NIPEC hosted a vibrant and well-attended conference: Stabilise, Reform and Deliver, in December 2025 which brought together more than 150 nurses and midwives from across Northern Ireland. The event highlighted significant regional achievements, strong collaboration across the professions, and a renewed focus on quality and was the platform for the launch of the Career and Development Model for Nursing and Midwifery and the Quality Excellence Framework. You can find out more about the conference sessions, speakers and the newly launched resources below.
| speaker/session | presentation | relevant NIPEC web resource |
| Prof. Maria McIlgorm CNO, DoH and Prof. Linda Kelly, Chief Executive, NIPEC | Launch of NI Career and Development Model | https://nursingandmidwiferycareersni.hscni.net/? |
| Mr Mike Nesbitt, Minister of Health NI | Minister’s Address | |
| Kelly Forbes, Senior Mental Health Practitioner (RMN), Southern GP Federation | RCN Nurse of the Year 2025 | |
| Dr Janine Stockdale, Lead Midwife for Education, QUB | Psychological Safety | |
| Brenda Carson, Senior Professional Officer, NIPEC | Launch of Quality Excellence Framework | https://nipec.hscni.net/quality-excellence-framework/
|
| Jonah Atos, International Nurse Coordinator, WHSCT Deepthi Roshan, Clinical & Patient Flow Co-ordinator, SHSCT |
Promoting education and leadership opportunities for our Global Majority workforce (pdf of slides) | https://nipec.hscni.net/projects-a-z/ethnic-diversity-equal-access-to-education-and-leadership-opportunities-for-all/ |
| Prof. Paula Holt MBE DL, Senior Nursing Adviser for the Code & Revalidation, NMC and Paula McLaren, Senior Nursing Adviser for Advanced Practice, NMC | NMC Professional Update Revalidation, The Code & ANP Standards (pdf of slides) | https://nipec.hscni.net/projects-a-z/ni-nmc-post-registration-standards-implementation-project/ |
| Kieran McCormick Deputy Chair of NIPEC, Council | ||
| Prof. Jason Leitch CBE FRCS, Global Health Leader, Strategic Advisor & Public Communicator | Keeping the faith…improvement (pdf of slides) | |
| Stephen Beattie,Acting Director of Strategic Planning and Customer Engagement, BSO | AI in Healthcare & its Impact on Practice (pdf of slides) | |
| Belfast Rock Choir | Celebrate Good Times | |
| Prof. Linda Kelly, Chief Executive, NIPEC | Closing Remarks |