Essentially, it is our own members who run the association. Day-to-day control is in the hands of the National Management Committee, which is partly elected from the National Council and partly elected from members at the Annual General Meeting. The National Management Committee is led by a Chair and a Vice Chair.
Individual members of the National Management Committee take on specific responsibility for overseeing the implementation of different aspects of policy. For example, there is a member who takes a very close interest in education and training. Another focuses on legal issues affecting nursing homes; and another on finance.
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Rosemary Strange
Chair, RNHA
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Membership of the National Management Committee
National Chairman - Rosemary Strange Msc.Bsc(Hons)Dip.HV.,R.M.,RGN
Vice President - Clifford Davison
Vice President - Derek Whittaker
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Nigel Adams
Emlyn Davies
John O'Dea
David Zirker
Jim Byrom
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Clive Neil-Smith
Eiddon Rees
Kevin Dannatt
Robert Newton
Ian Turner
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In addition to the National Committee, we have a larger National Council of members, which comprises one representative from each of our geographical branches. It is important, we believe, that our national policy-making body is well informed about the circumstances affecting the nursing home care sector in different regions.
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RNHA members have a major opportunity to influence policy by attending and voting at our national conference.
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Across the UK, the RNHA has many geographical areas or branches. These provide opportunities for members to meet locally and exchange information and ideas with colleagues. Currently, our local branches include:
Avon
Wiltshire
Devon
Dorset & Guernsey
Suffolk
Norfolk & Cambridgeshire
Northampton
East Sussex
Kent
Northern Ireland
North West
North Thames
Scottish Forum
Highlands
Glasgow
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Perth - Kinross
Surrey
South West Wales
Gwent
West Midlands
West Sussex
Yorkshire
Hampshire
Isle of Wight
Northern
North Wales
Cornwall
Leicestershire
Cheshire
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Supporting the work of the National Management Committee, National Council and local branches is a small head office team of permanent staff. Led by a Chief Executive Officer (Frank Ursell) who is himself an experienced nursing home owner, the team strives to put RNHA policy into practice and provide an on-going service to all the association?s members.
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