If you would like your conference or event listed here, please contact us on admin@anp.org.uk with the date, title, venue, contact details (ideally a webpage or email address), and a brief description. Edited details of relevant events will then be listed on the Diary dates page.

January - December 2010

• Journal of Community Nursing Exhibitions, various dates and venues throughout the year

September 2010

• 9 September, 2010, Non-medical Prescribing: Policy, Practice and Research, University of Surrey. Chaired by Dr. June Crown, this one-day event has a question time chaired by Roy Lilly, a choice of workshops, and a great range of speakers talking about the latest issues. Click here for further details.
• 21st September, 2010, Nursing in Practice, London. Aimed at practice nurses and others in primary care. Contact: Nursing in Practice.
• 28 September, 2010, A Practical Guide to Prudent Antibiotic Prescribing, London. This conference will highlight the importance of prudent antibiotic prescribing and provide guidance on ensuring the appropriate use of antibiotics in practice.  Contact: matt@healthcare-events.co.uk or see website.
• 28 September, 2010, 12th ANP Annual Conference and Exhibition, Planning Prescribing into 2012, Birmingham. With a range of topics including prescribing for sexual health, soft tissue and sports injuries, and a public health perspective on antimicrobial prescribing, this event is for any non-medical prescriber or anyone with an interest in prescribing. Contact: admin@anp.org.uk.
• 30 September, 2010, Primary Care Diabetes Society, Cardiff. PCDS Smart update in diabetes - In light of experience: Newer therapies for type 2 diabetes: How do we make treatment decisions now - have the guidelines helped? Contact: PCDS website.

October 2010

• 7 October 2010, Diabetes Prescriber Network meeting, Manchester. Network meetings tackle different topics each time, with a range of speakers, and plenty of opportunity for debate. Contact: Nicola Carey; email: prescribernet@surrey.ac.uk; tel: 01483 684512
• 7 October 2010, A practical guide to reducing medication errors, ninth national conference, London. Contact: jayne@healthcare-events.co.uk or see website.
• 7 October 2010, Diabetes and Endocrinology: Learning from other Specialists symposium, Edinburgh.  Contact: RCPE
• 9 October 2010, RCN Diabetes Forum study day, Leeds. Designed to support nurses in developing enhanced knowledge to explain to patients the need for additional treatment and to explore the treatment options available. Aimed at primary and secondary care nurses including nurse practitioners, practice nurses, district nurses and nurses working in public health, emergency care and with older people but not designed for specialist diabetes nurses. Contact: RCN.
• 14 October 2010, 4th Annual National Non Medical Prescribing Leads conference, Birmingham. “How to have your cake and eat it” is aimed at those leading on non-medical prescribing development and others with an interest in the area. Contact: nmprescribing.
• 22-23 October, 2010, RCN Emergency Care Association annual conference and exhibition, Cardiff. Contact: RCN.