Messages of support from political leaders across the UK
From Royal College Nursing website. Saturday 12 May 2012
Nurses’ Day is for everyone who cares.
Whatever position in health care you work, we want to celebrate your hard work.
We’ll be providing more information and resources over the coming weeks, so keep checking these web pages for more news.
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ICN stresses critical need for evidence-based approach to nursing services
Geneva, Switzerland, 11 May 2012 - On the occasion of International Nurses Day 2012, the International Council of Nurses calls for an increase in evidence-informed decision making and practice. Nurses are often best placed to supply important information not only about care but also about context, population health and the role of key policy and social factors. This understanding is vital to local service innovation and the development of new ways of working...
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Japanese Nursing Association (JNA) was reorganized as a public interest incorporated association in this April and then I was elected the President at the General Convention in June, succeeding Dr. Setsuko Hisatsune. At the same Convention, JNA has determined to promote the “Reintegration Support Project after the Great East Japan Earthquake” as one of the top priority areas...
For more information please go to: http://www.nurse.or.jp/jna/english/
Sally Kendall visits the Index Fundacion in Granada, Spain, January 2012
The Index Fundacion http://www.index-f.com/fundacion-e.phpaims to contribute to the development of the study of health care from a multidisciplinary perspective, including a clinical, sociological, anthropological and historic approach. including a clinical, sociological, anthropological and historic approach.
The President and convenors of ICCHNR are delighted to announce that we have agreed a change in our name that represents an important shift in our direction. With immediate effect we will now be known as the International COLLABORATION for Community Health Nursing Research. This has been approved by the UK Charities Commission. Very shortly we will be providing further information about our future plans for the collaboration, including partnerships with international organisations. With best wishes for 2012
Fiona Ross, Sally Kendall and Rosamund Bryar
International Collaboration for Community Health Nursing Research (ICCHNR)
Transforming Community Health: the Nursing Impact
March 13th and 14th 2013 • John McIntyre Conference Centre • Edinburgh
ICCHNR, The Queens Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS) and Nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh welcome you to the 5th International Conference on Community Health Nursing Research. Transforming Community Health: the Nursing Impact. Click here for more details
About ICCHNR
President:
Professor Fiona Ross
Convenors:
Professor Sally Kendall
Professor Rosamund Bryar
Registered charity no. 1042880
ICCHNR was registered as a charity in 1995 to achieve the following aims:
- To demonstrate the value of community health care nursing research for improving the quality of health care.
- To advance and share knowledge of community health care nursing practice through research
- To increase personal commitment by community nurses to evidence based practice.
- To encourage the appropriate use of research for community nursing.
- To promote awareness of the contribution of community health care nursing to healthy public policies and alliances.
ICCHNR is also committed to supporting community nursing in developing countries, through its international network of nurse researchers, international conferences and fund raising activities.
