Student Nurses and Student Midwives to join the Vaccinator Workforce
The HSE’s Covid-19 vaccination programme has been expanding in scale and pace since the rollout began in December 2020 and now students in health professions are being recruited to join the vaccinator workforce. These students will be contributing to the national effort and playing a key role in protecting the population.
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Professor Michael Rigby joins the Board of NMBI
Professor Michael Rigby has joined the Board of NMBI, after being nominated by the Health Information and Quality Authority.
Professor Rigby has held professorial posts in the UK, Ireland, and Sweden and has extensive experience in health service development and delivery, and in research into health policy and management.
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Dr Judith Foley, Education Officer and former Director of Education Standards for Nursing at NMBI Retires
On 14 May NMBI said a fond farewell to our great colleague Dr Judith Foley RGN, RCN, RNT, BNS, MEd, PG Cert Psychology, EdD, FFNMRCSI. Judith was part of the NMBI team for 18 years, working as an Education Officer and spending 5 years as Director of Education Standards for Nursing.
Through her knowledge, experience, dedication and commitment Judith made a vitally important contribution to the work of NMBI and has left a lasting impact on the organisation.
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NMBI publishes National Quality Clinical Learning Environment Audit Tool and Guidelines
A new National Quality Clinical Learning Environment audit tool and guidelines have been designed for use in all higher education institutions (HEIs) and associated healthcare providers (AHCPs) where pre-registration nursing and midwifery students are placed during their training.
The audit tool and guidelines were developed by a working group composed of representatives from HEIs, AHCPs, Trade Unions and NMBI professional standards and education staff.
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International Day of the Midwife 2021 – a Message from Dawn Johnston
5 May has been recognised and celebrated as International Day of the Midwife around the world for many years. This year, for the second year in a row, we marked the day amid a global pandemic.
Midwives play a vitally important role in Irish society, providing support to women and their families at a time of profound change in their lives.
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Celebrating International Nurses Day 2021
Each year May 12 is celebrated globally as International Nurses Day, to coincide with the birth of Florence Nightingale. Nightingale was best known as the founder of modern nursing and for her efforts to reform healthcare by improving hygiene practices and using evidence to improve practice.
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News Round
A round up of the latest news stories including:
- Final Evaluation Report demonstrated the many benefits of Advanced Nursing Practitioners
- Funding of €1.58m provided for 24 additional Lactation Consultants
- Reeves Day Surgery Centre officially opened at Tallaght University Hospital
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HPRA Information Update
The Health Products Regulatory Authority has published the 103rd edition of its Drug Safety Newsletter. The special edition includes information about the EMA review of very rare cases of thrombosis in combination with thrombocytopenia following the Covid-19 vaccine Janssen.
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