Newsletter - Issue no 31, January 2014

NMBI will be hosting the first Midwives Week from 28 April to 2 May 2014 to mark the recognition of midwifery as a separate profession.

As part of the celebration, the Coombe Women’s and Infants University Hospital in partnership with NMBI will host their annual Essence of Care Conference on Thursday 1 May.

The conference will be held in Chartered Accountants House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. The theme for this year’s conference is “Collaboration in Maternal and Neonatal Care”.

Further details about the week will follow in the coming weeks and will be posted to our website and in our monthly ezines. If you have any questions or queries about this initiative, please contact Bernie Conolly, Midwifery Officer, NMBI at bconolly@nmbi.ie

NMBI Survey Into Public Attitudes To Nurses And Midwives

In the first research of its kind in Ireland, NMBI commissioned Amárach Research to conduct a survey of 1,001 members of the general public to identify public perception of nurses and midwives. Please click here for a full breakdown of the survey's findings.

Tax Credits On Registration Fees

For those nurses and midwives who are not claiming a tax credit for registration fees, the Board of the NMBI would like to bring to your attention that tax relief is available on annual retention fees. Please click here for further information.

NMBI New Fee Schedule 2014

At its meeting on 18 December 2013, the Board of NMBI approved changes to the fee schedule. This schedule will apply to all applications received by NMBI on or after 1 January 2014.

Please note the registration fee for first time newly qualified Irish Registrants has not changed. Please click here for further details.

Irish Medicines Board (IMB) Safety Information about Counterfeit Dermal Fillers

NMBI is assisting the IMB in communicating the following safety information. IMB has recently been notified of the supply of counterfeit dermal fillers to the Irish market. Please click here to read the safety letter and the accompanying safety notice.

Events, Courses and Research that may be of interest to you

NMBI is happy to host the advertisement/promotion of an event/course/research that may be of interest to nurses and midwives and meets the Board's standards as a regulator. Please see our policy and disclaimer for the promotion and advertisement of external courses/research and events on our website for further information.

NMBI also provides a directory that has information on hundreds of continuing education and professional development programmes that have NMBI Category 1 approval. This Directory is available to access on our website and is managed by the Education Department of the Board.

1. Centre for Midwifery Education, The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Prospectus 2014

Please click here for the 2014 prospectus for the Centre for Midwifery Education, The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital.

2. National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre Study Day 7 February 2014

The National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre will hold its annual study day 'Perinatal Mortality' on Friday 7 February 2014 in the Mullingar Park Hotel, Mullingar, Co Westmeath.

For further information, please contact Leanne O’Connor, tel 021 4205053, email npec@ucc.ie

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