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2 December 2002 ALISON NORMAN IS THE CPHVA’S NEW PRESIDENT Alison Norman, the former president of the UKCC, is the new President of the Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association. She took over from Lady Limerick who has stepped down after 18 years as President. Alison Norman, who is a former health visitor and midwife, is currently Director of Nursing and Operations at the Christie Hospital NHS Trust in Manchester. She was President of the UKCC between 1998-2002 and is a former chair of the Health Visitors’ Association (1990-92), the forerunner of the CPHVA. She said: ‘I am honoured to be asked to take on the role of the CPHVA’s President at a time when the government’s has signalled its strong commitment to public health. It is also a challenging time for the profession, with much debate about the evolving nature of its role.’ The position of President is an honorary one and the main duty consists of chairing the CPHVA’s annual general meeting each autumn.
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NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For further information, please contact: Shaun Noble Communications Officer ( (020) 7939 7043 mobile ( 07768 69 39 40 CPHVA press releases can be seen on the CPHVA web site: amicus-cphva.org
The CPHVA represents 18,000 health visitors, school nurses, practice nurses and registered nurses working in the community in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The CPHVA is an autonomous professional section of the amicus trade union. MSF joined with the AEEU to form amicus, the UK’s second largest union, on 1 January 2002. -ends-NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For further information, please contact: Ann Owen ( 07768 931 297 Shaun Noble Communications Officer ( (020) 7939 7043 mobile ( 07768 69 39 40 CPHVA press releases can be seen on the CPHVA web site: amicus-cphva.org The CPHVA represents health visitors, school nurses, practice nurses and registered nurses working in the community in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The CPHVA is an autonomous professional section of the amicus trade union. MSF joined with the AEEU to form amicus, the UK’s second largest union, on 1 January 2002. NOTE FOR NEWS DESKS For further information, please contact Shaun Noble Press Officer (020) 7939 7043 Mobile 0468 69 39 40 MSF press releases can be seen on our web site: www.msf.org.uk Amicus/MSF represents 65,000 health service professionals including the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, laboratory scientific staff, the College of Health Care Chaplains, the Community Psychiatric Nurses Association, the Medical Practitioners' Union, clinical psychologists, speech therapists, the Hospital Physicists Association and the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association. Amicus/MSF has 400,000 skilled and professional members in a wide range of industries. It is the UK's second largest union. ends |