The NALNECT committee have recently gained confirmation that MIND will be running workshops at the National ECT Nurse Conference on 15th September 2010. This is the final announcement for the programme, which is expected to be bigger and better than ever before. See you there!
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ECT nurse email forum ends
We regret to announce that the ECT nurse email forum has been closed, due to limited use and technical problems with Google and NHS website security.
3rd National ECT Nurse Conference
The NALNECT committee with the assistance of ECTAS are planning to organise a third national ECT nurse conference. It will be on Wednesday 15th September 2010 at the Birmingham Council House. Building on the previous 2 conferences, it is hoped it will be an even bigger, better and more varied event this time. Further details will be provided at the National ECT Nurse training days this year. It is expected that applications for places will be available later this year.
National ECT Nurse Training Course
The NALNECT committee has been working closely with ECTAS to develop the first National ECT Nurse Course. Based on a set of competencies created by NALNECT and ECTAS workers, further details are available via the link to the ECTAS website. The first of the 3 day courses, to be held in January, February and March 2009 are already booked up. However, to date, there are still places available on the course starting in April 2009 in London and starting in September 2009 in Leeds. Members of the NALNECT committee will be involved in the training and will organise the refresher sessions for this course, with the support of ECTAS. The course will include assessment by completion of a workbook, completion of a competency document and evidence of participation in a minimum of ten ECT sessions. Accreditation for this course by the Royal College of Nursing, is being sought.
Second National ECT Nurse Conference
On the 4th June 2008, NALNECT hosted the Second National ECT Nurse Conference. This time it was held at the De Montfort University, Leicester. Again it was deemed a success with 97% of attendees, who completed evaluation forms, stating they would attend such an event again. The day was chaired by the RCN Mental Health Advisor and opened with an outstanding presentation by a service user from Hull, who had recovered from his illness following ECT. Other highlights included a presentation, by a psychiatrist who had travelled from Scotland, on the theories around how ECT works. One of the main benefits of attending the conference was the opportunity to network with other ECT nurses around the country. Other speakers included a psychiatrist and anaesthetist from Sussex, a nurse consultant from Manchester, members of the ECTAS team, an ECT nurse manager from Bodmin and a pharmacist from the Novartis company. The NALNECT committee would like to thank the sponsors of the event, the ECT machine suppliers, Dantec Dynamics and Micromed Electronics. Thanks also to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Ltd for their sponsorship.