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27 blog posts
  • Matthew Stewart and the Gloucestershire Branch at Congress 2023 in Brighton Matthew Stewart Matthew Stewart 25 May 2023

    Passion successfully reignited for another year

    Congress is over for another year and what a Congress it was for me. As well as being immersed in Congress business, it was so nice to be on the south coast by the sea, have some down time to relax with colleagues and enjoy the sea air. 

  • Sarah Winfield-Davies 800x400 Sarah Winfield-Davies Sarah Winfield-Davies 11 May 2023

    Forever grateful for my YTS experience

    I’ve been a qualified nurse for 31 years. I originally wanted to be a policewoman, but I hated sixth form as all my friends had left school, so I left too and joined a Youth Training Scheme (YTS) working in a nursing home. 

  • Gloucestershire branch at Congress Matthew Stewart Matthew Stewart 13 Apr 2023

    Relighting my passion for nursing

    With about a month to go until RCN Congress it’s all systems go for me. 

  • Geoffrey Walker Geoffrey Walker 10 Dec 2022

    Farewell and thank you South West - you are the best

    Dear All At the RCN EGM on the 29 November a motion of no confidence was passed. Under RCN governance guidance this is not a binding decision. I have nonetheless decided to stand down from the position of Council member for the South West region and Chair of Dorset branch.

  • Six images of staff and members campaigning across the region, from Bristol to Dorset, including one with Board Chair Jeanette Jones, and another with a guest appearance from Patricia Marquis, RCN England Director, in Dorset with ex-Chair of Congress BJ Waltho and South West Council member Geoffrey Walker Geoffrey Walker Geoffrey Walker 18 Nov 2022

    Historic vote

    These are truly momentous times as RCN members have taken the decision to take strike action for the first time in our 106-year history. Here in the South West region there was an overwhelming vote for action by our members who clearly feel #EnoughIsEnough.

  • Geoffrey Walker, BJ Waltho and Patricia Marquis at Dorset Tue 6 Sep 800x400 Geoffrey Walker Geoffrey Walker 6 Sep 2022

    Enough is enough. A vote for strike is the only way we can be heard

    Things feel really tough for us all at the moment, but we must not be silent; our voice needs to be heard loudly and clearly by the government. Enough is enough.

  • Time to talk about nursing pay 800x400 Geoffrey Walker Geoffrey Walker 17 Aug 2022

    We are facing the most difficult time for over 30 years.

    Inflation (CIPH rate) is expected to soon be 9%, interest rates have increased to 1.75%, utility bills increased by 54% last April and are expected to rise again in October. We cannot meet these demands with a pay award of between 2.5 and 4.5 %

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