Due to the re-structuring of NALNECT and Regional Special Interest Groups (SIGs) the Web Site has been neglected. I apologises for this but please be reassured that the Association continues to work hard on issues that are important for those providing ECT services and our service users.
Important changes
- NALNECT structure.
- Nursing Giudelines (3rd Edition of the ECT hand booked). publication due soon.
- Development of regional SIG groups.
- Vacancies in NALNECT.
National Association of Lead Nurses in ECT (NALNECT) was formed in 2003 to nationally represent ECT nurses working in ECT departments within England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is non profit making.
NALNECT believes that all service users are individuals.
NALNECT believes ECT should not be considered as a stand-alone intervention. ECT is one of a variety of beneficial treatments available and should be viewed as part of a holistic process that recognizes the opinions and contributions that service users and carers as well as members of the multi-professional teams.
Our aims are:
- To provide expert commentary, information and communication on all matters relating to ECT practice.
- To provide a foundation for consultation for evidence based practice in ECT.
- To promote the provision of Nurses Special Interest Groups throughout the country and help to enable every ECT clinic to be represented.
Our terms of reference are:
- To influence, implement and disseminate ECT policies/procedures in consultation with ECT nurses, users, carers and colleagues from other disciplines.
- To propose solutions and advise on ECT delivery, practice development and policy implementation, contribtuing to the translation of national policy into local practice via regional and local special interest groups.
- To develop and maintain links and work closely with other national and international professional bodies, e.g. RCN, RCPsych, RCA, DOH, CONECTS, EFFECT, ACT.
- To work with ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS) to improve and maintain standards & to develop training.
- To promote training at a level in order to give validated recognition for ECT nurses as specialist practitioners.
- To promote and advise on ECT research, audit and bench marking.
- To be a resource and directly influence the implementation for evidence-based best practice and to be positive role models to the wider community encouraging media involvement as appropriate.
- To facilitate an ECT Nurses Conference on a regular basis.
- To explore and meet any governance issues relating to national bodies including the Clinical Negligence Sceme for Trusts (CNST), Better Standards for Health, the National Institute for health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), the Mental Health Act and the Mental Capacity Act.
- To liaise with the Committee Of Nurses in ECT Scotland (CONECTS).