asked the Minister for Health the average time for a nurse to register with Bord Altranais from the date of application to the date of registration.
Written Answers. - Register of Nurses.
There are eight divisions of the Register of Nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais. The position regarding the average time for the processing of an application from a nurse in Ireland for registration is set out beneath. It is not possible to give an average time for the processing of overseas' applications as each case is unique.
General Nursing Division |
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Psychiatric Nursing Division Sick Childrens' Division Mental Handicap Division |
Four weeks after date of receipt of application by An Bord. |
Midwifery Division |
Up to recently, there had been a considerable backlog in the processing of applications for this Division. The present position, however, is that for new applications registration follows ten weeks after date of receipt of application. |
Public Health Nursing Division Nurse Tutors Division |
Immediately registered on receipt of application. |
Clinical Teachers Division |
Not relevant as there has been no application for registration in this division for a number of years. |