New Memorandum of Understanding signed between HIQA and the NMBI
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) and the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on areas of potential cooperation and collaboration in the interest of ensuring appropriate assessment of information by NMBI and HIQA and the protection of the health and welfare of people who use health and social services in Ireland.
The new MOU aims to promote collaboration in areas of common interest where cooperation will lead to better services and better outcomes for people using health and social care services. HIQA and NMBI will communicate as appropriate on all matters of strategic and mutual operational interest on a formal basis and will facilitate cooperation on cross-referral of information where one organization believes it falls within the remit of the other and where there are concerns in relation to the professional standards or conduct of nurses or midwives.
Mary Griffin, Chief Executive of the NMBI, welcomed the development and said: “This collaboration between NMBI and HIQA will support us in continuing to work together to protect the public and maintain high standards of patient care. This MoU is another step in delivering on partnership across government agencies in promoting the patient safety agenda.”
Phelim Quinn, Chief Executive of HIQA, said: “This MoU will underpin future cooperation between our two organizations and assist in our shared vision of protecting the health and welfare of all of those who use health and social care services in Ireland. We are delighted to put already informal cooperation between the two organizations on a more formal basis.”
The full text of the MoU is available on the websites of both organizations:
www.nmbi.ie and www.hiqa.ie
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For media queries please contact: Suzanne O’Brien, Communications Manager, HIQA, sobrien@hiqa.ie, 087 6241216