Notice of the Annual General Meeting

This year’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 26 October 2011 at 11.30 am at RCN UK Headquarters at 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN. A sandwich lunch will be available during a short break.

Dr Peter Carter, RCN Chief Executive & General Secretary

Programme

Andrea Spyropoulos, RCN President, will address members at 11.30 am and the Annual General Meeting will follow.

AGM agenda

1. Welcome and introduction

2. To confirm the minutes of the AGM held on 20 October 2010

Copies of the minutes will be available at the meeting. They are also available on the website or by emailing jane.clarke@rcn.org.uk or by telephoning RCN Direct on 0345 772 6100.

3. To receive the Annual Report of Council, the financial statements and the Auditor’s reports for the year 2010/2011

4. To consider the following special resolutions:

a) Health practitioners
That the RCN standing orders are amended so that health practitioners (such as health care assistants and assistant practitioners) can become full members of the RCN and be represented on RCN Council through the establishment of two seats.

b) Membership subscriptions
That the RCN standing orders are amended to allow RCN Council to approve annual subscription increases over the current rate of up to 2% over the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in June of any given year, with the proviso that members are asked to review this arrangement with a vote in general meeting every five years.

c) Winding up clause
Subject to the consent of Her Majesty the Queen in Privy Council, that Article 22.2 of the Charter be amended to ensure that any surplus in the event of the RCN being wound up is distributed among the members of the College.

5. To discuss any matters of a professional nature which are if importance to the interests of members

You are requested to give advance notice of any issues you would like to raise by email or post to Jane Clarke, Director of Governance Support, Royal College of Nursing, 20 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0RN, email jane.clarke@rcn.org.uk

6. To receive the results of the election of Council, Students Committee and Board members

7. Date of next meeting

To note that the next meeting will be held on Wednesday 17 October 2012.