Meetings were held quarterly in January, April, July and October. They are arranged in the following order: minutes of the previous meeting, minutes of current meeting, agenda of current meeting, papers of current meeting.
Items addressed at every meeting are: the location of the meeting, attendees and apologies, matters arising, correspondence, Congress, membership matters, reports from committees, reports from national boards, use of the seal, membership numbers.
During 1970 the topics discussed by Council include:
Salary claim - Whitley council
RCN fund for relief abroad
The function of the district general hospital
Drug addiction
'Raise the Roof' campaign
Civil service award
Extension of membership to state enrolled nurses
Future of district nurse training
Increase in subscription rates
Students training allowances
Cowdray scholarship
Royal patrons
Deduction of subscriptions at source
Ancillary hospital staff possible strike action
Application for membership
Indexed.
This record relates to two separate sets of minutes: the original set is signed. This volume is kept in Store B.
The other set is a copy of the original. This volume is kept in Store A.