Elected to the Executive: Mrs Shirley Firth, Mrs Elizabeth Carter, Mrs Lucinda Negus.

The Royal London Hospital

Three Nurse Consultants are in post for:

• Patient at Risk Team (PART);
• Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD);
• Heart Failure.

A post is being developed for Haemophilia.

The Management Nursing Team has chosen the term 'Senior Nurse/Sister' rather than 'Modern Matron' for the twenty-seven posts in the Trust. The role focuses on the patients' environment, catering and patient concerns. A Senior Nurse for Recruitment has been appointed.

The Quality Nursing Team has reviewed the Clinical Nurse Audit Programme and are developing it to cover the full range of nursing care. They have also developed a leaflet 'So what exactly does evidence-based practice mean?'

The Chief Nurse Jonathan Asbridge works away from the Trust as President of the Nursing and Midwifery Council for two days a week, so the role of Associate Chief Nurse has been created. The Heads of Nursing can apply to fill this post for a year.

The full report given by Alison Knapp is printed in the July 2002 Review.

In the Research Assessment Exercise an 'excellent' rating was achieved. Much of the current research relates to health needs in the East End.

Recruitment of pre-registration course students from local further education colleges has been so successful there is a one-year waiting list.

A long-distance learning course in renal nursing, which uses the internet, has been developed.

A strategic alliance with Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London will explore collaboration in teaching and research across the health sciences and professions.

A fuller report from Professor Sally Glen can be found in the July 2002 Review.