RCN North Staffordshire AGM and Learning Event
30 Oct 2024, 12:30 - 15:30
Choose event information:
All RCN North Staffordshire members are invited to attend their Annual General Meeting, which is being held in person and online via Microsoft Teams. The meeting will also incorporate two learning sessions, with the first focusing on the Freedom to Speak Up initiative. The second session will provide an overview of the menopause.
Learning events
Session 1:
Presented by Rob Irving, the Freedom to Speak Up lead at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, this session will give an introduction to the Freedom to Speak Up scheme and explore how to change the speaking up culture in an acute hospital setting.
Session 2:
This overview of the menopause (also covering perimenopause) will be delivered by Dr Bala Sankarasubbu, GP Principal and Menopause Specialist for the British Menopause Society. It will explore self-management and coping mechanisms of presenting symptoms, both at perimenopause and menopause level.
Branch Annual General Meeting
Come along and help make a difference by shaping local branch activities for the year ahead and electing your branch committee members. You can even stand for election yourself if you want to get more involved! The AGM is an opportunity for you to shape the future of your branch, have your say on how it's run and learn more about the activities it undertakes.
If you're new to the RCN and this is your first AGM, please get involved - it's a great way to meet colleagues and other RCN members and influence the year ahead.
This meeting is being held in person, with the option for members to join online if they prefer.
To register your attendance, please book your place here. Once you have registered, you will receive a confirmation email, which includes the link to join the Microsoft Teams meeting on the day if you are intending to attend online. If you want to attend in person, simply go to the venue.
If you are attending in person, please note there are limited car-parking facilities at the venue, but delegates can park next door at the Cobridge Community Multicultural Centre. Please park carefully and responsibly on both premises.
You will need to log-in to your RCN account before booking your place. If you don't have an RCN account, it's a really simple process to create one - just follow the steps provided.
You do not need to have the Microsoft Teams app to join the meeting, you can join using the web browser of any internet-enabled device.
Could you help lead the branch?
If you're interested in getting more involved in the work of the branch, why not consider standing for one of the branch committee posts, which includes branch chair, secretary and treasurer? Please read the RCN governance branch role descriptions for these roles to check your eligibility and capacity.
Being a branch committee member is a great personal and professional development opportunity. You can nominate yourself for a position on the committee for 2025 by completing the nomination form before the AGM.
St Augustine's Hospital
Cobridge Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 5JY
There are limited car parking spaces on the premises, but you can park FREE next door to the venue in available spaces at the CCMA building. Please park carefully and with consideration to other users, thank you.
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