Forums are groups of RCN members who work or have an interest in a particular area of professional nursing practice. There are more than 30 forums covering a wide range of practice areas.
As a forum member, you are part of a community that:
- shares ideas and best practises
- works to enhance knowledge in a particular speciality
- shapes nursing practice
- develop clinical guidance and standards
- represents the nursing and midwifery voice.
You can join more than one forum if you wish. However, you need to select one as your first-choice forum, as this impacts the voting rights of a forum at RCN Congress.
All forums provide you with the opportunity to influence and keep up to date with developments in your field of practice, contribute to consultations, network with your peers and explore opportunities that will support career development.
Who leads the forums?
Each forum has a steering committee with a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 7 members, including a forum chair. The steering committee represents the best interests of the forum as a whole and undertakes work that is relevant to that speciality. This includes, but is not limited to:
• proposing Congress agenda items relevant to the forum and running Congress events
• developing national guidance
• working with the RCN staff to run conferences, workshops or webinars
• attending meetings with relevant stakeholders on behalf of the RCN to ensure the voice of nursing is represented
• lobbying to influence change that will benefit nursing colleagues and patients.
You can join a forum by logging into your MyRCN account or clicking on the forum links below.
Networks
There are also a number of networks in which members with similar nursing specialties and interests can come together to share their expertise and provide support to colleagues facing similar challenges in the workplace.
Unlike forums, the networks are generally informal and are not supported through the RCN governance framework or have voting rights at RCN Congress. For details of RCN networks you can join, visit: rcn.org.uk/get-involved/forums
Newly Registered Nurses Network
This Facebook page was set up to allow you to have professional discussions relevant to your role and to enable you to network with other newly registered nurses:
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