Blog
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blog posts
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6 Apr 2023
From RCN Steward Representative to RCN Council member – why you should consider joining the Nursing Support Workers Committee
My branch chair encouraged me to stand for a position representing the northern region on the Nursing Support Workers’ Committee. I’m so glad I ignored my initial worries and went for it.
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12 Aug 2022
Now is the time to raise your voice
Who would have thought that the RCN would even consider balloting members to contemplate industrial action?
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10 Jul 2020
I never looked back
I’m coming to the end of my second term on the board. I came to it through being a rep and a branch executive committee member. I was a quiet, shy person before getting involved with the RCN, but my rep experience gave me the confidence to speak out and ask questions, feeling safe knowing I had support behind me.
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30 Jun 2020
Speaking up for others
As well as being on the RCN Northern Region Board I’m an RCN steward. I really enjoy it.
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18 Jun 2020
Hearing our members' voices
I have an important message for you all.
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15 May 2020
These are tough times and they will end
I’ve been shielding for eight weeks now. As an ex-HCA and a second-year nursing student with severe allergic brittle asthma it’s very frustrating not being able to go out or help with this crisis but I know I have no choice about that.
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30 Jan 2020
We are borderline miracle workers because of the pressure we work under
I’m the new RCN Student Committee member representing students in the North East and Cumbria. I like challenging the status quo and speaking up for people which is why I wanted to be the voice of northern students in the organisation.
