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28 blog posts
  • 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.

  • Image of a payslip Lucy Muchina Lucy Muchina 27 Aug 2020

    Pay sessions for members

    Reflecting on the year so far, I am so grateful for our members who have managed the pandemic with professionalism and great integrity. Highly skilled nursing professionals have, over the year, worked hard to protect our most vulnerable in the society. 

  • Elizabeth Abraham, RCN Gloucestershire Branch BAME Officer Elizabeth Abraham Elizabeth Abraham 21 Aug 2020

    It is all about human connections

    I am a qualified nurse from India, the country where 'mother of the poor' Mother Teresa led her life setting an example to every little girl out there.

  • Goeffrey Walker, RCN Council member for the South West Region Geoffrey Walker Geoffrey Walker 6 Aug 2020

    An update from your RCN Council member following July's Council meeting

    We had a full day’s full RCN Council meeting via Microsoft Teams on  22 July. As you can imagine there were some key issues that we needed to address, not least the pay negotiations for 2021/2022.

  • Image of a pay slip Lucy Muchina Lucy Muchina 6 Aug 2020

    Value should be rewarded

    A friend of mine recently celebrated a significant birthday. She is a kind, compassionate person who is friend to many and asks little of us, her friends, in return.

  • Mask on trolly Lucy Muchina Lucy Muchina 23 Jul 2020

    Speak out and be heard

    As lockdown measures continue to ease up, the Government has provided further guidance to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the social distancing guidelines we are all now used to, from the 24 July, it will be compulsory to wear a face covering when shopping.

  • NHS lanyards Lucy Muchina Lucy Muchina 9 Jul 2020

    Happy birthday NHS

    Time has flown so fast that it seems only the other day that we celebrated the 70th birthday of the NHS. The memories of that momentous occasion still linger for me.

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