CORU’s Winter 2015 Newsletter

CORU's Winter 2015 Newsletter is now available to view. Please click her to open the Newsletter in pdf.

Election of Members for Appointment to the Radiographers Registration Board 2015

ELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE RADIOGRAPHERS REGISTRATION BOARD (S.I. No 150 of 2014)

RETURNING OFFICER’S DECLARATION
Notice of candidates elected

Notice of election of members for appointment to the Radiographers Registration Board and request for nominations of…

CORU welcomes transfer of registration of optometrists and dispensing opticians from Opticians Board

The Optical Registration Board at CORU has welcomed the transfer of the professional regulation of optometrists and dispensing opticians from the Opticians Board to Ireland’s multi-profession health regulator, CORU.
The transfer, which follows a decision by the Government to rationalise…

CORU welcomes Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians

CORU welcomes Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians

The Optical Registration Board at CORU has welcomed the transfer of the professional regulation of optometrists and dispensing opticians from the Opticians Board to Ireland’s multi-profession health regulator, CORU.
The transfer,…

Registration Deadline:Radiographers and Radiation Therapists

Radiographers and radiation therapists currently practising have until 31 October to apply for registration with CORU, the regulatory body for health and social care professionals.
Special transition provisions available to practitioners currently practising will expire on 31 October. …

Health and Social Care Interprofessional Learning Conference 2015

The Health and Social Care Interprofessional Learning Conference took place on the 6 of October. The inaugural conference was jointly hosted by the main Irish health and social care regulators including CORU, the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland (PSI), the Medical Council, the Nursing…

Online Renewal System - Update

Renew Online

The online registration renewals system has been updated to include PIN (Personal Identification Number) access.
The change to the system is based on feedback received from users. The original password based – CORU Account Login - will continue to be available for those…

CORU seeks applications for Panel of Assessors

CORU would like to invite applications from suitably qualified individuals interested in becoming a member of the Panel of Assessors for several of our Registration Boards.

We are seeking practitioners and academics (educators) with a minimum of five years professional experience as…

Health and Social Care Interprofessional Learning Conference 2015

Notice: Health and Social Care Interprofessional Learning Conference 2015

The main Irish health and social care regulators – CORU, the Medical Council, the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, supported by the Dental Council – will jointly…

Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, appoints the Optical Registration Board

Appointment of members to the Optical Registration Board

The members of the IORB were appointed to the Optical Registration Board on 11 February 2015. The first statutory meeting occurred on 4 March 2015.

On the 9th of April 2014, The Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly TD announced…

Transfer of Competent Authority for Occupational Therapists

The Occupational Therapists Registration Board at CORU opened its register on 31 March 2015. The Board is now designated as the competent authority for Occupational Therapists under Directive 2005/36/EC is assessing all new applications for the recognition of qualifications from outside…

Statutory Registration for Occupational Therapists has commenced

31 March 2015: Occupational Therapists Register opens 

A further step in regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals

Statutory registration for Occupational Therapists has commenced. Members of the profession are invited to apply for registration at www.coru.ie.

The opening…

Social Care Workers Registration Board Appointed

Appointment of members to the Social Care Workers Registration Board

The Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD, confirmed on the 27 March 2015 the establishment of and appointment of members to the Social Care Workers Registration Board, under the Health and Social Care Professionals Act…

Information for Healthcare Professionals Providing Cross-Border Healthcare in the State

Regulation 15 of the European Union (Application of Patients’ Rights in Cross-Border Healthcare) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I . No. 65 of 2015) implementing Article 4(2)(d) of the European Union Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare…

Stakeholders sought for Framework Review Project

The Education Team at CORU are currently undertaking a review of the Framework for Criteria and Standards of Proficiency for Education and Training Programmes.

The large scale consultation will be conducted in August & September and previously identified stakeholders will be invited to…

CORU Information Guides

Below are some information Guides that may provide you with extra information on CORU.

• Guide to CORU
• Guide to Registration
• Guide to the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics
• Guide to CPD

CORU Fitness to Practise Launch-Ginny Hanrahan CEO/Registrar’s Speech

Minister Lynch, Ladies and Gentlemen,

As CEO and Registrar of CORU it gives me great pleasure to welcome you all here this morning. As Tom (Jordan, Chairperson) has said this is a very significant day for users of Ireland’s health and social care services.

It is also a very important…

Minister Lynch launches Fitness to Practise for Ireland’s Health and Social Care Professionals

Minister Lynch launches Fitness to Practise for Ireland’s Health and Social Care Professionals.

CORU, Ireland’s Health and Social Care Professional Regulator will protect the public by ensuring professional standards are being met

Wednesday, 21 January 2015: The Minister with…