This section is for local respiratory nurse groups 

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Yorkshire Respiratory Specialist Interest Group (YORIG)
The Respiratory Nurse Consultants
EAST - Within driving distance of Rotherham - CIG (COPD Interest Group)
Gloucestershire Respiratory Nurses Forum
South West
London M25 Area
Surrey/South London
Wessex
North West
The Scottish Respiratory Nurse Specialist Forum


Yorkshire Respiratory Specialist Interest Group (YORIG)

Yorkshire Respiratory Specialist Interest Group (YORIG) YORIG is a Primary/Secondary care group across Yorkshire and Humberside. They meet 4 times per year, 2 half day meetings and 2 evening meetings.
For further information or to add your name to the YORIG data base contact Terry Robinson, Respiratory Nurse Specialist
01423 555320 or email: terry.robinson@hdft.nhs.uk

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The Respiratory Nurse Consultants

This group meets bi-anually for peer support and education. Our next meeting is Nov 2nd 2006 and 3rd venue and agenda to be confirmed.

Contact Jane Scullion

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EAST - Within driving distance of Rotherham

CIG (COPD Interest Group)

This group is for nurses from both primary and secondary care that meets every three months for peer support and education. Anyone within driving distance of our meeting place which is Hellaby Hall Rotherham is invited and we are kindly supported by
Caroline McNerney of Boehringer Ingelheim.

Our next meeting is 14th Nov at 10.00am and we are looking at Interstitial Lung Disease and the Rotherham Breathing Space Project

Contact Jane Scullion

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Gloucestershire Respiratory Nurses Forum

Just to let you know we now have a Gloucestershire Respiratory Nurses Forum started for our county it meets 3-4 times a year and the next meeting is due on Monday 18th September 2006 in Cheltenham. For more information contact:

Kathy Cambell
Respiratory Specialist Practitioner
Unit 14 Highnam Business Centre
Newent Road
Highnam
Glos
GL2 8DN
01452 389416
07920537954
Kathy.Cambell@glos.nhs.uk

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 Inspire (London M25 Area)

Inspire is a group for respiratory nurses within the M25 and 'linked' areas. We hold educational meetings twice a year and provide an opportunity for sharing of ideas, networking and improving communication London-wide.

I am currently secretary and would be delighted if you could advertise that we are available as a local group to any respiratory nurses within Greater London.

Contact details are: Eleri Jones, Respiratory Nurse Specialist at UCLH 0207 380 9244 or eleri.jones@uclh.nhs.uk

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Respiratory Nurses Group (Surrey/South London)

Members are mainly from the Surrey and South London area. membership includes respiratory nurses and TB nurses. We meet 3-4 times a year for support, education, exchanging and sharing of ideas. It's a bit of a social too!

My contact details :
Helen Parnell
Respiratory Nurse Specialist
Airways Clinic
St Helier Hospital
Wrythe Lane
Carshalton
Surrey SM5 1AA

Tel: 020 8296 2937
email hparnell@sthelier.sghms.ac.uk

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North West Respiratory Nurse Group (RINGS)

RINGS meetings are held approximately every 4 months. The aim is to bring together specialist nurses affiliated with respiratory medicine whatever their area of expertise is in. Our purpose being to network, share ideas, to facilitate evidence based good working practice and to work together to highlight the definite needs in the ever evolving field of Respiratory Medicine.

 
We also have one study day a year. The speakers and topics at the request of the members. 

   

Nurses who wish to join the group must complete an application form and be proposed and seconded by core members of the group.

The group has a constitution which we adhere to.

   

Should anyone wish to contact me then the details for contact are :

Irene Paterson
Respiratory Nurse Specialist
North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Warrington Hospital.
e-mail: irene.patterson@nch.nhs.uk.

 

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Wessex Respiratory Nurse Group

Group of Respiratory Nurse Specialists from the Wessex area who meet 4 times a year for education and support.

Sarah Kearney
c/o Chest investigations
St Marys Hospital
Newport Isle of Wight
PO30 5TG
01983 552190

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The Scottish Respiratory Nurse Specialist Forum

SRNSF
Scottish Respiratory Nurse Specialist Forum (SRNSF) was founded in May 2001. Present membership of over 70 respiratory specialist nurses representing all health board regions in Scotland. Recently affiliated with the British Lung Foundation Scotland.

Our annual two-day conference (October/November) provides excellent speakers and topics and the opportunity to share best practice.

Our long-term aim is to raise awareness of respiratory issues on a local and national level, also to communicate and share good practice with other respiratory nurse groups throughout the UK.

If you would like further information regarding the forum please contact:

Colette Lamb 0131 242 1877 or colette.lamb@luht.scot.nhs.uk

Alice Robertson 01224 551226 or alice.robertson@nhs.net

Phyllis Murphie 01387 246246 or P.murphie@dgri.scot.nhs.uk

Gaynor Black 01592 643355 ext 8562 or gaynor.black@faht.scot.nhs.uk

Visit the Scottish Respiratory Nurse Specialist Forum at http://www.srnsf.com/

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