Events

Nursing the vital cog for success in all care settings: AIGNA

Leading experts from Ireland and the US will highlight the vital contribution of nursing in promoting positive ageing for older people at the All Ireland Gerontological Nurses Association's Fifth Annual Conference.

The theme of the conference, to be held in the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk on May 30, is Helping Older People To Flourish In Different Care Settings – The Nursing Contribution.

Among the keynote speakers will be Professor Barbara Bowers, Dean of Research at the University of Wisconsin Nursing School who is an expert in person-centred nursing home culture change.

See their website for more information.

Hallam Conference Centre, London

Follow this conference on Twitter #NHSmortality

Chaired by Professor Elizabeth Robb, National Advisory Group, Hospital Mortality Review & Chief Executive, Florence Nightingale Foundation, this conference follows our previous reducing hospital mortality conferences and focuses on reducing hospital deaths attributable to problems in care. Sessions will include meeting the new indicator, learning from the Francis Inquiry and the current review into hospital mortality outlier trusts, understanding how to recognise which deaths are attributable to problems in care and are therefore avoidable. Case study sessions will focus on how to monitor and reduce mortality, improving quality and saving lives in your service or organisation.

For further information and to book your place visit  http://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/hospital-mortality-hsmr-shmi-nhs-training or email gemma@healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk

A 20% discount is available to Friends and Associates of FoNS by quoting ref: HCUK20HD when booking.

Birmingham NEC

Are you thinking about your future?  Are you looking for a new challenge, or want to know what opportunities are available to someone with your experience?

There is a broad range of roles in healthcare – many of which you may not have considered.  If you want to understand what options are open to you and how you can move your career forward, come to Career Pathways.  Taking place on 27 June in Birmingham, Career Pathways is a free recruitment fair exclusive to the healthcare sector.  It will feature a comprehensive conference and exhibition, with a wide range of leading employers and agencies, and thousands of jobs waiting for the right candidate.

Central London

This conference has an attached half day briefing: Transforming Healthcare Cultures - Wednesday 19th June 2013 - Central London. Book conference and briefing and get a 20% discount.

The recent publication of the Robert Francis QC’s Report, following The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry, undoubtedly represents a landmark event for all UK health and care services. This important new conference provides an opportunity explore his findings in detail and reflect on how the recommendations can be delivered in practice.

The event will provide guidance on how all levels of the healthcare system need to be responding in order to ensure the future quality and safety of care. Learn how the Government, NHS Commissioning Board and other key organisations are responding and how you can deliver the changes required.

Centuria Building, Teesside University

This event celebrates and shares 10 years of learning from individuals, teams and organisations who have engaged with the Excellence in Practice Accreditation Scheme (EPAS). 

Last year the CCIO leaders network ran a great event for nurses, midwives and health visitors and the event was a great success.  As a result they have decided to run a similar event this year on 13^th June, in London, in collaboration with the RCN.

This year we have managed to secure a great line up of speakers which includes hearing from a nurse informatics leader from the US as well as Ros Moore, CNO, NHS Scotland and Janet Davies, Director of Nursing and Service Delivery at the RCN.

The event is free to attend.

More information and how to book can be found here.

Hallam Confernece Centre, London

This conference focuses on assessing and improving the culture of your NHS organisation or service. Interactive masterclass sessions, case studies and presentations will focus on how you understand culture, values and the relationship between culture and behaviour. How you can implement a culture change programme to ensure a compassionate, open and honest service where staff are motivated and empowered to lead for quality improvement and patient safety. You will leave the conference with a practical toolkit of approaches to help you face the challenge of this difficult issue.

Manchester Conference Centre

This one day conference will focus on ensuring safe and effective nursing levels and skill mix - getting staffing right for patient safety and high quality patient care.  The conference will provide a practical guide to planning nursing staffing, putting forward a business case for effective nurse staffing and managing staffing and skillmix in your clinical area - having the risk skills at the right place at the right time.

For more details about the topics being covered download the full brochure here.

Hallam Conference Centre, London

This national nursing event will provide specialist nurses with a valuable opportunity to hear national updates and best practice for working at advanced practice, and setting up and running nurse led clinics and services in primary and secondary care across a number of specialities including Cancer, Surgery & PreOperative Assessment, Cardiology and Primary/Community Care.

Implementing the Francis Inquiry Recommendations

For current and aspiring Ward Managers/Sisters/Charge Nurses and Senior Nurses 

Whether you are currently a Ward Manager, or aspiring to be one, this event provides a unique opportunity to learn from the experiences of other Ward Managers and Nurse Directors to develop your skills as an effective Ward Manager.

Hallam Conference Centre, London

A series of 8 masterclasses covering Nurse led discharge, History taking skills for adult nurses, Nursing research, How to write a business plan for a nurse led service, Appraisal for nurses, ECG skills for nurses, Clinical audit for nurses and Advanced professional practice.

Fitwilliam College, Cambridge

The NET international conference for networking in healthcare education is an opportunity to share innovation and the latest ideas and experiences with a wide range of colleagues from the UK and overseas. It is for everyone interested in debating the latest developments and thinking in healthcare education: educators, practitioners, researchers and students.

Abstracts for core and theme papers are invited.  The closing date is 21st January 2013.

Salomons, Canterbury Christchurch University, Kent

This international practice development school is designed for health and social care professionals who are responsible for developing, implementing, teaching or researching practice development. The school addresses the inter-relationship between practice development, effective care practice, evaluation, context, culture, leadership and skilled facilitation.