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NORTH
WEST & IRELAND REPRESENTATIVE
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| Nickie Hey
Manchester
0161 276 5211
nickiehey@yahoo.com |
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| North West clinics can be found at: Carlisle,
Workington, Kendal, Barrow-in Furness, Lancaster, Blackpool, Preston, Blackburn, Burnley,
Bolton, Bury, Rochdale, Ashton-under-Lyme, Oldham, Trafford, Manchester Royal Infirmary,
North Manchester General, Macclesfield, Wythington, Salford, Stockport, Chorley,
Southport, Ormskirk, Wigan, Warrington, Liverpool, St Helens, Runcom, Crewe, Chester,
Wrexham St Asaph, Llandudno, Bangor, Holyhead, Pwllheli, Coleraine, Derry, Newry,
Belfast,Wirral, Sligo, Galway, Limerick, Cork and
Dublin |
REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
SHASTD: Roles & responsibilities
To gain and feed information from:
 | SHASTD council meetings.
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| SHASTD regional meetings.
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| MSF national circulars.
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| MSF local newsletters/meetings.
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| Individual health advisers.
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PROCESS
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Council Meetings
Regional representatives should attend meetings (Where there is
only one regional representative a deputy should be annually nominated who will attend
this meeting in the regional representatives absence). The representative should act as an
advocate of their region at the council.
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| The regional representative should produce a regional
report for each council meeting.
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Regional Meetings
Regional representatives should organise regular meetings. These
should be:
at least quarterly
held at an accessible site(s)time(s) to be agreed by members
a forum for learning, the representative should organise speakers as
agreed by the members (a limited amount of money is available for speakers)
a focus to discuss relevant local issues
a meeting place for health advisers – especially for isolated
health advisers.
The regional representative will:
Promote and support the aims of the Society of Health Advisers in
Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
To support Council constructively in carrying out its duties.
To contribute to meetings and take on specific tasks, from time to
time, as agreed by council.
Be elected annually. Elections for regional representatives shall take
place annually. Normally the election shall take place at the last regional meetings prior
to the AGM and the results of regional elections shall be notified to the secretary within
two weeks of the election at which they will have assumed office. Prior to the meeting the
regional representative will circulate a copy of the guidance for regional representatives
to all regional members, together with a letter asking for nominations.
Be the first point of contact for health advisers experiencing problems
e.g. regrading, disciplinary, legal and ethical issues. The representatives should assess
the problems with a national officer and identify their best resources e.g. local MSF
representative officer.
Aim to encourage contact with new health advisers in their region,
invite them to a regional meeting, and encourage them to joint SHASTD/MSF and to liaise
with the Recruitment Secretary/Membership Secretary.
Take responsibility to find out what has happened at a meeting that
they or their deputy have been unable to attend (eg council/regional meetings).
Acknowledge the different structures and needs within and between
different regions and health authorities.
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| Be aware of the region, its geographical make-up and update the
membership details and co-ordinate this with the Membership Secretary. |
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