Fionnuala Cook √ X X √ X √ Marie Culliton √ X √ √ N X Ursula Fernée X √ X N X N Mo Flynn N N N N X X Kristin Quinn* √ √ √ √ √ √ Emma Stokes X √ X X √ N Deirdre Madden √ √TC X X X √ Mary O’Donnell √ √ √ √ √ √ Key to meeting attendance: √: attended X: apologies or absent *: Chairperson N: not on Committee on this date TC:joined by teleconference CC: Conference Call
At the close of 2014, there were five vacancies on the Radiographers Registration Board. In total four vacancies will be filled by registrant nomination and election subject to adequate numbers being registered and recent legislative changes. The Board have concerns that there is no representative on the Board for radiation therapists currently and make every effort to ensure the expertise of the radiation therapists are made available to the Board through the use of assessors and other advisers. We look forward to the filling of all of our vacant posts. Role Under the Act, the role of the Registration Boards at CORU is to protect the public by fostering high standards of professional conduct, education, training and competence through statutory registration of health and social care professionals. The Radiographers Registration has accordingly the following functions: Establishing and maintaining a Register of members of the profession. Assessing and recognising qualifications gained outside the State. Approving and monitoring education and training programmes. Devising the code of professional conduct and ethics. Setting the requirements for continuing professional development. Registration On 31 October 2013 statutory registration of radiographers and radiation therapists began. This milestone represented the culmination of many months of public consultation and policy development on the part of the Radiographers Registration Board. The Register has two divisions covering radiographers and radiation therapists. The Health Miscellaneous Act 2014 which was enacted in December 2014 provides for two separate registers to cover Radiographers and Radiation Therapists and preparation for this will be part of the Boards 2015 workplan. There are two pathways to registration: Section 91: applies to existing practitioners and is available only during the two year grandparenting/ of registration which will end on 31 October 2015. Section 38: applies to all new graduate and anyone applying to a register once the initial has expired In order to register an applicant must provide their personal details and include: An email address PPS Number Passport Number The full title of their qualification
Occupational Therapists planning to work in Ireland. The Board completed its work in 2014 to deliver all the requirements for this function. Policy Activities During the year the Board also reviewed and approved the following policies for the regulation of the profession: Protection of Title Fit and Proper decision making Assessment of Professional Competency (AoPC) Language Assessment Guidelines Attendance at Occupational Therapists Registration meetings 2014 18/02 29/04 10/06 08/07 16/09 23/10 25/11 Odhrán Allen X SL SL SL SL SL SL Gaynor Beyer √ X X √ √ √ √ June Boulger X X X X X √ X Fionnuala Cook √ √ √ X X √ √ Anthony Gilligan √ X R R R R R Ailish √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Orla McDonnell √ √ X √ √ X √ Tina McGrath √ √ √ X √ X X Clodagh Nolan* √ √ X √ X √ √ Lana O’Gorman X X √ √ √ √ X Máire O’Leary √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Anne-Maree Quinn √ √ √ √ √ √ Secas √ √ X X √ √ √
The Council at CORU has adopted a framework for a common Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics (the Council Code) has been agreed by the 14 professions following consultation. The Interim Registration Board has ensured that the unique requirements of the two professions are addressed when developing its draft Codes of Professional Conduct and Ethics. Other Policy Preparations During the year the Interim Board has reviewed and agreed draft policies on the following: Registration Framework code Consultation model Bye-law process and preparation Fit and Proper decision making framework Voluntary removal from register Recognition of international qualifications policy Approval and monitoring guidance for programme providers. Attendance at IORB meetings 2014 20 05 27 06 28 07 29 09 31 10 01 12 Norma Judge √ √ √ √ √ √ Vivienne Starr √ √ √ √ √ √ Owen Blee √ √ √ √ √ √ Éilis Dolan-English √ √ √ √ √ √ Peter McGrath Chair √ √ √ √ √ √ Seamus Boland X √ √ √ √ √ Peter Davison √ X X √ √ √ Majella Daly √ √ X √ √ X Martin Coyne √ √ X √ √ √ Charles Irwin √ √ √ √ √ √ Patricia Logan √ √ √ √ √ √ Ann Sheehan √ X √ √ √ √ John N N N √ √ √