RCN Council members
The people who make up the RCN's governing body
Jennifer Caguioa, London, Chair of Remuneration Committee
Biography to follow.
Anne Campbell, Northern Ireland
Anne has been an active member of the RCN since she became a registered nurse. She has acted as a Steward and a Health and Safety Representative, as well as holding the positions of Secretary and Chair of the RCN Belfast Branch. She has also been an RCN Northern Ireland Board member.
She is a learning disability nurse and has worked in practice and management posts in the field of learning disability. Anne is passionate about ensuring that people with a learning disability have safe, effective and compassionate nursing care and support in community and general hospital environments.
Anne has a very strong commitment to networking and was a founder member of the Learning Disability Nurses Network in Northern Ireland and a steering group member of the National Network of Learning Disability Nurses. She was also a committee member of the RCN Learning Disability Forum. Membership of the networks and forum has enabled her to share, develop and disseminate best practice and influence learning disability nursing and policy at local, regional and national levels.
Anne is aware of the challenges of the current political and financial climate and understands the real pressures that nurses’ encounter on a daily basis while sharing the passion for ensuring the delivery of high quality, needs led nursing services for the population.
As the Northern Ireland member on the Council, she aims to represent the interests of the members and actively contribute to ensuring good governance and the realisation of the RCN's strategic plan.
Linda Bailey, Chair of Congress (Non-voting member of Council)
Linda began her nursing career in 1982. She worked as a staff nurse in acute hospitals, and as a health visitor before moving into Public Health. She retired from the NHS in 2019 having worked as a Consultant in Public Health in Wales for six years. Due to Covid she returned to work in March 2020, retiring again in 2022. She is currently looking for a part time nursing post.
Since joining the RCN in 1987, at various times she has been a steward, branch officer, member of the Agenda Committee, member of the Public Health Forum Steering Committee, Council member for London and Nurse Treasurer of the RCN.
