What a day! Congress began today with the Prime Minister Gordon Brown giving a well received speech to delegates where he spoke about his commitment to the NHS. The hall was left genuinely enthused and excited. If anything demonstrates just how powerful the nursing voice is, it’s the Prime Minister address nurses with just 10 days before an election.
We also heard a superb speech from our Chief Executive and General Secretary, Dr. Peter Carter. One particularly moving moment was when he thanked our defence nurses, some of whom happened to be in the hall. It was great to see members get to their feet and thank these truly brilliant nurses.
Despite two keynote speeches, we also got through five, yes five, debates. From heroin on the NHS to care for Trans people, Congress got talking on some of the key issues in healthcare.
We also said goodbye to one of the most well known characters of Congress – Andrew Parker. Andrew passed away at the beginning of this year and his spirit, enthusiasm and dedication to the nursing cause and patient care will never be forgotten.
Jason
Is Congress going to address the situation of Dave Dawes being removed from Council following a simple error resulting in his Direct Debit for his subscription not going through?
ReplyDeleteThis seems incrediby unfair and completely unnecessary.