Supporting the valuable work of stoma care nurses

摘要

As of 1 January 2013, the World Council of Enterostomal Therapists UK (WCET UK), which was established in 1995, was renamed the Association of Stoma Care Nurses UK (ASCN UK). The ASCN UK remains a charitable trust and is the only professional organisation in the UK solely for nurses with an interest in stoma care and related subjects. The rebranding has been in progress since 2010 when it was first suggested by former chair Alison Crawshaw that the WCET UK was not generally recognised by employers, service users and stakeholders. While there are about 500 stoma care nurses in the UK, only just over half (56%) were members at this time.