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August 2010

  • Appointment of Social Workers Registration Board - A significant step has been made towards the statutory registration of Social Workers with the appointment of the Social Workers Registration Board, by the Minister for Health & Children, Ms. Mary Harney T.D. on 5th August 2010. See full announcment.

July 2010

June 2010

  • Coru announces a meeting for the Health and Social Care Professionals Council on the 8th July 2010 in Milford Care Centre, Castletroy, Limerick
  • Meeting held with the Minister for Health and Children on 16th June 2010

May 2010

  • Coru (The Health and Social Care Professionals Council) commenced a consultation with educators and other interested parties on a framework for guidelines concerning the Standards of Education and Training and the processes for the monitoring of education and training programmes for professionals to be registered.  The consultation closed on 11 June 2010. Thanks are offered to everyone who took part in this process. For further information, please contact education@coru.ie

March 2010

  • Coru announces appointment of the Health and Social Care Professionals Council's new chairperson Tom Jordan

February 2010

  • Coru announces launch of new website

January 2010

  • Coru hosts second consultation worskshop with representatives from all the Professions to be regulated. The objective of these workshops was to inform the development of the draft framework for a Common Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics. Click here to see Consultations