Working Groups and What's Happening?
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Working Groups
The ABPN involves members in various Working Groups. These Working Groups aim to provide a focus around issues of interest both internally and externally to the Association. If you are interested in joining any of the Working Groups, please contact the respective individual by email as identified below. An update of our Working Groups' activities is included in each ABPN newsletter |
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Enhancing Membership Working Group
The aim of this Working Group is to explore potential avenues to increase and retain members, developing potential member offers and promoting membership benefits. Michael Tatterton, ABPN Fellow currently chairs the Working Group. Others involved include:
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If you're interested in anything about the Enhancing Membership Working Group, please contact Fiona.
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Policy Development Working Group
The aim of this Working Group is to develop policy position statements and UK wide policy background briefings for members, proactively advising and informing members on policy and legal issues relevant to children’s nursing. Katrina McNamara, ABPN Fellow currently chairs the Working Group. Others involved include:
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If you're interested in anything about the Policy Development Working Group, please contact Katrina.
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Communications and Raising the Profile Working Group
The aim of the Working Group is to develop the communication strategy and work programme to increase the profile of the ABPN. Fiona Smith, ABPN Fellow currently chairs the Working Group. Others involved include:
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If you're interested in anything about the Enhancing Membership Working Group, please contact Fiona.
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Update on our Oral History Project
ABPN President Bernie Carter and ABPN Fellow Katrina McNamara handed over the Oral History Honouring Our Past project to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Librarian and Archivist Ann Daly in the peaceful garden outside Magnolia House at the Hospital on 29 July. A huge thank you to all who have taken part in the National Lottery Heritage Fund funded project. 103 histories were recorded, covering over 37 centuries of children’s nursing history from all parts of the U.K. from the 1950s, through to those currently on educational programmes to become children’s nurses. The overwhelming sentiment was one of pride in our profession and gratitude for the decisions that led them into nursing. The project is lodged in the Library of Birmingham and you can listen to and read the stories. Click the link to go direct to the stories. |
85th Anniversary Tea Party celebrations
The Anniversary Tea Party on the 27th April 2023 was a great success creating an opportunity for guests from Scotland, Wales and England to share in our celebrations of 85 years of the ABPN advocating for children’s nursing education and children’s nursing. Our guests included local dignitaries, members and ex-Officers of the Association. We were delighted to appoint eight Honorary Fellows. We thank Kyowa Kirin for their sponsorship of the event.
We are delighted to be able to share a short movie of the event.
You can read the Presidential Address (Prof Bernie Carter) and the Chair's Address (Caron Eyre).
The Anniversary Tea Party on the 27th April 2023 was a great success creating an opportunity for guests from Scotland, Wales and England to share in our celebrations of 85 years of the ABPN advocating for children’s nursing education and children’s nursing. Our guests included local dignitaries, members and ex-Officers of the Association. We were delighted to appoint eight Honorary Fellows. We thank Kyowa Kirin for their sponsorship of the event.
We are delighted to be able to share a short movie of the event.
You can read the Presidential Address (Prof Bernie Carter) and the Chair's Address (Caron Eyre).
Presidential News
Professor Bernie Carter was appointed President of the Association in March 2020. To read more ehu.ac.uk/5wx
Professor Bernie Carter was appointed President of the Association in March 2020. To read more ehu.ac.uk/5wx
Past activity
We were involved in undertaking a national survey of student nurses from across the UK who were currently studying to register as an RN (Child). This survey was linked to the Shape of Caring consultation and provided evidence to against the call for generic nurse training and the need for high quality education to specifically educate future nurses about caring for children, young people and their families.
The first paper published from this survey and associated work is:
Carter, B., Clarke, D., Crawford, D., Smith, F. (2015) Generic training will not prepare nurses of right calibre to care for children and families. Nursing Children and Young People. 27, 6, 8-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.27.6.8.s8 Open access
We were involved in undertaking a national survey of student nurses from across the UK who were currently studying to register as an RN (Child). This survey was linked to the Shape of Caring consultation and provided evidence to against the call for generic nurse training and the need for high quality education to specifically educate future nurses about caring for children, young people and their families.
The first paper published from this survey and associated work is:
Carter, B., Clarke, D., Crawford, D., Smith, F. (2015) Generic training will not prepare nurses of right calibre to care for children and families. Nursing Children and Young People. 27, 6, 8-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.27.6.8.s8 Open access
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