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!

Today 26th August 2010 is the closing date for the 3rd National ECT Nurse Conference. No more bookings will be taken from today.

The next NALNECT committee meeting will be on Wednesday 17th November 2010, 10am, at Hillview Psychiatric Unit, Bath. This will be the AGM.

ECTAS have announced the dates for the next set of 3 day training for ECT nurses. First date is 29th September 2010. Training is again to take place in London. ECTAS member lead nurses free of charge. Non ECTAS members £300 per course. Tel. 02079776652 for more information. The course has been developed in collaboration between ECTAS and NALNECT.

Bookings are now being taken for the Third National ECT Nurse Conference to take place on 15th September 2010 in Birmingham. Fee is £100 with reduced rates for members of ECT nurse special interest groups and student nurses. Places are free for nurses who have attended the 2009 ECTAS ECT nurse training days and who are also ECTAS members. To obtain a booking form, contact Jan Taylor, jan.taylor@penninecare.nhs.uk or via the Contact us link of this web site.

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.

Ian Hulatt, the RCN mental health advisor, has agreed to chair the 3rd National ECT Nurse Conference. Ian, who chaired the previous conference in 2008 and recently appeared in the BBC Horizon programme, has now become an affiliated member of the NALNECT committee.

Speakers confirmed, so far, for the 3rd National ECT Nurse Conference, are: Annie Watkinson talking about her experience of receiving ECT and Andy Jago presenting his award winning ECT related project.

We are pleased to announce that Dantec Dynamics Ltd. have agreed to sponsor the forthcoming 3rd National ECT Nurse Conference. Thank you to Dantec.

Do you have a praise worthy ECT student nurse training package? Such as evidence based handouts, powerpoint presentation, aims and objectives, competency assessments, planned spoke placements for students. If yes, would you be willing to share them via NALNECT. Please send your details and confirmation of your wish to share your documents, via the Contact us page of this site. The NALNECT committee plan to work on the development of a best practice ECT student nurse package, then disseminate.

NALNECT recognises that the training of student nurses, regarding ECT, is an important role for lead ECT nurses and in turn it will improve the attitude to ECT of our future qualified nurses.

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