NEWSLETTER :FEBRUARY 2010
RCN's general election manifesto pledges:
Standing up for staff who speak out
Ensuring safer staffing levels
Giving nurses proper time to train
Protecting the nation's health
Improving care for those with long-term
RCN Congress and Exhibition
2010 Caring Together Bournemouth International
Centre 25-29 April 2010 Booking for
Congress and Exhibition is now
open.
Feb 10th: CONFERENCE
How to deliver and effective rehabilitation service for people with neurological conditions. To be held at the Thackray Museum (Leeds) Cost £50.
For bookings and more details call 0113 305 5086 or email adele.archer@nhs.net
March 8th Difficult Times, difficult choices at St Gemma's Hospice. Contact Jo Magras
for more details and to book email joanne.magras@rcn.org.uk
HCAs & APs WORKSHOP BEING HEARD- March 18th
One day workshops on effective communications for high quality care to be held at the Leeds Open University Centre in Boar Lane, Leeds.
For details and booking call the OU on 0113 244 4431 or email R07-HSC-Faculty-Assi@openmail.open.ac.uk
March 23rd
Yorkshire & Humber activists' conference.
INVITATION from neighbouring branch for Wednesday, April 14th
Sue Bernhauser will give a presentation on the Prime Ministers Commission on the Future of Nursing.
7.30-9pm at Huddersfield University
NEXT
BRANCH MEETING Tuesday, April 13th ---
Hillside
Bridge Centre, Bradford : Room FS
16/17 (to include pre-congress
discussions)
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*If any branch recruits 5 new HCAs in January, they will be awarded £100 for their branch funds. *Again in February, a further £100 is available for each branch if 5 HCAs are recruited. *And a further bonus of £50 is also on offer, all they need to do is recruit at least 1 new activist.
In total, some £250 is up for grabs, courtesy of Liverpool Victoria, for each branch in the region. Money that can be used by the branch for an office laptop, running more learning seminars, getting members to Congress - in fact anything. |
A national conference exploring Innovation & Excellence in Ward-Based Critical Care on Oct. 21st 2010 in LONDON Contact mike.roberts@mkupdate.co.uk
FUNDING FOR OUR MEMBERS: ----
Help with funding may be available for active branch members attending appropriate courses, etc;
please contact Sue Jenkins for more information -- suebrazil@hotmail.com