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About ACPGBI

ACPN supports the professional development and education of nurses and allied health professionals specialising in any area of coloproctology, including colorectal cancer, pelvic floor disorders, endoscopy, stoma care, IBD and genetics.

What ACPN does

ACPN works with the ACPGBI to advance the science of coloproctology and promotes the integral role of nurse specialists and allied health professionals within the colorectal multidisciplinary team.

ACPN maintains strong collaborative relationships with charities and other nursing associations working to promote excellent clinical care for patients with colorectal disease.

Membership

ACPN is an ACPGBI affiliate organisation and represented at all levels of the organisation. ACPGBI affiliate members automatically become ACPN members.

Membership of ACPN is an opportunity to take charge of your career, strengthen your network and broaden your knowledge. Benefits include:

  • Exclusive 25% discount code to subscribe to GIN; 10x issue per year. (Contact ntaub@acpgbi.org.uk for a discount code)
  • Each ACPN member who subscribes will also be granted online access to GIN and its full archive via www.magonlinelibrary.com
  • FREE registration to the ACPGBI Annual Meeting
  • Guidance and resources to facilitate career management.
  • National educational events to broaden and deepen specialist knowledge and keep abreast of new developments in coloproctology.
  • A regional nursing representative for each ACPGBI Chapter to keep members in their region abreast of ACPGBI-sponsored local events and to disseminate information regarding developments in clinical practice.
  • Opportunities for networking, collaboration, peer support and mentorship.
  • Representation of the interests of members of the ACPN within ACPGBI.
  • An annual ACPN symposium embedded within the ACPGBI annual meeting, facilitating access to specialist content provided within the wider ACPGBI programme.
  • A discounted rate for the ACPGBI journal, Colorectal Disease.

If you would like to become a member of the ACPGBI and the ACPN, please complete the online application form as an affiliate member.

Committee members

Area Member
Scotland Linnet McGeever,  Chair
East Anglia

Lizzie FitzRoy, Rachel Perrott

North West Thames Jennifer Burch 
South East Thames Samantha Seker 
South West Thames

Liz Coni

Oxford

Jay Bradbury

Tracey Privett

South Western

Emma Jenkins

Esme Steer

North Wales Chelsea Owen
South Wales Jane Turner
Wessex

Julie Lane

West Midlands Vacant
Republic of Ireland

Vacant

Mersey Lisa Gibb
Yorkshire

Cheryl Hides, Deputy Chair 

ACPN Editor for GIN Jennie Burch

ACPN Committee Meetings 2024-2025

  • Tuesday 24th September 2024 2pm – 3pm (Online)
  • Tuesday 3rd December 11am 2024 (Face to face in London at Royal College of Surgeons)
  • Tuesday 11th Feb 2025 2pm – 3pm (Online)
  • Tuesday 6th May 2025 – 2pm – 3pm (Online)
  • Tuesday 1st July 2025 (Face to face at annual meeting