Today I co-chaired our #UHB #ESEA Heritage Month webinar 🌏💛 Reframing Resilience, colleagues Marianne Panton, Jeni Caguioa MBE, Melaine Kelly, Lyn Cooper Yeung & Paul Fernandez shared powerful stories of culture, family and care in the NHS. Truly inspiring. #ESEAHeritageMonth @jencag.bsky.social

Are you ready to help drive positive change at the RCN? Join our new Anti-Racism Subgroup and make your mark on our journey to become an anti-racist organisation. Apply by 4.30pm, Wednesday 20 August. Find out more: https://bit.ly/44QPukX

I am proud to be an official Ambassador for Nursing Live 2025 📅 5–6 November 2025 📍 NEC Birmingham It is all about celebrating, supporting, and elevating the profession we love. 🟩 Register FREE: eventdata.uk/Visitor/Nurs... #nursinglive2025 #yourtimetothrive

I’ve just signed up to take part in the Improving Black Health Outcomes (IBHO) research, and I wanted to share it with you contact the amazing team: 📧 [email protected] 📧 [email protected] Let’s do this together 🫶🏾 #IBHO #BlackHealthMatters #BeTheChange #CommunityPower

I am proud to be an official Ambassador for Nursing Live 2025 📅 5–6 November 2025 📍 NEC Birmingham It is all about celebrating, supporting, and elevating the profession we love. 🟩 Register FREE: eventdata.uk/Visitor/Nurs... #nursinglive2025 #yourtimetothrive

Recently attended the hard copy launch and joined the Vision workshop, @rcnactivism.bsky.social Proud to be one of the faces representing this bold new movement. #RCN members coming together to lead change, uplift each other, and speak truth to power. 💪🏾 🗣️ get involved. @georgewoodsrcn.bsky.social

A single person can make the difference! 🚀❤️

Joined @rcn.org.uk General Secretary Nicola Ranger yesterday at one of the most welcoming West Midlands #Hospital. #Nurses shared their views on the 3.6% pay offer. Many still at Band 5 for many years. Proud to support with our RCNSite Rep #Tammy and #Partnership Lead. Our Pay. Our Say. 💙 #RCN #NHS

Revalidation: how can nurses gain their participatory CPD hours? The scope of participatory CPD in nursing is broad and includes reflection on everyday practice. Find out how you can meet the NMC revalidation requirements. rcni.com/nursing-stan...

On my way into London this morning for the official launch and workshop of @rcn 2025–2027 Activism Strategy ✊🏾 Excited to be part of the conversation shaping the future of #nursing leadership, forums, and professional advocacy. #NursingLeadership @georgewoodsrcn.bsky.social @harryeccles.bsky.social

@rcn.org.uk Pride, Power and Nursing 🌈 I had the joy of dropping in Pride in Nursing, hosted by RCN London Region. #celebration of identity, visibility, the power of being yourself in our profession. Amazing Event @natlou28.bsky.social #PrideInNursing #RCN #BeYou #NursingWithPride #InclusionMatters

Today's funding plans announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the Spending Review fall short of what's needed to transform the health service. Our members will give their verdict on whether the government is doing enough for the NHS in our live vote on the pay award. Read our full response ⬇️

We’re back for the afternoon session of our RCN Forum Activism event. @georgewoodsrcn.bsky.social takes us through the history of Organsing and how it can help nurses win change for the profession.

@jacynthivey.bsky.social *The Power of Unapologetic Confidence.* That was the message and the energy brought by the incredible #Jacynth #Ivey at today’s Upliftly Events session. #Sam #Anthea #Pat #Sibil Thank you #Jacynth for sharing your wisdom and lived experience with such authenticity and grace

With an ever-deepening workforce crisis, our Nursing Workforce Standards are needed now more than ever. We’ve worked with members to update these standards to ensure they: ☑️ reflect new evidence ☑️ remain relevant to the challenges staff face every day Learn more ⬇️

One of the most energising parts of #RCN25 was spending time with our student nurses and support workers, reminder that the future of #nursing is in powerful hands. #Supporting students and support workers is essential. They are the backbone of our present and the leaders of our future @rcn.org.uk

Connecting with RCN Fellows and past Presidents at #RCNCongress2025 was a real highlight of the week. Their wisdom, warmth and unwavering commitment to nursing leadership is truly inspiring. @ruthoshikanlu.bsky.social @calvinmoorley.bsky.social @natlou28.bsky.social @kumbikariwo.bsky.social #Cecilia

#RCN25 a week I’ll never forget 1st time Council Member, privileged to stand alongside passionate and committed colleagues. #honoured to sit on the podium for the 1st time we are not just there 2represent..there to listen, engage & carry your voices forward @faerycaramel.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk

#RCNCongress25powerful week As a first-time Council Member I was #proud2stand alongside such inspiring colleagues.We listened, we learned, we debated and now we act.Thank you 2 every member who shared their voice. We hear you. @leannehpatrick.bsky.social #Andrea #Neil #Mark #RCN2025 #CouncilVoices

#RCNCongress25 showed the heart of our #profession. From food banks and student nurse hardship to health inequalities and zero hours contracts these were real stories, not just motions. Proud to stand with so many #globalmajority and #IEN nurses who led with truth and strength @rcn.org.uk

it’s a workforce crisis not cost-of-living issue. We wonder why retention is a #challenge? We must fund student nurses properly. No one training to care for others should be standing in a food bank queue. Call it #OUT a #workforce issue, a #wellbeing issue, and a social justice issue. @rcn.org.uk

Day4 #RCN25 and the #passion in the room hasn’t let up. From workforce concerns to student hardship, the message is clear: #members want #change and we are ready to #lead it. We explored: credit union for members and the title “internationally educated nurse” @harryeccles.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk

We need a clear, funded pipeline from education to employment. We need proper workforce planning. And we need to value new nurses as the future of this profession, not as afterthoughts. @georgewoodsrcn.bsky.social Let’s fix this. #Together. #SupportNewNurses #NursingCrisis #WorkforcePlanning

Enough is enough. Let’s get loud! The message from #RCN25 is clear: don’t mess with nursing staff. Watch this space! 💚💪

Connecting East and West…two mighty #Midlands regions, leading with purpose. Proud to stand alongside my fellow Council member #Neil at #RCN25 Different voices, shared values, one #visionfornursing. Same passion, same purpose @harryeccles.bsky.social #MidlandsTogether #RCNCongress #CouncilVoices

Day 3 #RCN25 #bold, honest, and unflinching. From health tourism to assaults on nursing staff, to 50 years of the Health & Safety Act We ended with a clear call to invest in social care and protect the future of learning disability nursing. #SocialCare #LearningDisabilityNursing #SafetyMatters

Day 2 #RCN2025 honoured 2 sit on podium as Council Member #reminder of the responsibility we carry to represent and uplift our members’ voices. Powerful debates:Nursing’s role in human trafficking, Ambulance accountability, Student nurse hardship & finance #HumanTrafficking @natlou28.bsky.social

Day 1 of #RCN25 #InternationalNursesDay what better way to mark it than #powerful debates that reflect who we are and what we stand for. #celebrating nursing careers to neurodiversity, clinical skills, and work-life balance our voices are shaping the future. #IND2025 @calvinmoorley.bsky.social

We arrived for the biggest #Nursing event #RCN25. Meeting with my fellow #Council members. Grateful for space to connect, reflect, and prepare before the #buzz began. From meetings to venue tours to regional receptions—it was feeling so powerful. #NursingLeadership #RCNCongress

@rcn.org.uk discusses the impact of worker fatigue. How can we effectively care for others if we can't care for our own needs Resolution - Passed ✅️ #RCN25 @rcnsurreybranch.bsky.social

@rcn.org.uk delegates discuss the need for healthcare systems and providers across the UK to empower nurse leaders to ensure practise policies are clear and promote safe culturally appropriate personal centred care Resolution - Passed ✅️ #RCN25 @rcnsurreybranch.bsky.social

Is the current nursing regulation fit for practise? Emotive discussions that spoke of racism, discrimination, persecution, and the lasting effects of vexatious referrals that take months and the outcome is then 'no case to answer' Resolution - Passed ✅️ #RCN25 @rcnsurreybranch.bsky.social

@rcn.org.uk delegates voted to turn this MFD into a Resolution We need to lobby the UK government's, NHS and Independant social care providers need to develop a sustainable strategy to address the shortage of roles for newly Registered Nurses Resolution - Passed ✅️ #RCN25

That this meeting of RCN Congress calls on RCN Council to investigate the impact of physician associates on nursing Robust discussions from the debating hall Resolution - Passed ✅️ #RCN25 @rcnsurreybranch.bsky.social

That this meeting of RCN Congress discusses the potential long-term effect of the use of the title 'internationally educated nurse' #RCN25 @rcnsurreybranch.bsky.social

#Staff Network Day, the power of connection, community, and collective voice. Our networks are lifelines of support, inclusion, and progress. Proud to be part of a profession where staff networks drive real change and amplify voices that matter. #StaffNetworkDay #InclusionMatters #RCN #BevBaker

Day 2 of #RCN25 Congress had one of those 🤩 Wow moments…sitting on the podium as a Council member, right alongside fellow Council colleague, a TUC rep, and the Chair and Vice Chair of Congress. #passion #boldness #energy in the room. #Listening Shaping the future. #Together. @natlou28.bsky.social

So lovely to connect with our @rcnsouthbirmingham.bsky.social voting members representing our branch proudly standing, speaking, and #voting with conviction. #kevin #Cheryl #Sam. #Myke #Anthea #Ursula Shaping the future of nursing, together. @rcnlibraries.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk

#Inspiring evening of excellence, legacy, and service. #RCN25Award Dinner. To witness the impact of nurses, midwives, and reps from across the UK each one a pillar in their community …was humbling and empowering. Congratulations to #BSol Global Majority NM & AHP Board member @kumbikariwo.bsky.social

The #RCN25 Awards remind us that leadership comes in many forms. Last night, I had the honour of attending the #Awards Dinner alongside E Team, award-winning Reps, RCN Fellows, Honorary Fellows, and those recognised with the RCN Award of Merit. Congratulations to all the #awardees

Our region @RCNWestMidlands is not just present @RCN..we are using our #Voices2speakup….#RCN25 #Congress On trafficking. On justice. On equity. On truth. Feeling proud and emotional watching so many incredible voices rise to the mic at #Congress @georgewoodsrcn.bsky.social @harryeccles.bsky.social

#Human #trafficking isn’t a distant issue — it walks through our hospitals, our A&Es, our wards. Let’s talk about it. Let’s raise awareness. Because silence is not an option. #NursingAgainstTrafficking #RCN25 #Safeguarding #ModernSlavery #NursesLeadChange @harryeccles.bsky.social #Debates #Liverpool

Today one of the most moving moments #RCNCongress ..a standing ovation for a brave nurse from our #West #Midlands Team who shared her lived experience of human trafficking. Her strength, vulnerability, and voice reminded us of something critical: We are frontline witnesses @harryeccles.bsky.social

@Dumfries & Galloway @RCN Branch #Neurodiversity isn’t a side issue. It’s central to inclusion, deepening our understanding of how adult neurodivergence shows up in the workplace: #RCNCongress2025 #Neurodiversity #InclusionMatters #AdultDiagnosis #NursingLeadership @harryeccles.bsky.social

Happy #NursesDay from Liverpool! As #RCNCongress2025 opens, I’m proud to stand with nurses who lead, care, and challenge the status quo. Here’s to courage, compassion, and change. #ProudToBeANurse #NursingLeadership #BSol

Very privilege 2 be attending my first #RCNCongress as a newly elected Council Member in Liverpool. #representing our nursing family. This year is about listening, learning, and standing with you. Let’s shape the future of #nursing together. #RCNCouncil #NursingVoices #Engage