East Dorset branch

Branch meetings

Are you a member of the RCN? If the answer is yes, your local East Dorset branch wants to meet you.

Come along to one of our meetings and find out:

  • what the RCN is up to locally and nationally
  • how you can get involved in supporting the RCN in representing nurses and nursing, promoting excellence in practice and shaping health policies locally
  • what educational seminars you can take part in
  • about other members and activitis you can network with.

News and information from the RCN East Dorset Branch

The AGM of East Dorset RCN was held at Royal Bournemouth Hospital on 12 October 2011.

It was decided that for 2012 we will hold a one hour branch meeting every other month, incorporating both business and education. The meetings will be held on a Tuesday at 6.00pm at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital - Committee Room unless otherwise stated.

2012 events for your diary

  • Tuesday 7 February: business meeting
  • Tuesday 3 April: business meeting – preparing for Congress
  • Wednesday 12 June: business meeting
  • Tuesday 7 August: business meeting
  • Tuesday 9 October: annual general meeting
  • Tuesday 4 December: business meeting and Christmas social.

For more information contact:

Chair: BJ Waltho on bj.waltho@rbch.nhs.uk
Secretary : Kathy Moore on kathy.moore@bp-pct.nhs.uk

Last event in 2011

Our last event of 2011 is the branch RCN Business meeting and Christmas social, which will take place on 6 December 2011 at 6pm in the Committee room at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital.

Other news from the meeting

At the East Dorset branch meeting we also re-elected our branch officers as shown below:

  • Chair: BJ Waltho
  • Secretary: Kathy Moore
  • Treasurer: Teresa Cole
  • HCA: Mathew Tranter
  • Independent sector rep: Leslie May Harrison
  • Branch officer: Bruce Hopkins
  • Branch officer secretary support: Ali Mountjoy

Currently there is no representative for the RCN South West board, as Molly Harwood is unable to attend due to ill health. Unfortunately, we cannot replace her until her post comes up for re-election. We will keep you informed.

Get involved

It is a time of enormous change and branch meetings are an opportunity to network with colleagues from a variety of settings, give and receive support and also voice any issues affecting your work area which can then be fed back to RCN South West by our board representatives. Do come along and meet your new branch officers. All RCN members are welcome.

If you work with someone who doesn’t belong to the RCN but who might be interested please contact BJ Waltho or Kathy Moore. Don’t forget that RCN membership is available for registered nurses and health care assistants.