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| Nursing Times Respiratory Award 2011 | | | The Nursing Times Awards 2011 are your national platform.
Congratulations to this years winners
Winners
Salford Royal Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Impact of the introduction of Integrated respiratory nursing team on outcomes of COPD
Highly Commended
Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
Respiratory nurse-led CBT for patients with chronic respiratory healthcare needs
Nurse of the Year - Runner Up
Michaela Bowden,
Respiratory Nurse Specialist, Bolton
Details of all award winners may be found on the NT website:
www.ntawards.co.uk/328616
| |  |  | | New Year Honour for ARNS Member | | We are delighted to announce that Mrs Anne-Marie Marley, Respiratory Nurse Consultant at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, was awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
Jo Riley and the ARNS Committee offer their warmest congratulations to Anne-Marie.
Full details of all nurses recognised in the 2012 New Year Honours List may be access here
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| Respiratory competence framework | | | A Competence Framework report and other resources have been developed by Skills for Health and the Department of Health in collaboration with PCRS and other respiratory charities. It is designed to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to
provide patient centred respiratory care and
may be of use for those planning services and those with responsibility to manage and develop a highly skilled workforce.
The Framework and other information can be accessed here | | | |
| New COPD National Strategy in the UK
Publication of Nutritional Guidelines for Patients with COPD |
| A new national strategy for COPD was launched in July 2011. For more information, - see below... Press Release July 2011
National COPD Strategy Document
ARNS is delighted to announce the publication of Nutritional Guidelines for patients with COPD The Respiratory Healthcare Professional Nutritional COPD Guideline launched this year at the BTS Winter Meeting, has been designed to raise the awareness of nutrition with respiratory health professionals and their COPD patients. The Guidelines provide a simple tool to aid first line nutritional management of this patient group and improve the nutrutional status of COPD patients.
The Respiratory Healthcare Professionals Nutritional Guidelines were created by a working group sponsored by an educational grant from Nutricia. The multi-disciplinary group of COPD and nutritional experts came from the Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists (ARNS), Education for Health (EFH), and the Respiratory Dietitians Network (affiliated to the UK Heart Health & Thoracic Dietetic Specialist Group). Representation was also made by the Department of Health and the Southampton COPD Group.
ARNS Members should visit the 'Professional Tools' section of our website to download all these useful tools. | | | |
| Asthma UK Peer
Support Groups for
young people with
asthma | | Asthma UK have set up support groups for young people aged 18 to 25 and are looking for young people with asthma to join the groups.
There are currently groups set up in the following areas: Belfast, York, Leeds, Sunderland, Leicester, Chichester, Basildon, Coventry and Cleethorpes
Asthma UK are also looking for young people to set up their own support groups. They will receive training and help to set up their groups so if you know any young people (aged 18-25) who may be interested in joining a group or setting up their own support group please pass on the contact details below: web: www.asthma.org.uk/support
email: getinvolved@asthma.org.uk
text: 07581 019 193
call 020 7786 4989 ‘This is a great opportunity for young people with asthma to share their experiences with others of the same age,’ says Clare Hodder, Asthma UK’s Youth Engagement Officer. ‘Young people are in a great position to offer support and advice, as they have probably been through it themselves.’ | | |
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