Paul Kennedy I think we were all devastated and shocked by the sudden loss of Paul Kennedy. It certainly hit me hard as both a colleague and friend.for over 25 years. He was an inspirational and visionary professional who saw what was needed, how it could be achieved and then went on to ensure it was delivered. He provided evidence […]
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Happy anniversary And the winner is… The 2016 Winners of SIA’s Rebuilding Lives Awards were announced at a ceremony in June. The awards recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of people in the spinal cord injury community. What’s on? Have you got the latest SCI related courses and conferences in your diary? Have a look at the calendar […]
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The nomination period for SIA’s 2016 Rebuilding Lives Awards is closing soon! Make your nominations here Nomination period is open until 29th February MASCIP membership and conference supports NMC Revalidation: From April 2016 all nurses and midwives will have to revalidate to maintain their registration with the NMC, this will encourage nurses to reflect on their practice and demonstrate that […]
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The first MASCIP ‘shared practice event’ took place on 4th Feb 2016 at the Milton Keynes Conference Centre. It was kindly sponsored by ICCM. The topic being shared was ‘patient education’ and attendance was fantastic. All but 2 of the spinal units were represented as were most of the spinal cord injury charities. The session was very positive with everyone […]
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IT’S NOT TOO LATE!…….. …to join us at MASCIP’s 17th Annual Conference…or to enter a poster into the Penny Mullen Poster Competition. Deadline 31st October 2015 Click here to see the 2015 conference programme This year you can pay online via the new MASCIP website but we also accept cheques and can send an invoice with payment details, as in previous […]
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Visit our new website! Launch of the new MASCIP website Visit our new website to find out more about the work of MASCIP, our guidelines, best practice, events and a whole lot more… Visit the website and let us know what you think……. All Party Parliamentary Group Inquiry report The AGM of the All Party Parliamentary Group saw the […]
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Happy New Year A Happy New Year to all our members. We have a busy year coming up! Don’t forget we’re working on seating guidelines and weight management guidelines as well as reviewing pain management guidelines. Contact Dot Tussler if you would like to contribute to any of these. Work is starting shortly on vocational rehabilitation guidelines. There’s still time […]
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Your MASCIP committee needs you! Recruiting now… Particularly if you work in Belfast, Dublin, Glasgow, Rookwood, Salisbury, Middlesbrough or Wakefield spinal centres, we’d like to hear from you. Committee meetings can sometimes be joined by teleconference facility if needed. See the committee member role description here for more details and contact Dot Tussler for a chat about the role or […]
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Guidelines Guidelines are an important part of our work. MASCIP seating guidelines and weight management guidelines are currently in development. Pain management guidelines will also be reviewed. Contact Dot Tussler if you would like to contribute to any of these or if you have any other ideas or suggestions for guidelines.. Vocational rehabilitation guidelines will also be developed in 2015. […]
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