Supporting and enhancing the development of competence in neuroscience nursing

Executive Board and Roles


President 

Dr Mary E. Braine - Senior Lecturer in Nursing
School of Health and Society
University of Salford
Allerton Building
Salford M6 6PU

 

  • Vision and leadership for BANN
  • Establish links with other National associations e.g., SBNS, RCN, WFNN
  • Represents BANN
  • Promotes BANN at all time

Treasurer/ Unit Representative Co-ordinator

Joanne Outtrim Research Nurse
Addenbrooks Hosptial, Cambridgide
 

  • Deals with all monies
  • Budget control
  • Recruits new members
  • Maintains membership records
  • Maintains accounts and arranges for auditing
  • Manages Travel / Research awards
  • Promotes BANN at all times
  • Establish a method of recruiting all units into BANN
  • Establish the unit representative role

Benchmark Link

Cath Waterhouse - Lecturer Practitioner
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Glossop Rd
Sheffield, S10 2JP

 

  • Represents BANN at NNBG
  • Publicises NNBG activities
  • Project work for NNBG
     

Membership and merchandise secretary

Mrs.Claire Lynch - Lecturer in Nursing
Birmingham City University 

  • Maintains membership records
  • Promotes BANN at all times
  • Recruits new members
  • Markets BANN merchandise 

Webmaster

Dr Mary E. Braine - Senior Lecturer in Nursing
School of Health and Society 
University of Salford
Allerton Building
Salford M6 6PU

 

  • Communicates and liaises with Neuroscience Benchmarking group
  • Manages the organization of the web site
  • Designs and edits the web pages
  • Manages information for accuracy, appropriateness and currency
  • Recruits new members
  • Promotes BANN at all times

Marketing

Professor Neal Cook -  Assoicate Head of School
School of Nursing
University of Ulster
Magee Campus Northland Road
Londonderry BT48 7JL
Northern Ireland

  • Represents BANN on EANN Board
  • Publicizes EANN Congress
  • Project work for EANN
  • Designs posters for units
  • Support Webmaster
  • Supports Unit Representative Co-ordinator
  • Recruits new membersAnne Preece - Head Injury Nurse Specialist

Meeting Secretary

Lynsay Creighton - Interim Associate Chief Nurse - Regional Services 
Institute of Neurological Sciences. The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF  

  • Record minutes and agendas of all meetings
  • Promotes BANN at all times
  • Recruits new members

   

RCN Representative

Marie Austin - Lead Nurse
The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital
345 Govan Road
Govan, Glasgow G51 4TF

 

  • Represents BANN on the Neuyrosicnece forum
  • Publicizes RCN Congress
  • Project work for EANN
  • Recruits new BANN members

BJNN Representative

 Dr Julie Derbyshire 
Northumbria University
Newcastle Upon Tyne

  • Represents BANN on the BJNN Editorial Board 
  • Organise and submit articles for the BANN pages in BJNN bi-monthly
  • Encourage and actively seek articles for publication to the journal
  • Attend BJNN board meetings as required
  • Feedback to BANN board at each committee meeting

Committee Members

Anne Preece - Head Injury Nurse Specialist
Neuro Critical Care Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B13 2TH

Ciara O'Rouke - Patient Advisory Manager
Beaumont Hosptial, Dublin 

Deirdre Nolan - Research Development Nurse
Neuroscience Directorate, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin

Lisa Cutsey - Roald Dahl Transition Neuromuscular Nurse Specialist
Leeds General Infirmay 

Emily Ashcroft - Clinical Educator
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham B13 2TH 

Dr Julie Derbyshire - Director of Apprenticeships and Assistant Professor in Nursing
Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne

Sam Weaver - Advanced Nurse Practitioner Neurosurgery 
Ninewells, Dundee 

Andrea Shepherd - Lecturer
School of Nursing, Ulster University 

Diane Lyttle - Lecturer
School of Nursing, Ulster University 

The Society was founded in 1971 at Manchester Royal Infirmary as the British Society of Neurosurgical Nurses (BSNN).  The Society changed its name to the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses (BANN) in 1998. Our Equality & Diversity statement »