The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) is the regulator for the professions of nursing and midwifery in Ireland. We have a statutory obligation to protect the public and the integrity of the practice of the professions of nursing and midwifery under the Nurses and Midwives Act 2011, as amended.
In fulfulling our core functions, we:
- maintain the Register of Nurses and Midwives and a Candidate Register for student nurses and midwives
- set the standards for the education of nurses and midwives
- approve programmes of education necessary for registration and monitor these programmes on an ongoing basis
- support our registrants by providing appropriate guidance on professional conduct and ethics for both registered nurses and midwives
- investigate and consider complaints against nurses and midwives.