Newsletter - Issue 21, March 2013

The Minister for Health Dr. James Reilly has launched an important new patient safety initiative - the first National Clinical Guideline - the National Early Warning Score for Ireland. National Clinical Guidelines will help to further improve the quality, safety and cost effectiveness of healthcare across Ireland.

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NMBI On-line Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Directory Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. What is the NMBI CPD Directory?

The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) CPD Directory is an on-line accessible directory of non-accredited CPD and in-service education and training programmes that are approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Board. These programmes are Category 1 approved. The Directory was launched in 2011. The Directory facilitates Nurses and Midwives access approximately 850 Category 1 approved programmes through 14 broad course groupings. The Directory has a search capacity and Registrants can enter key words and refine their search by geographical location. The Directory is accessible through the home page of the NMBI website www.nmbi.ie

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Development of a Child and Family Health Needs Assessment (CFHNA)

Public Health Nurses working in the Midlands (Laois, Offaly, Longford and Westmeath) are now using a CFHNA record to assess ‘at risk’ families. The development of this level two record was the result of two years work of a multidisciplinary steering group.

The steering group engaged the assistance of a PHN consultant to examine similar assessment frameworks in the UK. The framework selected is based on best practice from the UK and is contextualized within Irish child care policy and strategy.

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New Forum and Recommendations for Diabetes Injection Technique

The Forum for Injection Technique (FIT) Ireland has published new recommendations for diabetes injection technique best practice. FIT Ireland and the First Irish Injection Technique Recommendations are the latest to launch as part of the wider enterprise.

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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.

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