Forums and networks
Forums and networks are groups of RCN members who work or have an interest in a particular area of professional nursing practice.
All forums provide you with the opportunity to keep up-to-date with development in your field, contribute in consultations, network with your peers and explore career development opportunities.
You can join more than one forum, but have to nominate one as your first choice, as this can impact on the power of a forum by influencing its voting rights at RCN Congress.
Networks bring members together in different ways – sometimes in a region or country, sometimes through a forum, sometimes by staff bringing members together, or members finding each other.
Forums and networks list
See the full list of forums and networks at the Royal College of Nursing, and what they have to offer.
See the full list
Join a forum or network
Join a new forum or network, or manage your existing forums and networks via your MyRCN account.
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Expertise in nursing: RCN Forums
RCN Forums provide expertise across a huge range of the RCN's work. Here's a quick look at just some of the work they do.
Network focus
Last year the RCN Newly Registered Nurse Network created a series of short films about life as a newly registered nurse, which demonstrates the diversity of a career in nursing.
Latest forum and networks news
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12 Sep 2023
RCN leads crucial discussion on nursing suicide prevention
Experts came together at RCN HQ to discuss the urgent issue of suicide prevention among nursing staff and launch a new toolkit to reduce suicide in the NHS workforce in England.
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23 Aug 2023
A volunteer's experience of exhibition research
Angela Houlston, who took part in our volunteer exhibition programme, tells us about the experience and her research into the history of children's nursing.
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21 Jul 2023
General practice nursing staff: make sure you get your pay rise
A pay award has been announced for salaried general practice nursing staff in England. We’re supporting members to make sure their employer pays it.
RCN Forums and Networks Review Report
The RCN forums and networks review looked at the ways in which our forums and networks function and made recommendations for how they could be improved. A full report on the review is now available.