Independent health and social care
RCN London region
We’re here to support all our members, no matter what sector or setting you’re employed in.
Many of our members are employed in independent health and social care (IHSC) in the London region.
This diverse group includes all nursing staff employed in settings outside the NHS. That could be care homes, nursing agencies, private hospitals or somewhere else entirely. It also includes members – such as general practice nurses – who may provide NHS services but not be employed on Agenda for Change contracts.
As the voice of nursing, we’re committed to connecting, engaging and representing nursing staff, no matter what sector or setting you’re employed in.
This page signposts to useful information and resources about IHSC in the London region. For more general information about IHSC across the UK, please see our ‘Nursing across independent health and social care’ page.
Millie Simms, Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care, London
Millie has been the Lead Nurse Independent Health & Social Care in London region since 2022. Previously, she worked for five years as a Senior Officer for the RCN. As Lead Nurse, Millie is excited to understand the wider IHSC nursing workforce and forge working relationships to promote and influence their value in health and social care – and ultimately patient care. Millie is an internationally educated nurse qualified in General, Community & Psychiatric Nursing and Midwifery. Prior to the RCN, she worked as a nurse in her home country of South Africa before being recruited to work in the UK at King's College Hospital in 1999. Her experience varies from neurorehabilitation at a renowned centre in Johannesburg, South Africa to orthopaedics and neuro-surgery at the London HCA UK hospitals, to the corporate world of medical insurance and her ultimate passion for empowering the nursing profession in her career with the RCN.
If you want to get in touch with Millie, please email millie.simms@rcn.org.uk .
Upcoming events
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blog posts
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29 Nov 2024
The RCN IHSC team win at the Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards 2024
Our brilliant IHSC team are officially winners of the Wellbeing At Work Award at this year's Women Achieving Greatness in Social Care Awards.
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12 Nov 2024
Celebrating Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing: Spotlight on our Rising Star Award winners
Millie Simms, our London regional IHSC lead nurse, shines a light on our three IHSC Rising Star winners who received their awards at our recent Black History Month event in London.
Page last updated - 13/02/2025
