As we look to the future of nursing and midwifery in Ireland, I am delighted to share a number of key milestones that reflect both renewal and progress within NMBI.

Firstly, on behalf of the Board, I warmly welcome Carolyn Donohoe as NMBI’s new Chief Executive Officer. Carolyn brings a wealth of professional experience and a deep commitment to regulatory excellence and public service. Her leadership will be instrumental as we continue to evolve how we protect the public and support our registrants.

In recent weeks, we concluded our public consultation on the Statement of Strategy 2026–2029. I want to express my sincere thanks to all who took part—registrants, students, educators, members of the public, service users, public bodies, trade unions and healthcare partners. Your voices and shared insights are essential in helping us shape a strategy that will guide our priorities for the years ahead as we continue to modernise regulation in line with the needs of our health system, the public and our professions. The strategy we are now developing will ensure we continue to deliver forward-thinking regulation that supports nurses and midwives in delivering safe, high-quality care. We look forward to sharing the final strategy with you early next year.

We were also pleased to launch the updated MyNMBI portal, which went live in August. This enhanced digital platform offers a more user-friendly experience for registrants, applicants and students. It streamlines access to essential services, supports faster processing times and ensures the quality and reliability of data used in workforce planning. This upgrade reflects our ongoing investment and commitment in digital innovation to better serve our stakeholders. We would like to thank the Department of Health for their support with this key enhancement.

We are inviting applications to fill a casual vacancy on the Board of NMBI. This vacancy is open to nurses registered in the Intellectual Disability division of the Register. Serving on the Board is an important opportunity to contribute to the ongoing regulation and development of the professions. I encourage anyone who is eligible to consider applying.

As you will read in this eZine, NMBI is continuing to improve and promote our work to protect the public and support the professions. Carolyn and members of the NMBI team have been working hard, and in this issue you can read about the important developments within our organisation.

September is an important month with a new cohort of registered nurses and midwives and a new candidate register of student nurses and midwives joining the NMBI Register. On behalf of the Board, I wish you all the very best in your future trajectories.

Finally, on behalf of the Board, I would like to thank you for your continued engagement and dedication to the nursing and midwifery professions.