RCN Worcestershire Local Learning Event: Depression in long term conditions
plus branch AGM
02 Oct 2019, 15:00 - 17:00
Choose event information:
This session will be presented by Jane de Rooy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust. It will also incorporate the branch Annual General Meeting.
Depression and anxiety occurs in about 20 per cent of people with long term physical illness, a rate two to three times higher than in those who are in good health. As a result of these co-morbid problems, the prognosis for their long-term condition and the quality of life they experience can both deteriorate markedly.
This workshop will consider the cycle of depression, its signs and symptoms, and outline some practical interventions that all health care workers can utilise to encourage an individual to improve their emotional well-being.
You can book your place on this Learning Event now. The event is free for RCN members, while non-members will be charged £20 + VAT. This fee will be reimbursed if the attendee joins the RCN on the day.
If you can attend one branch meeting a year, then please make it the AGM. Come along and help make a difference, by shaping local branch activities for the year ahead and electing your branch committee members.
Branch meetings provide opportunities for you to get involved in shaping the future of your branch, have your say on how the branch is run and learn more about the activities it undertakes.
And if you're interested in getting more involved, why not consider standing for one of the branch committee posts, which includes branch chair, secretary and treasurer?
Being a branch committee member is a great personal and professional development opportunity – you can find out more about the roles here.
If you want to put yourself forward for election, please email the regional administrator on westmidlands.region@rcn.org.uk. This will ensure that anyone who can't attend the meeting itself is still able to stand. Alternatively, you can put yourself forward at the meeting itself.
If you want more information, please call the RCN West Midlands Regional Office on 0121 450 4300.
If you're a new member and this is your first AGM, please come along and get involved. It’s a great way to meet local colleagues and other RCN members and influence the year ahead.
If you have any queries about this event, or want more information, please call the RCN West Midlands Regional Office on 0121 450 4300.
The Charles Hastings Education Centre
Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
WR5 1DD
For more information on how to get to The Charles Hastings Education Centre, please follow this link.
Page last updated - 06/01/2020