Worcestershire

Every member of the Royal College of Nursing is affiliated to their local RCN branch.

If you are a member affiliated to the Worcestershire branch - and you can check which is your local branch on your RCN membership card - you can take advantage of opportunities to meet fellow members, discuss issues of local interest and concern and take part in events and activities aimed at promoting your professional development.

The branch development programme for 2012 is set out below.

Meetings and events in 2012

RCN Worcestershire learning event - stop smoking brief interventions training
Tuesday 10 January

This event is being held in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital at 7:30pm, with input from Vicky Moulston, Health Improvement Practitioner at NHS Worcestershire. It is open to all nurses, and is free to RCN members and students. Non-members must pay £1. For more information, please contact Sharon Ellson on 01905 763333 ext 33736 or email Sharon.Ellson@worcsacute.nhs.uk.

RCN Worcestershire learning event – all you need to know about blood transfusions
Tuesday 14 February

This event is being held in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital at 7:30pm, with input from Gillian Godding, Blood Transfusion Practitioner at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. It is open to all nurses, and is free to RCN members and students. Non-members must pay £1. For more information, please contact Sharon Ellson on 01905 763333 ext 33736 or email Sharon.Ellson@worcsacute.nhs.uk.

RCN Worcestershire learning event – osteoporosis and falls prevention
Tuesday 13 March

This event is being held in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital at 7:30pm, with input from Sheila Reynolds, specialist nurse at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. It is open to all nurses, and is free to RCN members and students. Non-members must pay £1. For more information, please contact Sharon Ellson on 01905 763333 ext 33736 or email Sharon.Ellson@worcsacute.nhs.uk.

RCN Worcestershire learning event - hepatitis and HIV
Tuesday 10 April

This event is being held in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital at 7:30pm, with input from Karen Taylor and Nicky Williams, specialist nurses at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. It is open to all nurses, and is free to RCN members and students. Non-members must pay £1. For more information, please contact Sharon Ellson on 01905 763333 ext 33736 or email Sharon.Ellson@worcsacute.nhs.uk.

RCN Worcestershire learning event – management of neutropenic sepsis
Tuesday 8 May

This event is being held in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital at 7:30pm, with input from Lisa Rowberry, Senior Sister at the Rowan Suite, Worcestershire Royal Hospital. It is open to all nurses, and is free to RCN members and students. Non-members must pay £1. For more information, please contact Sharon Ellson on 01905 763333 ext 33736 or email Sharon.Ellson@worcsacute.nhs.uk.

RCN Worcestershire learning event – skin cancer sun awareness
Tuesday 12 June

This event is being held in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital at 7:30pm, with input from Charlotte Gray, Macmillan Skin Oncology Specialist Nurse at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. It is open to all nurses, and is free to RCN members and students. Non-members must pay £1. For more information, please contact Sharon Ellson on 01905 763333 ext 33736 or email Sharon.Ellson@worcsacute.nhs.uk.

RCN Worcestershire learning event – documentation: getting it right first time!
Tuesday 10 July

This event is being held in the Charles Hastings Education Centre at Worcestershire Royal Hospital at 7:30pm, with input from Jane Clavey, Head of Legal Services at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. It is open to all nurses, and is free to RCN members and students. Non-members must pay £1. For more information, please contact Sharon Ellson on 01905 763333 ext 33736 or email Sharon.Ellson@worcsacute.nhs.uk.