RCN/APPG survey launched
The RCN TB Nurses Forum is working alongside the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Global TB to launch a survey aimed at nurses working in TB. The overall purpose of this survey is to get feedback and opinions from nursing staff regarding what is happening on the front line in TB services in their area. It seeks to understand if TB services are adequately funded and managed and what challenges still remain in TB control in the UK.
The survey comes after Julie Morgan MP, a co-chair of the APPG, attended the RCN TB Nurses Forum in February 2008. During her address to TB nursing staff she applauded the work being carried out and asked that nursing staff ‘tell MPs what you think and where we should focus our efforts’.
It is important that all TB nurses take the time to complete the survey and let their opinions be known. The survey will be fed back to the RCN TB nurses Forum and will be launched in Parliament in summer 2009.
The survey can be found on the APPG website at: www.appg-tb.org.uk/documents/RCNAPPGSurvey.doc