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.
Join a forum or network
You can easily join a new forum or network, or manage the ones you’re already a member of.
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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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.
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13 Jun 2023
Humans Not Heroes Creative Workshops
Creatively reflect on your own experiences of COVID-19 and co-create a new audio piece which will feature in the RCN exhibition.
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.
Our structure
We're governed by the elected members who make up our Council, committees and boards. They represent our members and work alongside the Executive Team who are responsible for delivering our strategic and operational plans.
