College of Occupational Therapy Specialist Section Neurological Practice

AGM Minutes 2010

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
Manchester Renaissance hotel

10th of September 2010


Agenda Items
1. Quorum
There are no National Executive Committee (NEC) members stepping down this year. The NEC is as follows:

Chair and Business Lead Pip Logan
Past Chair Karen Hoffman
Treasurer Jo Evans
Secretary Louise Chance
Website officer Margreet Wittink
Clinical Lead Jenny Preston
Regional Rep Co-ordinator Wendy Connor
Conference Co-ordinator 2011 Judi Edmans
Education officer Fiona Kelly
Newsletter Editor Judi Edmans
Research Officer Jo Fletcher-Smith
Publicity Officer Rupert Kerrell
Stroke Clinical Forum Chair Tess Baird
Brain Injury Forum Chair Doreen Rowland

2. Introduction
All NEC members present at the conference were introduced to the members.

3. Minutes of the AGM in 2009

Minutes were agreed by Tess Baird and seconded by Judi Edmans as a true record.

4. Chair Report 
Membership
1007 members of SSNP with the following numbers of members subscribing to the respective Forums:
576 Brain Injury , 843 Stroke, 479 Long Term Conditions
There are 16 Regional groups.
Two research grants awarded.
Splinting Clinical Guidelines project has been awarded grant.
SSNP has contributed to COT Manifesto for the General Election.
SSNP members sit on the National Stroke Clinical Guidelines
Committees and the UKSFC committee.
SSNP produced two newsletters.

5. Clinical Forum feedback
Brain Injury Forum
2010
Brain Injuries Clinical Guidelines project, first part completed
2011
Brain Injuries Clinical Guidelines project second part to be completed and published

Stroke Forum
2010
Second edition of 'Occupational Therapy and Stroke'book was published in June 2010.
Delivered the 2010 annual COT-SSNP conference
Worked with Stroke Association to promote how well the role of the Occupational Therapists reflects the messages of the Life after Stroke Strategy.
Ran two Starting Out in Stroke training courses
2011
Review the Starting Out in Stroke (SOS) course
Apply for SOS course to be endorsed by the Department of Health stroke specific training framework (SSEF).
Deliver another 6 SOS courses in the UK
Deliver Life After Stroke campaign with Stroke Association
Reviewing papers for RCP National Clinical Guidelines for Stroke

Long Term Conditions Forum
2010
Parkinson Disease Clinical Guidelines published and launched
Ataxia guidelines completed with Ataxia UK
Study day held looking at Integrated practice

2011
Fatigue Management Course to be being delivered around the UK
Huntington’s Disease Guidelines in collaborations with European HD network
PD UK audit of OT practice against NICE guidelines
Newly qualified OT course in LTC
Joint Conf with COT 28th June –1st July 2011.

6. Regional Rep.
2011
Video link up for regional meetings
More SOS courses
Regional reps group to share ideas
Clearer direction about financial support from the NEC

7. Treasurer Report
2010 This year’s accounts will be reconciled for November 2010
Current balance -£78,652. 37
Last year income generated -£73,219.26
Out goings -£67,044.26
Main expenditure
–Membership admin, regional events, conference, PD guidelines, BI guidelines

Main income generated through
–Regional group activity, Brain Injury Study day, annual conference, membership

COT wants to centralise SS accounts. Cheques received will take longer to come out as it will only done once a month. Centralisation of accounts by end of 2011.

Members Questions:
When it goes central, will the SSNP money be ring fenced?
SSNP has tried to resist being centralised but ultimately COT are legally responsible for the money. It will be ring fenced for SSNP.
Why will we make a loss with next year’s conference?
Next year conference is LTC which usually needs to be subsidised. SSNP has decided to join COT conference but this will mean we won’t make any money but do have to spend money as NEC committee members need to be at the AGM.
Will future conferences also go with COT?
We have only committed ourselves for one year. We aren’t considering joining COT when we run ABI or Stroke.
8. A.O.B. None


Date of the next COT SSNP AGM: 1st of July 2011 Brighton