to Practise (Engineer Grade II)

A new research study has been launched on Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the transition of Newly Qualified Nurses and Midwives (NQNM) to their professional role in four European countries (Ireland, UK, Italy and Croatia).

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

This 42^nd edition includes information on the following:

• Booster or additional dose vaccination after breakthrough COVID-19 infection
• Checking a person’s age before vaccination
• Booster doses for people aged 16 years and older who are immunocompromised and have received an additional dose
• Children aged 12-15 years and booster doses
• Booster doses for those vaccinated abroad
• COVID-19 Vaccines: Important information regarding dates
• Updated report on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in pregnancy
• Covax Update
• Seasonal Influenza vaccine

A round up of the latest news stories including:

• Nurses and midwives to get €1,000 Covid recognition payment
• Irish Cancer Society Scholarships
• Pandemic sparks surge in applicants for English nursing/midwife courses
• History of Irish nurses in Britain to feature in second book

As we start the year, we continue our series focusing on the work of the NMBI Board. In this issue, we speak with Joseph Shalbin Kallarakkal, Board member and member of the Midwives Committee and Registration Committee.