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Annual Nursing and Midwifery Conference
The Trust has hosted nine very successful conferences, attended by nearly two hundred delegates from the Trust and elsewhere, and which have attracted many national presentations. For a second year the conference was held at the Civic Centre in Newcastle where nurses of all grades and experience will attend.
Quotes from the 2007 Conference:
“Our Trust is a very big organisation and this event provided an excellent opportunity to remind ourselves of the sheer diversity of roles and work undertaken by nurses and midwives in our own patch”.
“A very enjoyable day, interesting and inspiring – thanks to all involved!”
“All the speakers were very good and relevant – enjoyed the debate.”
Local, National and International Conference
The Trust positively regards the provision of support to staff in attendance at local, National and International Study Events/Conferences and writing for publication.
Attending the ‘International Council of Nurses (ICN) World Conference’ 2007- Nurse Consultant Critical Care
"I was delighted to be supported to attend the ICN World Conference titled ‘Nurses at the Forefront: Dealing with the unexpected’ in Yokohama, Japan.
It was attended by 136 countries and 3,000 nursing delegates, so opportunities to meet and network with nurses around the world was a fantastic experience. I presented a paper on:
- Developing New Nursing Roles in the Delivery of Acute and Critical Care - the paper identified drivers impacting on nursing roles, reviewed research studies measuring the impact of new roles and identified difficulties with nursing role developments.
A wide ranging programme was spread over three days and below were some of the many sessions I attended:
- Dealing with the Unexpected – how nurses and nursing is constantly faced with the challenge of change and unpredictable events, the complex work situations, rapidly shifting health priorities and powerful political factors.
- Development of an Interdisciplinary Disaster Course - a course developed for nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and physicians’ assistants. The objectives of the programme were, preparation of disaster, dealing with disaster and post disaster.
- ICN Research Network - one of many networks set up within the ICN as a forum for exchange of experience and knowledge in nursing and health research. To understand global trends and issues in research and provided opportunities for international networking. The overall goal of the ICN research network is to influence nursing and health policy, to empower national associations globally and to establish a mechanism to enhance research activities.
- Organising a Journal Article - this was a workshop on writing for publication Alison Tierney (Editor in Chief for Journal of Advanced Nursing), provided a very thorough presentation on organising a journal paper, what to do and what not to do.
For more information please contact Annette Richardson by e-mail on Annette.Richardson@nuth.nhs.uk or 0191 2336161 ext 27175
Nursing Annual Achievement Awards
For several years The Newcastle Healthcare Charity has provided funding to make available two awards of £5,000 for a Practice Development initiative and to support the development of a Research Proposal or the implementation of a research project. The following guidance will assist any future applications.
Nursing & Midwifery News
The Newcastle Hospitals' very first electronic Nursing & Midwifery Newsletter was launched in October 2007 and will be published bimonthly. Here we aim to provide our nursing and midwifery staff with the most up to date news on subjects that affect them and update on matters that will impact practice and patient care.
Inside our stories cover local and national issues that affect Nursing and Midwifery as well as featuring staff and news from across the organisation and sharing examples of best practice. Regular features will include a "Director of Nursing Update", "Infection Control News" and "Research Corner".
Here are the newletters published to date:
