Former Dundalk IT head of nursing appointed new Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health

 

Dr Siobhan O'Halloran

Dr Siobhan O’Halloran

Dr Siobhan O’Halloran has been appointed as Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health.

Dr O’Halloran is the former Head of the School of Nursing, Midwifery, Health Studies and Applied Science at Dundalk IT, where she was based from 2004-2006.

Dr O’Halloran’s new job will be ensuring that the role of nursing and midwifery is represented at the highest level in terms of policy making for the health service.