North West Council members

RCN Council is the organisation's governing body, responsible for setting the RCN's priorities, objectives and policies. The North West representatives on RCN Council are:

Hamish Kemp

Hamish works as a Clinical Lead for the short-term assessment and intervention service at Manchester Learning Disability Partnership. His role is to co-ordinate the clinical support of people with learning disabilities who have additional complex behaviour and/or additional mental health needs, as well as being the service's Regional Manager. He is qualified in both learning disability and mental health nursing, has a diploma in forensic learning disabilities, and holds the Registered Managers Award.

Hamish has a keen interest in the support of Stewards, and employment matters as they relate to nurses. His particular interests are in the development of pay modernisation and the working time regulations. Hamish can be contacted by email at hamish.kemp@manchester.gov.uk.

Mike TravisMike Travis

Mike has worked at Alder Hey Children's Hospital for over 30 years.

Concurrently, he has been an RCN member and, as an active member of the RCN, has held a number of key positions, including:

  • Steward (1980-present)
  • Safety Representative (Rep) (1980-present)
  • Learning Rep (1999-present)
  • A member of the Greater Liverpool and Knowsley (GLK) branch Executive (1980-present)
  • North West Regional Board member (2003-2007 and 2011-present)
  • North West region Council member (1999-2007 and 2011-present)
  • Chair of Membeship, Representation and Diversity Committee (2003-2007)
  • RCN Membership and Representation Committee (2011-present)
  • RCN Governance Committee (2011-present)
  • NHS Staff Council (2002-2007)
  • Nursing Standard Editorial Board (1999-2008)
  • Chair of RCN UK Safety Representative Committee (1995-1999)
  • Represented the RCN at the International Congress of Nursing in 1997, 2000, 2004 and 2007

Mike is also widely published, mostly on the issues of health sector employment relations and occupational health and safety, and is a media commentator on the politics and economics of nursing care.

In his spare time Mike works as a photographer and as a dock officer on deep sea sailing ships.