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Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann
Board Election 2012
Submission made to the Mental Health Commission
HIQA Publishes Guidance on Improving Patient Safety
Irish Pain Nurses and Midwives Society - New Website
Anam Cara - Supporting Parents After Bereavement
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Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann
Following the signing of Commencement Order (S.I. No. 385) of 2012, our name has changed to Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann, or, Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. This change of name reflects the recognition of midwifery as a separate and distinct profession.



 
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Board Election 2012

The Board Election 2012 was completed on 1 October 2012. An Bord Altranais became the first regulator to hold an election by e-voting and eight nurses and midwives have been appointed to the new Board.


Part 4 of the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2011 required the Minister of Health to appoint a new Board to Bord Altranais agus Cnáimhseachais na hÉireann, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland. The Board, comprising 23 members, includes eight elected registered nurses and midwives, representing general, children’s, psychiatric, intellectual disability, public health nursing, midwifery, care of older persons and nursing and midwifery education in the public health sector.


Commencement Order (S.I. No. 275) of 2012 necessary for the election of the new Board was published on 25 July 2012. Procedures specified by the Minister for the election of the eight registered nurses and midwives to the Board provided that the election would take the form of an electronic ballot. Every nurse and midwife on the Register on the 22 August 2012 was entitled to vote in the election and over 91,000 nurses and midwives were entitled to cast one vote in each of the eight polls undertaken. Each eligible nurse and midwife was provided with a unique identifier, called the voting registration number (VRN), to use when accessing the electronic voting system.


Nominations opened on the 27 August 2012 and closed on the 14 September 2012. There were a total of thirty-six candidates declared eligible and elections were held in each of the eight categories.  The ballot opened at 9.00 a.m. on the 19September 2012 and closed at 4.00 p.m. on the 1October 2012. The names of the eight successful candidates elected to the new Board were confirmed to the Minister for Health on 1 October 2012:


Category 1 (General Nursing) Madeline Spiers

Category 2 (Children’s Nursing) Linda Phelan

Category 3 (Psychiatric Nursing) John Murray

Category 4 (Intellectual Disability Nursing) Noel Giblin

Category 5 (Midwifery) Sinead Cleary

Category 6 (Public Health Nursing) Essene Cassidy

Category 7 (Nursing and Midwifery Education) Mary Connor

Category 8 (Care of Older Persons) Mary Barrett.


An Bord Altranais is the first regulator to hold an election using electronic voting (e-voting) and great care was taken in developing the process to ensure security and the integrity of the ballot.  A comments section was designed into the e-voting system and as part of the review and evaluation process following the election we will now examine all of the feedback that we received in the course of the election. This review will serve a number of purposes. It will inform our processes moving forward and assist us in providing a better service to nurses and midwives, particularly in the streamlining and improvement of our e-voting system. We will publish the report of our review on-line once it is completed. If you would like to provide further feedback on the election process please email us at election@nursingboard.ie


Many thanks to all those nurses and midwives who participated in the election, to those who put themselves forward as candidates and to those who voted.  We would like to congratulate those elected members of the Board. Together with a further three registered nurses or midwives to be appointed, these people are your representatives on the Board and will represent your views, concerns and professional expertise in all matters of Board business, ensuring that the Board’s remit to enhance public protection is met through informed decision making.


The Minister for Health will now appoint all 23 members of the Board to include the eight elected members of the Board and another Commencement Order will be published by the Minister to allow the Board to take office and to commence implementation of the Nurses and Midwives Act, 2012.

 
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Submission made to the Mental Health Commission

An Bord Altranais participates in consultations on matters relating to nurses and midwives and the practice of nursing and midwifery. In September An Bord Altranais' responded to a consultation by the Mental Health Commission through a written submission.


The consultation was entitled 
Consultation on Draft Seclusion and Physical Restraint Reduction Strategy.  To read the Board's response, click here


 
HIQA Publishes Guidance on Improving Patient Safety
New guidance to improve patient safety and strengthen safeguards around the use of personal health information has been published by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) is the independent Authority established to drive continuous improvement in Ireland’s health and personal social care services, monitor the safety and
quality of these services and promote person-centred care for the benefit of the public.  



Guidance document attached: HIQA Guidance on information governance



 
Irish Pain Nurses and Midwives Society - New Website

The Irish Pain Nurses and Midwives Society (IPNMS) have launched a new website. The IPNMS is a specialised professional organisation of practicing Nurses, Midwives, Clinical Scientists and others.


The IPNMS is committed to promoting the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of pain by supporting activities such as professional practice, education, research, advocacy and networking. It seeks to provide a collective voice in order to increase knowledge of pain and transform public policy and professional clinical practice to reduce pain and suffering. The website will be of interest to a wide variety of people such as:


• nurses, midwives and all healthcare professionals with an interest in pain management

• patients who wish to become more informed about their pain and how to manage it

• the general public to provide greater knowledge of pain and increased understanding of living with pain.


The website address is http://www.ipnms.ie/ 


For further information contact: info@ipnms.ie

 
Anam Cara - Supporting Parents After Bereavement
Anam Cara's biggest fundraiser is taking place on Saturday 3 November 2012....
The Anam Cara National Bag Pack is taking place in Dunnes Stores Grocery outlets across Ireland.  They would be delighted if you would consider helping them between 10am - 2pm or 2pm - 6pm on Saturday 3 November at your nearest Dunnes Stores.  All offers of help are very much appreciated as this is a wonderful opportunity to raise the funds they will need for the Anam Cara group activities in 2013.


For more information, go to their Website or contact them at info@anamcara.ie or phone 01 4045378.
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