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Appointments to Registration Boards - December 2022 – March 2023

Health and Social Care Professionals Council

Paul Hersee was appointed as a representative of Dispensing Opticians. Marcella Finnerty was appointed as a representative of Psychotherapists. Patricia Jordan was reappointed as a representative of Counsellors. 

Medical Scientists Registration Board

Anne Clooney was appointed as a representative engaged in the practice of the profession. Martina Ring was appointed to the Board as a representative engaged in the management of the profession while Mary McGrath was appointed as a representative engaged in the education of the profession.

Counsellors and Psychotherapists Registration Board

Patricia Jordan and Rachel Mooney were reappointed to the Board as representative engaged in the practice of the profession. Patrick Benson and Catriona Bradley were reappointed as representatives of the interest of the general public. Brian Gillen was reappointed as a representative engaged in the management of the profession. Gillian O’Brien was reappointed as a representative of the management in the private/voluntary health/social care sectors.

Occupational Therapists Registration Board

Michael Bergin was reappointed to the Board as a representative involved in the education of the profession.

Optical Registration Board

Jillian Flaherty was appointed as a Dispensing Optician representative engaged in the practice of the profession. John Paul Odigbo was appointed as an Optician representative engaged in the management of the profession.

Declan John Hovenden was reappointed as an Optician representative engaged in the education of the profession.

Podiatrists Registration Board

Georgina Gethin was appointed as a representative engaged in the education of the profession.

Thank you

CORU would like to welcome all new members and thank them for taking on this important role. We would also like to express our thanks to all of the outgoing Council and Registration Board members for the time, commitment and contribution they made to CORU during their tenure.

A special thanks in particular to the members of the Social Care Workers Registration Board for their hard work over the last 8 years who now must step down ahead of the Register opening in November 2023. 

To our Council members James Forbes, David Irwin and Carmel Smith whose terms of office have now expired after 8 years in situ and to Michael Redmond whose has expired after 4 years of service - we thank you for your dedication to CORU during this tenure.