Forums Governance Group
Rationalisation Project
RCN Nursing Department
Teams
Children and Young People
Current Forums
Proposed Forums (to also
include all Forum Sub
Groups)
General Children's Forum
 Names to be confirmed
Paediatric oncology
(Awaiting confirmation from
CYP)
Children's surgical nursing
Comments
5 Forums proposed
Paediatric and neonatal
intensive care
Adolescent Health Forum
Child protection - safeguarding
children
Community Children's nursing
forum
School Nurses
Paediatric nurse managers
Child and adolescent mental
health
Paed ambulatory care
Midwifery and Women’s
Health
Fertility Nurses
Women's Health Forum
Gynaecology
Midwifery and Reproductive
Health (to include fertility
nurses forum)
Midwifery Forum
2 forums proposed
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Rationalisation Project
Education
 Education Forum
1 Forums proposed
 Nurses in Management
and Leadership Forum
1 forum proposed
Continence forum.
 Continence Forum
Rehabilitation
 Rehabilitation Forum
Rheumatology
 Rheumatology Forum
8 forums proposed but the
Forums Governance Group
are keen to look at mergers in
the future.
Dermatology
 Dermatology Forum
Diabetes
 Diabetes Forum
Nephrology
 Nephrology Forum
Neurosciences
 Neurosciences Forum
Palliative Care
 Palliative Care, Pain and
Complimentary Therapy
Forum
Education forum
Primary care educators
VQ forum
Practice Education
Management & Leadership
Nurses in Regulation
Independent nurse managers
Nurses in Executive roles
Nurses in operational
management
Nursing and care agency
managers
Hospice managers
Aesthetic Nurses
Long Term Conditions
2
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Rationalisation Project
Learning Disability
Learning Disabilities Forum
 Learning Disabilities
Forum
1 forums proposed
Acute
Society of Orthopaedic and
Trauma
 Society of Orthopaedic
and Trauma
12 forums proposed
Emergency Care
 Emergency Care Forum
Blood Transfusion
 Critical care and In-flight
Nursing Forum
Gastroenterology and Stoma
Haematology BMT
Haemophilia
Intravenous Therapy
Imaging
Outpatients
Perioperative
 Haematology and
Intravenous Therapy
Forum (to include Blood
Transfusion, Haematology
BMT, Haemophilia and
Intravenous Therapy
Forums)
Critical Care
 Gastroenterology and
Stoma Forum
Ophthalmic
 Ophthalmology Forum
ENT
 ENT Forum
Defence nurses
 Defence Nurses Forum
Cancer
 Cancer Forum (to include
breast care)
Breast Care
 Imaging Forum
 Perioperative Forum
 Outpatients Forum
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Rationalisation Project
Mental Health
Mental health nursing
 Mental Health Forum
Forensic
 Forensic Forum
2 forums proposed
Mental Health Practice
Public Health
 Public Health Forum
1 forum proposed
Respiratory
 District Nursing Forum
7 Forums Proposed
Pain forum
 Practice Nursing Forum
District Nurses
 Respiratory
Practice Nurses
 Advance Nurse
Practitioner Forum
Travel Health
Occupational Health Society
Health visitors and Public
Health
Sexual Health
TB nurses
Primary Care
Nurse practitioners
Older People
Discharge Planning and
Continuing Health Forum
 Cardiovascular Forum
Cardiovascular network
 Discharge Planning and
Continuing Health Forum
Nurses working with older
people
 Older People’s Forum
 Prison Nurses Forum
1 forum for older people
proposed
Mental Health and Older
People
4
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Rationalisation Project
Institute
Information in Nursing
 Information in Nursing
1 forum proposed
** In June 2008 Council agreed that there should be an Ethics Committee. This would be a Sub Committee of Council and will
comprise a mix of professional and lay members with the relevant experience and that the members should be selected through the
nominations process.
** There is currently some wider work being undertaken on research and History of Nursing and how they fit in the organisation as
a whole. The outcomes of this work will be reported to the next Forums Governance Group.
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