Bodelwyddan Castle

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eNWI

• Bodelwyddan Castle
• 21 October 2005

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The story of a Nurses for Nurses collaboration
in Wales
eNWI

• Dame June Clark
• Chair RCN Information in Nursing Forum

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How did it start?

• RCN IN Forum meeting in Cardiff March 2004
  identified the need
• Informing Healthcare being implemented
• A few nurses knew about it and were worried about
  their lack of involvement and ability to
  influence
• Most nurses knew nothing about it and were
  unaware of its implications for nursing practice.
• Willingness of nursing organisations to work
  together on behalf on nursing and nurses
  (including Midwives and health visitors) in Wales
  to
• Raise awareness and improve readiness of nurses
  in Wales
• Ensure nursing involvement and influence

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How did it start?

• Willingness to risk trying to do something
  about it
• Willingness of Informing Healthcare to join in,
  allowing nurses to remain autonomous
• Existence of established facilities (eg UK
  e-Health Group Web Page, existing interest groups
  in Wales) which could be brought together and
  utilised

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How did it start?

• Small multi-organisational group of enthusiasts
  worked together to hold a Conference at RCN in
  Cardiff in November 2004 to launch such a group
• Informing Healthcare Informing Nursing
  conference November 2004 70 people attended.
• Co-ordinating committee formalised regional reps
  appointed.
• Competition to decide a name.

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eNWI means.. ..to name

• e e-health
• N Nurses in
• W Wales
• I Information and
• Informatics

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Collaborators Representing nurses (the
organisations)

• RCN
• RCM
• CPHVA
• BCS
• eHNN

Aligning energies
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Collaborators Those who can make it happen

• Informing Healthcare
• CNOs Office
• WNMC

Aligning energies
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Collaborators The grass roots

• Regional reps
• North
• Mid and West
• South and East
• Group gradually increasing..

Aligning energies
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What does eNWI do?

• Co-ordinating committee meets, using
  videoconferencing and teleconferencing.
• Shares information identifies opportunities to
  influence offers expertise.
• We have a web site with pages for all the regions
  http//www.ehealthnurses.org.uk/wales/index.html
• We maintain a listserve for all who join via the
  web site (no cost, no requirement to belong to
  any particular organisation)

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What does eNWI do?

• Emerging/evolving role trying to establish an
  independent, autonomous nurse voice across Wales
• We have representatives from all the
  regions/areas of Wales reflecting local
  realities
• We are expanding/establishing according to need
• Today . our own first eNWI CONFERENCE..

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Naming Nursing in an Information Age21st October
Denbighshire, North Wales

• New Nursing Model for Wales to be shared and
  discussed
• Exciting opportunity for nurses (and midwives and
  Health Visitors) to get involved and engaged
• From an owned nursing perspective

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Thats eNWI so far.

• Achieved a great deal in 11 months
• Much to do
• Evolving and emerging
• Willing to share with colleagues across UK
• Not yet 100 right but getting there!
• Nursing in Wales is doing something for itself
  and together at last
• Long live togetherness!

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How to join us?

• Go onto our website as soon as you can and
  complete a contact form leave the rest to us!

http//www.ehealthnurses.org.uk/wales/index.html