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Name Username
UK wide  
Royal College of Nursing theRCN
RCN Press Office RCN_Press
RCN Libraries RCNLibraries
RCN Governance RCNGovernance
RCN Knowledge RCNKnowledge
RCN Equality & Inclusion RCN_inclusion
RCN Students RCNstudents
RCN Jobs RCNjobs
RCN Leadership RCN_Leadership
East Midlands
RCN East Midlands RCNEastMids
Derbyshire branch RCNDerbyshire
Leicestershire and Rutland branch rcnLeicester
North Lincs branch NorthLincsRCN
Northamptonshire branch rcnnorthampton
Nottingham branch RCNNottingham
South Lincs branch RCN_South_Lincs
Eastern
RCN Eastern RCNEastern
Cambridgeshire branch CambsRCN
Norfolk branch RCNNorfolk
Suffolk branch RCNSuffbranch
London
RCN London RCNLondon
RCN London Students RCNLndnStudents
Inner North Central London branch RCN_INCL
Inner North East London branch INELRcnbranch
Inner North West London branch RCN_InnerNWLoN
Inner South East London branch RCN_ISEL
Inner South West London branch RIswl
Outer North East London branch RcnOnel
Outer North West London branch RCN_ONWL
Outer South East London branch OSELbranch_RCN
Outer South West London branch RCN_OSWL
North West
RCN North West RCNNorthWest
Cheshire East branch RCNCheshireEast
Cheshire West branch RCN_CheshWest
Greater Liverpool & Knowsley GLK_RCN
Greater Manchester members greater-rcn
Isle of Man branch RCNIOM
Lancashire West branch RCNLancWest
Manchester Central branch RCNManCentral
Northern
RCN Northern RCNNorthern
Northern Ireland
RCN Northern Ireland RCN_NI
RCN Students NI RCNStudentsNI
Northern Ireland Northern branch RCNNI_NorthernB
South West
RCN South West RCNSouthWest
RCN South West Students RCNSWStudents
Bath branch RCNBathbranch
Cornwall branch RCNCornwall
Devon branch RCNDevon
Dorset branch RCNDorset
Gloucestershire branch RCNGloucestershire
Greater Bristol branch RCNGreaterbristolbranch
Plymouth branch RCNPlymouth
Somerset branch RCNSomersetbranch
Wiltshire branch RCN_wiltshire
Scotland
RCN Scotland RCNScot
Ayrshire & Arran branch RCNAandAbranch
Forth Valley branch RCNFVbranch/RCNSForthV
Grampian and Orkney branch RCNGrampian
Greater Glasgow branch RCNGtrGlasgow
Highland branch RCNSHighland
Lanarkshire RCNSLanarkshire
Lothian & Borders branch RCNLandB
Tayside branch RCN_Tayside
South East
RCN South East RCNSouthEast
RCN Essex RCNEssex
Berkshire branch RCNBerkshire
Brighton & Hove branch RCNBrightonHove
Buckinghamshire branch RCNBuckinghamshire
East Kent branch RCNEKentbranch
East Sussex branch RCNEastSussex
Guernsey branch GuernseyRCN
Hampshire branch HampshireRCN
Jersey branch JerseyRCN
Milton Keynes branch Milton Keynes branch RCN
Oxfordshire branch RCNOxfordshire
Portsmouth branch RCN_Portsmouth
Southampton & IoW branch RCN_SotonIOW
Surrey branch RCNSurreybranch
West Kent & Medway branch RCNWKentMedway
West Sussex branch RCNWestSussex
Wales
RCN Wales RCNWales
Cwm Taf branch CwmTafbranchRCN
Glamorgan branch RCN_branch
North Wales branch - Cangen Gogledd Cymru RCN_NWales branch
West Midlands
RCN West Midlands RCNWestMids
Birmingham East, North & Solihull branch RCN_Bens_branch
Birmingham West & Sandwell branch BhamWSwellRCN
Black Country branch RCNBlackCountry
Shropshire branch RcnShropshire
South Birmingham branch RCNSthBham
Worcestershire branch RCNWorcs
Yorkshire and the Humber
RCN Yorkshire and the Humber RCNYorksHumber
Forums and Networks
RCN Advanced Nurse Practitioner Forum RCNANPForum
RCN Bladder and Bowel Forum RCNContinence
RCN Cancer Forum RCNCancerForum
RCN Children and Young People Forum CYPACF
RCN Children and Young People Professional Issues Forum CYPPIF
RCN Critical Care & Flight Nursing Forum RCNccfn
RCN Defence Nursing Forum RCN_DNF
RCN District and Community Nursing Forum RCNDNForum
RCN Digital Nursing Forum RCNeHealthForum
RCN Emergency Care Association ecacommittee
RCN Executive Nurse Network RCNENN
RCN Fertility Nursing Forum RCNFertility_
RCN Gastrointestinal Nursing Forum RCNGastro
RCN General Practice Nursing Forum (members working in general practice) RCNGPNForum
RCN History of Nursing Forum RCNHistory
RCN IBD Network RCNIBDNetwork
RCN Learning Disability Forum RCNLDForum
RCN Mental Health Forum RCNMHForum
RCN Midwifery Forum RCNMidwives
RCN Neuroscience Forum NeuroNurseForum
RCN Newly Registered Nurse Network RCNNRN
RCN Nurses in Leadership and Management Forum RCNMandLForum
RCN Nursing in Justice and Forensic Health Forum RCNJusticeForum
RCN Older People's Forum RCNOPF
RCN Ophthalmic Forum RCNOphthalmic
RCN Perioperative Forum PeriopRCN
RCN Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme nursingcadets
RCN Public Health Forum Nurses4PH
RCN Research Forum RCNResearchSoc
RCN Rheumatology Forum RCNrheumforum
RCN Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma Nursing RCNSOTN
RCN Women's Health Forum RCNWomensHealth

Facebook

Name Link
UK wide
Royal College of Nursing www.facebook.com/royalcollegeofnursing/
RCN Libraries www.facebook.com/RCNLibraries/
RCN Students page www.facebook.com/RCNStudents
RCN Students group www.facebook.com/groups/RCNStudents
RCN UK Students Committee (private) www.facebook.com/groups/1556312161350313
RCN Branch Committee Members www.facebook.com/groups/2911144739105394
Former members of RCN UK Students Committee (private) www.facebook.com/groups/638986006212089
East Midlands
RCN East Midlands www.facebook.com/RCNEastMidlands/
Derbyshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/482640748896685/
Leicestershire and Rutland branch www.facebook.com/RCNLeicester/
Leicestershire and Rutland branch (private) www.facebook.com/groups/526790221029978/
North Lincs branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNorthLincs
North Nottinghamshire Branch https://www.facebook.com/groups/1508152939619387
Nottingham branch www.facebook.com/RCNnottingham/
South Lincs branch www.facebook.com/groups/993598497355410/
Eastern
RCN Eastern www.facebook.com/RCNEastern/
RCN Eastern Joint Representatives' Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNEasternjointreps
RCN Eastern Students www.facebook.com/groups/rcneasternstudents
Cambridgeshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNCambridgeshire/
Essex branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNEssexbranch/
Hertfordshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNHerts
Norfolk branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNorfolk
Suffolk branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNSuffolkbranch/
Suffolk student members www.facebook.com/groups/271946981084414/members
London
RCN London www.facebook.com/RCNLondon/
RCN London Students www.facebook.com/groups/546413092950415
Inner North Central London branch www.facebook.com/groups/404382780125046
Inner North East London branch www.facebook.com/groups/615496675302092/
Inner North West London branch www.facebook.com/groups/400476357017216/
Inner South East London branch www.facebook.com/RCNISEL
Outer North West London branch www.facebook.com/groups/907372172652206/
Outer South East London branch www.facebook.com/groups/185532475235678/
Outer South West London branch www.facebook.com/RCNOuterSWLondonbranch/
North West
RCN North West www.facebook.com/RCNNorthWest/
RCN North West Student Information Officers www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNorthWestSIOs
Cheshire West branch www.facebook.com/groups/364403420892479/
Cheshire East branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNCheshireEast/
Manchester Central branch www.facebook.com/RCNMcrCentral/
RCN Greater Manchester members www.facebook.com/groups/1667172590234038/
RCN East Lancashire Page www.facebook.com/RCNeastlancs/
Isle of Man branch www.facebook.com/IOMbranchRCN/
Greater Liverpool & Knowsley branch www.facebook.com/greaterliverpoolandknowsley
Lancashire West branch www.facebook.com/RCN-Lancashire-West-branch-1462015037447986/
Northern
RCN Northern www.facebook.com/RCNNorthern
RCN Northern Reps www.facebook.com/groups/RCNnorthernreps/
County Durham & Darlington branch www.facebook.com/groups/rcncddb
Cumbria branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNCumbriabranch
Northumbria, Tyne & Wear branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNntw
Tees Valley branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNteesvalley
Northern Ireland
RCN Northern Ireland www.facebook.com/RCNNorthernIreland/
RCN Northern Ireland Student Ambassador group www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNISIO
RCN Northern Ireland Staffing for Safe and Effective Care campaign www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNorthernIrelandSafeandEffectiveCareCampaign
RCN Northern Ireland Independent sector nursing group www.facebook.com/groups/rcnniindepsectornursing
Belfast branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNIBelfastBranch
North Western branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNINorthWesternBranch
Northern branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNINorthernbranch/
South Eastern branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNISouthEasternBranch
South Western branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNISouthWesternBranch
Southern branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNniSouthernbranch
South East
RCN South East www.facebook.com/RCNSouthEast/
RCN South East Reps www.facebook.com/groups/RCNSouthEastReps
South East Education Network www.facebook.com/groups/SEeducationnetwork/
South East Student Information Officers www.facebook.com/groups/SouthEastSIOs/members
Berkshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNBerkshire
Brighton & Hove branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNBrightonandHove/
Buckinghamshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNBuckinghamshire/
East Kent branch www.facebook.com/groups/eastkentRCNbranch/
East Sussex branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNEastSussex/
Guernsey branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNGuernsey/
Hampshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNHampshire/
Jersey branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNJersey/
Milton Keynes branch www.facebook.com/groups/218621231613592/
Oxfordshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNOxfordshire
Portsmouth branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNPortsmouth/
Southampton & IoW branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNSouthamptonandIOW/
Surrey branch www.facebook.com/groups/rcnsurreybranch
West Kent & Medway branch www.facebook.com/groups/rcnwestkentandmedway/
West Sussex branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNWestSussex/
South West
RCN South West www.facebook.com/RCNSouthWest/
RCN South West Reps www.facebook.com/groups/SWRCNRepresentatives/
South West Branch Chairs www.facebook.com/groups/SWbranchChairs/
South West Staffing for Safe and Effective Care e-campaigners www.facebook.com/groups/SWSSECecampaigner
RCN South West Students www.facebook.com/groups/RCNSWStudents
RCN South West Student Ambassadors www.facebook.com/groups/1775227909392905/
Bath branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNBathbranch
Cornwall branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNCornwall/
Devon branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDevon/
Dorset branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDorset/
Gloucestershire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNGloucestershire
Greator Bristol branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNGreaterbristolbranch/
Plymouth branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNPlymouth/
Plymouth RCN Students www.facebook.com/groups/PlymouthRCNstudents/members
Somerset branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNSomersetbranch
Wiltshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNWiltshire/
South West independent sector network www.facebook.com/groups/rcnswhscnetwork
Scotland
RCN Scotland facebook.com/RCNScotland/
RCN Scotland Safety reps www.facebook.com/groups/RCNScotlandsafetyreps
RCN Scotland Learning reps www.facebook.com/groups/419171595157071
RCN Scotland Students www.facebook.com/groups/rcnscotlandstudents
Ayrshire & Arran branch www.facebook.com/groups/rcnayrshireandarran/
Dumfries & Galloway www.facebook.com/groups/rcndumfriesgalloway
Fife branch www.facebook.com/groups/rcnfife/
Forth Valley branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNForthValley/
Greater Glasgow branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNGreaterGlasgowbranch/
Highland branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNhighland/
Lanarkshire www.facebook.com/groups/RCNlanarkshire
Lothian & Borders branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNlothian/
Tayside branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNtayside/
Wales
RCN Wales www.facebook.com/RCNWales/
RCN Wales Accedited Representatives www.facebook.com/groups/1247123462111035
RCN Wales Student Ambassadors www.facebook.com/groups/265665964530379
RCN Wales Student Information Officers www.facebook.com/groups/RCNWalesSIOs/
Cardiff & the Vale branch www.facebook.com/Cardiff-The-Vale-branch-RCN-111092473794180/
Cwm Taf branch www.facebook.com/groups/1600107340231348/
Glamorgan branch www.facebook.com/groups/122475991689845/
Mid and West Wales branch www.facebook.com/groups/773164079742742/
North Wales branch - Cangen Gogledd Cymru www.facebook.com/groups/320466198717760/
West Midlands
RCN West Midlands www.facebook.com/RCNWestMidlands/
Birmingham West & Sandwell branch www.facebook.com/RCNBhamWest/
Black Country branch www.facebook.com/groups/124783010938518/
South Birmingham branch www.facebook.com/RCNSouthBirminghambranch
Yorkshire and the Humber
RCN Yorkshire & Humber www.facebook.com/RCNYorksHumber/
RCN Yorkshire & Humber Reps www.facebook.com/groups/935066049974814
RCN Yorkshire & Humber Education Network www.facebook.com/groups/802983113226414
RCN Yorkshire & Humber Leadership & Management Network www.facebook.com/groups/390835854711670
Humber branch www.facebook.com/groups/718395181690822
North Yorkshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/448992515449670
West Yorkshire branch www.facebook.com/groups/RCNWestYorkshire
Forums and Networks
RCN Advanced Nurse Practitioner Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNAdvancedNursePractitionerForum/
RCN Antimicrobial Stewardship Political Leadership Programme www.facebook.com/groups/RCNAntimicrobialStewardshipPolLeadership
RCN Bladder and Bowel Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNContinenceCareForum/
RCN Cancer Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNcancerforum/
RCN Care Home Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNCareHomeNetwork
RCN Changemakers www.facebook.com/groups/RCNChangemakers/
RCN Children and Young People IPC Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNChildrenandYoungPeopleIPCNetwork
RCN Critical Care and Flight Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/CCIFF/
RCN CYP Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNCYPForum/
RCN Defence Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDefenceNursingForum
RCN Demonstrating Value Project www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDemonstratingValueNetwork/
RCN Developing Leadership Programme Alumni www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDevLeadershipAlumni/
RCN Diabetes Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDiabetesForum/
RCN Digital Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/rcndigitalnursingforum/edit
RCN District and Community Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDistrictNursingForum/
RCN Eastern Retired Members Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNEasternretiredmembers
RCN Eastern Safe Staffing eCampaigners www.facebook.com/groups/RCNEasternsafestaffing
RCN Education Forum www.facebook.com/groups/rcneducationforum/
RCN Emergency Care Association www.facebook.com/groups/RCNEmergencyCareAssociation/
RCN Fertility Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNFertilityNursingForum/
RCN Forum Chairs (private) www.facebook.com/groups/1692359567760853
RCN Forum Facebook Group Moderators www.facebook.com/groups/RCNForumModerators/
RCN Gastrointestinal Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNGastroForum/
RCN General Practice Nursing Forum (members working in general practice) www.facebook.com/groups/RCNGeneralPracticeForum/
RCN History of Nursing Society www.facebook.com/groups/RCNHistoryofNursingSociety/
RCN IBD Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNIBDNetwork
RCN International Nursing Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNInternationalNursingNetwork/
RCN Learning Disability Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNLearningDisabilityNursingForum/
RCN Member Support Services Peer Support Group www.facebook.com/groups/RCNPeerSupportGroup
RCN Mental Health Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNMentalHealthForum/
RCN Midwifery Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNMidwiferyForum/
RCN National Pensioners Convention Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNationalPensionersConventionNetwork/members/
RCN Neuroscience Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNeuroscienceForum/
RCN Newly Registered Nurse Network www.facebook.com/RCNNewlyRegisteredNurses
RCN North West Independent Sector Network www.facebook.com/groups/1816577238567321
RCN Nurses in Leadership and Management Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNmanagementandleadership/
RCN Nursing in Justice and Forensic Health Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNJusticeandForensicForum/
RCN Nursing Support Workers www.facebook.com/groups/RCNNursingSupportWorkers
RCN Older People's Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNOlderPeoplesForum/
RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNOphthalmicNursingForum/
RCN Pain and Palliative Care Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNPainandPalliativeCareForum/
RCN Peer Support Service (for members with disability issues) www.facebook.com/groups/RCNPeerSupportService
RCN Perioperative Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNPerioperativeForum/
RCN Political Leadership Programme Alumni www.facebook.com/groups/RCNDevLeadershipAlumni/
RCN Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme www.facebook.com/NursingCadetsACF
RCN Procurement Network www.facebook.com/groups/RCNProcurementNetwork/
RCN Public Health Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNPublicHealthForum/
RCN Research Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNResearchForum/
RCN Rheumatology Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNRheumatologyNursingForum/
RCN Scotland Nursing Support Workers www.facebook.com/groups/623411841910945
RCN Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma Nursing www.facebook.com/groups/RCNSocietyofOrthopaedicsandTraumaNursing/
RCN Student Information Officers Network/Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNSIOs/
RCN Students' Committee group www.facebook.com/groups/518281095242328
RCN Women's Health Forum www.facebook.com/groups/RCNWomensHealthForum/

Instagram

Name Username
Royal College of Nursing theRCN
RCN Libraries RCNLibraries
RCN North West RCNNorthWest
RCN Wales RCN Wales
RCN London Students RCNLndnStudents
RCN Students page RCNstudents

YouTube

Name Username
Royal College of Nursing RCNonline

LinkedIn

Name Link
RCN Jobs www.linkedin.com/company/royal-college-of-nursing-cp