Last month, members of NMBI spoke at the Council on Licensure, Enforcement and Regulation’s (CLEAR) 44th Annual Educational Conference in America.

The conference, which took place from 16 to 19 September in Baltimore, Maryland, brings together more than 500 members of the regulatory community from across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

CLEAR promotes regulatory excellence through conferences, educational programs, webinars, seminars and symposia. The organisation provides networking opportunities, publications and research services for those involved with, or affected by, professional and occupational regulation.

Our Interim Chief Executive, Carolyn Donohoe and our Director of Registration Dr Ray Healy spoke about the use of information and communication technologies to improve health, healthcare services and facilitate wellness.

Ray also took part in panel discussions about supporting regulation of a global workforce and advancing ethical international recruitment of healthcare workers amidst global staffing shortages.

Our Liaison Officer, Niamh McDonald gave a presentation about the implementation of compassion in regulatory investigations and spoke about how NMBI is utilising undertakings and/or consents to bring fitness to practise (FTP) complaints against nurses and midwives to an earlier conclusion. She provided an analysis of the type of cases in which the process was used and how NMBI can use an evidence-based approach to improve the overall outcome for public safety and practitioner wellbeing.