Welcome to ARNS
A nursing forum to champion the specialty respiratory nursing community, promote excellence in practice, and influence respiratory health policy.
COVID-19 in respiratory conditions
We are working under very difficult conditions at the moment with patients who may feel extremely anxious about COVID-19.
Find reliable links with important information for patients with respiratory conditions here.
Respiratory Nurse of the Year Award
ARNS wish to congratulate the winner and finalists for Respiratory Nurse of the Year Award Winner: Dr Iain Armstrong, Nurse Consultant, Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation […]
ARNS Virtual Conference a success
ARNS were proud to deliver a virtual conference on Friday 14th August 2020, and was delighted that more than 120 respiratory nurse specialists attended. The full educational day started with […]
Katy Beckford
Chair of ARNS
"It is a great privilege and an honour to be the Chair of the Association of Respiratory Nurse Specialists.
ARNS seeks to be the voice of our members and I have been lucky enough to be a committee member for 8 years and proud to take over from Wendy Preston and continue the work she has started taking us to the next stages of being a Not for Profit Organisation.
Following the footsteps of past Chairs of ARNS is an exciting one and it has always been led by passionate and driven nurses whose aim to improve the care of patient with respiratory disease with supporting our members at the forefront of our plans.
We work in collaboration with our members and partners to Inspire, Lead and Empower our membership and influence the direction of respiratory nursing care.
I will continue the work delivered by our previous Chairs by developing and enhancing the structure to empower more members to become actively involved in ARNS workstreams and I look forward to leading this fantastic organisation for my tenure as Chair."