{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"NMBI Voice","title":"Realities of Registration - Dr Ray Healy","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2355,"description":"Kathyann Barrett is joined by Dr Ray Healy, NMBI’s Director of Registration, to unpack one of the regulator’s core functions: maintaining the nursing and midwifery register. \nFrom Irish and EU-trained nurses with streamlined pathways, to UK applicants navigating post-Brexit changes, to the thousands of nurses arriving from India, the Philippines, and beyond, Ray explains the complexities of recognising qualifications and the rigorous steps involved in ensuring only those meeting the highest standards are licensed to practise. \nHe also reflects on global challenges — from conflicts that disrupt access to documentation, to the balance between fairness for applicants and the regulator’s duty to protect the public.\nThe conversation covers the annual renewal process, the digitisation of NMBI’s systems, and the supports available for applicants along the way. Ultimately, it highlights the constant balancing act between efficiency, fairness, and safeguarding public trust.\nTHINGS WE SPOKE ABOUT\nHow Dr. Ray Healy’s journey from nursing to policy to regulation shapes his perspective on registration.\nWhat it really means to be “on the register” — and why it’s central to public safety.\nThe impact of Brexit, global conflicts, and documentation gaps on nurses seeking registration.\nWhy India and the Philippines are now Ireland’s largest sources of new nurses.\nThe rigorous recognition process, from fraud checks to adaptation placements and aptitude tests.\nWhy registration is ultimately a daily balancing act between fairness, efficiency, and protecting the public.\nGUEST DETAILS\nDr Ray Healy is NMBI’s Director of Registration. He is a Registered General Nurse, having worked in orthopaedic and neurosurgical settings across public and private services at St James's Hospital, Dublin, in the NHS England, and in the Beacon and Hermitage hospitals in Dublin. \nPrior to his appointment to NMBI in 2021, Ray was a Project Officer in the Chief Nursing Officer’s Office in the Department of...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_puwlRV-jQV59o_iL6UDziWgWz1AW_sngpcc5SHfgfQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82NmIw/MjliOGI3YzlhZjlm/MTgzNjFmODIzNGVl/YThiNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}