Belfast Branch AGM
Published: 03 September 2012
RCN Belfast Branch
Annual General Meeting
17 September, 5.30pm
RCN Northern Ireland, 17 Windsor Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6EE
Over the past year, pension/financial seminars have taken place throughout the branch area particularly in the lead up to the proposed changes to the pension scheme. There has been excellent attendance at student recruitment events during Queens University’s fresher’s week and at the Queen’s University jobs fair. Road shows and walkabouts have been held at the Royal Victoria, Mater and Belfast City hospitals, Muckamore, Musgrave Park, Knockbracken and health and wellbeing centres in the Belfast Trust. The branch has also carried out road shows in several nursing homes which have resulted in an increase in membership.
RCN Congress in Harrogate was well attended by the Belfast Branch. Those who attended include:
Iona McCormack BCH
Mary Gatt RVH
Patricia Ingram RVH
Peter Griffin Lecturer Queens University Belfast
Joe McCambridge Muckamore
Uwem Otong Thomson Knockbracken
Louise Dorman Student QUB
Trez Dennison RVH
The RCN Northern Ireland Nurse of the Year Awards took place at the Culloden Hotel on 14 June. The Belfast branch area had considerable success as follows:
Lisa Jeffers, runner-up, Nursing Research Award
Dorry McLaughlin, runner-up, Nursing Research Award
Orla Matthews and Barry Magee, runner-up, Student Award
John O’Grady, winner, Bamford Vision Award (joint with Ann Butler)
Martin Creed and Deborah Boyle, runner-up, Bamford Vision Award
Current Branch Officials
Chair – Michael McQuillan
Secretary – Joe McCambridge
Treasurer – Gillian Moore
During the year, Belfast Branch gained the following new reps:
Stewards
William Trainor BCH Steward
Patricia Ingram Cardiology RVH Steward
Patricia McCann Holywood Arches District Nurse Steward
Health and safety rep
Wendy Loane Dermatology BCH
Learning rep
Debbie Graffin A&E Mater
Iona McCormack Dermatology BCH
Mary Gatt Outpatients RVH
Ashley Woods Dermatology BCH
Darren Campbell Bradbury Centre District Nurse
AGENDA
RCN Belfast Branch
Annual General Meeting
17 September, 5.30pm
Venue: RCN Northern Ireland, 17 Windsor Avenue, Belfast, BT9 6EE.
1. Welcome, introductions and apologies
2. Minutes of the previous AGM and matters arising
3. Report from Branch Chair
4. Finance report from Branch Treasurer
5. Ratification of Elected Branch stewards, health & safety representatives and
learning representatives
6. Election of Branch Officers:
a. Honorary President
b. Chairperson
c. Secretary
d. Treasurer
e. Committee Members x 3
7. Any other business
a. Update from RCN officer on RCN activity in Northern Ireland and nationally
b. Congress 2013, Liverpool
c. Election process for Branch Representative to RCN Northern Ireland Board
8. Date, venue and time of next meeting(s)