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06 Sept 2025

ATU Mayo to host midwifery workshop

The workshop on the new ‘Fitness to Practice’ process will run on Thursday, March 20 in Castlebar

ATU Mayo to host midwifery workshop

ATU Mayo, which will host the NMBI's 'Fitness to Practice' workshop on March 20

Atlantic Technological University have announced that that they will be running a workshop on the new midwifery ‘Fitness to Practice’ process in Mayo.

The workshop has been facilitated by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and will be held in ATU’s Mayo campus in Castlebar on Thursday, March 20.

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The event will be staged from 12 noon to 3 pm in St Mary’s Hall and aims to provide both students and registered nurses with insights into the role of the NMBI’s Fitness to Practice process and the impact of professional standards on the career of nurses.

The NMBI’s Liaison Officer for the Fitness to Practice Department, Niamh McDonald, and Jeanne Tarrant, who is a Fitness to Practice Officer, will be speaking at the event.

Christina Larkin, Head of the ATU Department of Nursing, Health Science, and Integrated Care, spoke on what she believes to be an important event for those in the sector.

“This is an information-sharing event open to all members of the nursing profession in our region and beyond,” she stated, “as well as anyone in healthcare interested in the Fitness to Practice process and the work of the NMBI.”

Those interested in attending can find the link to the course here.

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