<scp>NICC</scp> news: Vol 29, issue 5

UNOQUIP, a Corporate Gold Member of BACCN, is a global marketer of high-quality single-use medical devices. The UNOQUIP product portfolio includes solutions in the areas of fluid management, urological drainage, airway management, respiratory care, surgical suction and nursing care. Our Urine Meters, Silicone Foley Catheters, Intermittent Catheters, TUR-Irrigation Bags and Urine Bed Bags are available on NHS Supply Chain. Notably, our Q500 Plus Diuresis Measuring System is an advanced solution designed to prevent infections and provide accurate urine measurement. BACCN are pleased to announce an invitation for nominations for BACCN Honorary Fellow. BACCN Honorary Fellows are registered nurses who have made an exceptional contribution to the BACCN at national or regional level. Fellows will have held key positions on the National Board or Regional Committee and contributed to significant workstreams, acting as an inspirational leader through clinical innovation, practice development, education or research that improved patient care. If there is somebody that you would like to nominate then please find further information at https://www.baccn.org/mediacentre/news/invitation-for-nominations-for-honorary-fellowship-1/. The 39th Annual BACCN Conference 2024 is nearly upon us! It is not too late to register so please visit https://www.baccn.org/conference/register/ to book your place. The conference is taking place in the newly built conference centre P&J Live, in Aberdeen on 7–8 October 2024. This year's theme is Building Environments to Thrive: Celebrating Personal and Professional Diversity in Critical Care Nursing. We look forward to welcoming some truly inspiring keynote speakers: Carli Whittaker, Director of Clinical Skills (Associate Professor) in the School of Health Sciences (SHS) at University of Nottingham and the President of Paediatric Critical Care Society Professor Aisha Holloway, Professor of Nursing Studies, Co-founder and Co-Director of Edinburgh Global Nursing Initiative Sarah DiGregorio, Critically acclaimed author of Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What It Teaches Us About Being Human and Taking Care: The Story of Nursing and its Power to Change Our World Further information about the program is available at https://www.baccn.org/conference/programme/. Are you passionate about critical care nursing? Are you keen to raise the profile and critical care nursing and help develop nurses of the future? Then joining a regional committee may be the opportunity you have been looking for. Regional committees provide education and support to critical care nurses within the local critical care nurse communities. Regional committee members also get the opportunity to get involved with National Board activities. So do not hesitate, come and join like-minded individuals. Find out more at https://www.baccn.org/regions/join-your-regional-committee/. Do not forget that BACCN members can apply for grants of up to a maximum of £1000. These grants can be used for a range of activities such as attendance at conferences, practice development or towards research activity (e.g., transcription costs). The aim of these grants is to enhance skills, knowledge and competence in critical care nursing to improve patient care and outcomes. For further information and terms and conditions, go to https://www.baccn.org/grants/info/.