NMBI’s Director of Registration has praised the 76,500 nurses and midwives who have renewed their registration for 2022.

NMBI CEO, Sheila McClelland will deliver the keynote address at the 2022 All-Ireland Maternity and Midwifery Festival taking place on Tuesday, 29 March at The Helix, Dublin City University and streamed online.

We are delighted to announce that the Board of NMBI has approved a new ‘Requirements Section’ for the Nurse Registration Programmes Standards and Requirements. This was last reviewed in 2016 and the Education Department worked with experts in the field to update and improve the process.

NMBI has welcomed the return of the Nightingale Challenge Programme in 2022 and has pledged to play its full part again.

The Board of NMBI has made decisions as to findings and sanctions arising from two complaints received.

The findings are published in full on NMBI's Findings and Decisions page.

Organisers of a major international conference on advanced nursing have issued a call for abstracts ahead of the event.

University College Dublin (UCD) is the venue for the 12th International Council of Nurses Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nursing Network Conference from 21 to 24 August 2022.

The HSE National Immunisation Office has published its Covid-19 vaccination bulletin which includes important updates in clinical guidance for the vaccination programme.

The Health Products Regulatory Authority has published the 106th edition of its Drug Safety Newsletter. 

A round up of the latest news stories including:

• Academics argue for role of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• MND nurse launches Donegal Mountain Climb Challenge
• Irish Cancer Society announces Research Champion Award 2022

As we continue our series highlighting the work of our Board members, in this issue we speak with Mark Blake-Knox, Board member and member of the Audit and Risk Committee, and Fitness to Practise Committee (2011)