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Contact Information Sheet

Contact Information Sheet
  • id
  • date
    2010-11-11
  • Geographical Area
    Europe
  • Jurisdiction
    Republic of Ireland
  • Organisation
    The Irish Nursing Board An Bord Altranais
  • Address

    Postal Address
    18/20 Carysfort Avenue,
    Blackrock,
    Co Dublin
    IRELAND

    Location Address
    18/20 Carysfort Avenue,
    Blackrock,
    Co Dublin
    IRELAND

  • Phone
    353-1-639-8500
  • Fax
    353-1-639-8595
  • Email
  • Website
    www.nursingboard.ie
  • Contact Point
    Name: Eugene Donoghue
    Position: Chief Executive Officer
  • Regulatory Body
    An Bord Altranais (Irish Nursing Board) is the regulatory body for the nursing profession. An Bord Altranais was established under the Nurses Act, 1950, and currently operates under the Nurses Act, 1985. This Act provides for functions to be carried out by the Minister for Health and Children, the Board, the statutory Fitness to Practise Committee, other Committees appointed by the Board, The President and the Chief Executive Officer.

    The Board promotes high standards of professional education, training and practice and professional conduct among nurses and midwives. Its main functions are:

    • to establish and maintain a register of nurses;
    • to provide for the education and training of nurses and student nurses;
    • to inquire into the conduct of  a registered nurse on the grounds of alleged professional misconduct or alleged unfitness to engage in such practice by reason of physical or mental disability;
    • to give guidance to the profession;
    • to manage the Nursing Careers Centre, which was set up in 1998 to facilitate a centralised system of processing and selection of applicants wishing to enter nursing; promote and market nursing as a career; provide careers information to registered nurses and midwives. http://www.nursingboard.ie/en/role_of_board.aspx (accessed on 23.04.2009)
  • Health System
    The Irish health care system is a socialised, universal public system and is governed by the Health Act 2004 which was established a new body to govern the national health service in the Republic of Ireland, the Health Service Executive.

    All persons resident in the Ireland are entitled to receive health care through the public health care system, which is managed by the Health Service Executive and funded by general taxation. A person may be required to pay a subsidised fee for certain health care received; this depends on income, age, illness or disability. All child health and maternity services are provided free of charge as is emergency care.

    Everyone living in the country, and visitors to Ireland who hold a European Health Insurance card, are entitled to free maintenance and treatment in public beds in Health Service Executive and voluntary hospitals. Out-patient services are also provided for free. However some people may have to pay subsidised hospital charges.

    Sourced from:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland#Health_Care_System (accessed on 23.04.2009)

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