As we celebrate International Day of the Midwife and International Nurses Day, NMBI recognises the professionals whose impact is felt every day, throughout our health system.
Nurses and midwives bring compassion, integrity and care to their work. Their commitment is evident in the profound human connections they forge with patients, families and communities.
Niamh McDonald and Jeanne Tarrant from our Fitness to Practise Department recently attended ATU Mayo and spoke with 2nd Year general and mental health nursing students about our fitness to practise process.
On Monday, 30 March we held a webinar to launch the revised National Competence Assessment Document. The session highlighted how the documents align with the new Registered Nurse Programmes Standards.
In April's episode of NMBI Voice, Kathyann Barrett is joined by Jess Sears, an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Inclusion Health Epilepsy at St James’s Hospital and Emer Shine, a midwife who runs the Daisy Clinic at The Coombe Hospital.
Coming up in May's episode of NMBI Voice, Rachel Kenna, the Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health speaks to Kathyann about the critical role nurses and midwives play in shaping high-level health policy, leading workforce reform, and embracing a digital future.
On 9 April, we welcomed undergraduate and post-graduate midwifery students from across the country to a dedicated engagement event to strengthen our relationship with the next generation of midwives.
Last month, our CEO Carolyn Donohoe took part in a World Health Organisation (WHO) sub‑regional workshop on health workforce education and regulation in Yerevan, Armenia.
In February, NMB partnered with the HSE Talent Attraction and Engagement Team (TAE) and the Office of the Nursing and Midwifery Services Director (ONMSD) to deliver an online information webinar for nursing and midwifery students studying in Great Britain.
Nurses and midwives are invited to attend a national webinar on the National Shared Care Record (NSCR) on 6 May 2026 at 12 noon, as part of the National Webinar Series hosted by the National Digital for Care Nursing and Midwifery Advisory Group.
