West Midlands
Go to www.rcn.org.uk/westmidlands for more regional events
30 MAY
‘Energising for excellence (E4E) in nursing and the RCN’s Principles of
nursing practice’ workshop
Hosted by the RCN Shropshire branch, this workshop starts at 1.30pm at Royal
Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury SY3 8XQ. Free to RCN
members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the
RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4302 or email
audrey.bergan@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership
number.
12 JUNE
‘Energising for excellence (E4E) in nursing and the RCN’s Principles of
nursing practice’ workshop
Hosted by the RCN South Staffordshire branch at Queen’s Hospital, Belvedere
Road, Burton upon Trent DE13 0RB at 2.30pm. Free to RCN members, £25 for
non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For more
details and to book your place call 0121 450 4326 or email
diane.minnis@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership
number.
RCN Worcestershire learning event – ‘Skin cancer – sun awareness’
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
14 JUNE
Embracing human factors – West Midlands Nursing Leadership series
Starting at 10am at the Harry Hollier Lecture Theatre, Good Hope Hospital,
Sutton Coldfield B75 7RR, this workshop is designed for clinical leaders
working at NHS Band 7 and 8a (or equivalent working in the independent
sector) and is part of the RCN West Midlands Nursing Leadership series, which
offers one-day workshops on hot topics for frontline clinical leaders. This event
is free to RCN members, £100 for non-members. For enquiries, please contact
RCN Event registrations on 029 2054 6460. Alternatively, you can download
and complete the booking form.
‘Avoiding preventable pressure ulcers – your legal responsibilities’
workshop and RCN Birmingham West and Sandwell members’ meeting
The venue and start time for this event are to be confirmed. Free to RCN
members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the
RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4321 or email
michelle.lee-bromfield@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and
membership number.
21 JUNE
‘Leadership in a clinical environment’ workshop and RCN North
Staffordshire members’ meeting
This event, with speaker Dame Betty Kershaw, starts at 1.30pm with a free
sandwich lunch. It will be held in the Conference Room at St.Augustine’s
Hospital, Cobridge Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Straffordshire, ST1 5JY, and is free
to RCN members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of
joining the RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4334
or email isobella.biddle@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and
membership number.
3 JULY
‘Documentation and NMC legal issues’ workshop and RCN South
Staffordshire members’ meeting
Room 1, PGMC, Stafford Hospital, Weston Road, Stafford from 4.30pm. Free
to RCN members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of
joining the RCN). For more information about venue/time and to book your
place call 0121 450 4326 or email diane.minnis@rcn.org.uk with details of your
workplace and membership number.
RCN Black Country members’ meeting
Walsall Manor Hospital, Moat Road, Walsall from 6pm. All members welcome.
10 JULY
RCN Worcestershire learning event: ‘Documentation – getting it right first
time!’
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.
Health care assistant conference
Aimed at HCAs working in primary care and the independent sector. Co-hosted
by the RCN at Birmingham Medical Institute, 36 Harborne Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham B15 3AF. Cost £99. To register, telephone 0121 454 5007 or email
c.taylor@bmedi.org.uk. Alternatively, you can download and complete the
booking form.
11 JULY
RCN South Birmingham members’ meeting and ‘Nutrition matters –
keeping your patients fed and hydrated’ workshop
This event will start at 6pm at a venue to be confirmed, and is free to RCN
members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the
RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4304 or email
julia.thomas@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership
number.
18 JULY
Leadership in action
The RCN Shropshire branch will be hosting a professional development event
on the subject of leadership at Whitchurch Hospital, Shropshire from 1.30pm.
The event is free to RCN members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against
the cost of joining the RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121
450 4302 or email audrey.bergan@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace
and membership number.
8 AUGUST
Documentation, the NMC and legal issues
The RCN Birmingham West and Sandwell branch is hosting a presentation by
Felicity Crockford from RCN Legal Services. Venue and start time to be
confirmed. Free to RCN members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against
the cost of joining the RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121
450 4321 or email michelle.lee-bromfield@rcn.org.uk with details of your
workplace and membership number.
16 AUGUST
‘Protection from infection – preventing UTIs and use of catheters’
workshop
Hosted by the RCN North Staffordshire branch the event will start at 1.30pm
with a free sandwich lunch in the Lecture Room, Haywood Hospital, High Lane,
Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 7AG. The event will be free to RCN members,
£25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For
more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4334 or email
isobella.biddle@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership
number.
5 SEPTEMBER
RCN South Staffordshire professional development event
RCN South Staffordshire will be hosting a professional development event at
2.30pm at Queen’s Hospital, Belvedere Road, Burton upon Trent DE13 0RB.
The topic has yet to be confirmed, but the event will be free to RCN members,
£25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For
more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4326 or email
diane.minnis@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership
number.
19 SEPTEMBER
‘Leadership in a clinical environment’ workshop and RCN South
Birmingham members’ meeting
The RCN South Birmingham branch meeting starts at 6pm at a venue to be
confirmed, and will be followed by a professional development event which is
free to RCN members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of
joining the RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4304
or email julia.thomas@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and
membership number.
26 SEPTEMBER
RCN Shropshire AGM and professional development event
The RCN Shropshire branch will be holding its AGM and a professional
development event at a time and location to be confirmed. The professional
development event will be free to RCN members, £25 for non-members
(redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For more details and to book
your place call 0121 450 4302 or email audrey.bergan@rcn.org.uk with details
of your workplace and membership number.
2 OCTOBER
RCN Black Country branch AGM
Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley DY1 2HQ from 6pm. All members welcome.
3 OCTOBER
RCN Birmingham West and Sandwell AGM and professional development
event
The branch will be holding its AGM and a professional development event at a
location at a venue and time to be confirmed. The professional development
event will be free to RCN members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against
the cost of joining the RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121
450 4321 or email michelle.lee-bromfield@rcn.org.uk with details of your
workplace and membership number.
10 OCTOBER
RCN South Staffordshire AGM and professional development event
The RCN South Staffordshire branch will be holding its AGM and a professional
development event at a location in Stafford (time and venue to be confirmed).
The professional development event will be free to RCN members, £25 for nonmembers (redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For more details
and to book your place call 0121 450 4326 or email diane.minnis@rcn.org.uk
with details of your workplace and membership number.
17 OCTOBER
RCN South Birmingham AGM and professional development event
The RCN South Birmingham branch will be holding its AGM and a professional
development event at a time and venue to be confirmed. The professional
development event will be free to RCN members, £25 for non-members
(redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For more details and to book
your place call 0121 450 4304 or email julia.thomas@rcn.org.uk with details of
your workplace and membership number.
18 OCTOBER
RCN North Staffordshire AGM and professional development event
The RCN North Staffordshire branch will be holding its AGM and a professional
development event in Academic Room 2, Harplands Hospital, Hilton Road,
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 6RR, from 1.30pm. The professional
development event will be free to RCN members, £25 for non-members
(redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For more details and to book
your place call 0121 450 4334 or email isobella.biddle@rcn.org.uk with details
of your workplace and membership number.
14 NOVEMBER
RCN South Birmingham professional development event
The RCN South Birmingham branch will be hosting a professional development
event at a time and location to be confirmed. The event will be free to RCN
members, £25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the
RCN). For more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4304 or email
julia.thomas@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership
number.
22 NOVEMBER
Real engagement: getting the most from staff and patient – West Midlands
Nursing Leadership series
Starting at 10am at the Lecture Theatre, Medical Institute, New Cross Hospital,
Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, this workshop is designed for clinical leaders
working at NHS Band 7 and 8a (or equivalent working in the independent
sector) and is part of the RCN West Midlands Nursing Leadership series, which
offers one-day workshops on hot topics for frontline clinical leaders. This event
is free to RCN members, £100 for non-members. For enquiries, please contact
RCN Event registrations on 029 2054 6460.
27 NOVEMBER
RCN South Staffordshire professional development event
RCN South Staffordshire will be hosting a professional development event at
2.30pm at Queen’s Hospital, Belvedere Road, Burton upon Trent DE13 0RB.
The topic has yet to be confirmed, but the event will be free to RCN members,
£25 for non-members (redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For
more details and to book your place call 0121 450 4326 or email
diane.minnis@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership
number.
28 NOVEMBER
RCN Shropshire branch
Learning event hosted by the branch at Shropshire PCT, William Farr House,
Shrewsbury. Time and topic to be confirmed. For more details and to book your
place call 0121 450 4302 or email audrey.bergan@rcn.org.uk with details of
your workplace and membership number.
3 DECEMBER
RCN Birmingham West and Sandwell professional development event
The branch will be hosting a professional development event at a venue and
time to be confirmed. The event will be free to RCN members, £25 for nonmembers (redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For more details
and to book your place call 0121 450 4321 or email michelle.leebromfield@rcn.org.uk with details of your workplace and membership number.
13 DECEMBER
RCN North Staffordshire members’ meeting and professional
development event
This event will held in the Conference Room, St.Augustine’s Hospital, Cobridge
Road, Stoke-on-Trent, Straffordshire, ST1 5JY, from 1.30pm. The professional
development event will be free to RCN members, £25 for non-members
(redeemable against the cost of joining the RCN). For more details and to book
your place call 0121 450 4334 or email isobella.biddle@rcn.org.uk with details
of your workplace and membership number.