RCN Devon branch

All RCN members are welcome to attend branch meetings. Come and meet the team and influence your local RCN.

Role of branch meetings

The purpose of branch meetings is to support members in practice, education and continuing development. The branch is forward thinking and is always looking for new ideas and ways of working and promoting the branch. We are always looking for new representatives with a passion for nursing and supporting nurses in a variety of areas. With such a wide knowledge base and areas of expertise, there is always good peer support from the branch for all representatives in all areas of work.

Devon branch is your voice in the RCN. As well as sending delegates to RCN's annual Congress, the branch has representation on the RCN's regional board. We hold regular meetings where we discuss issues of concern to local members. As a member you are invited to attend our bi-monthly branch meetings. Dates and venue stated below.

Come along to a meeting and find out:

  • what the RCN is up to locally and nationally
  • how you can get involved in supporting the RCN in representing nurses and nursing, promoting excellence in practice, shaping health policies locally
  • what educational seminars you could take part in 
  • about other members and activists.

Devon branch meeting dates for 2013

Devon branch meetings are held once a month, and alternate between open and formal meetings. The next meeting is an open meet on Tuesday 21 May at 7pm, at the Exeter Arms (Toby Carvery) in Middlemoor. A whistleblowing presentation will be given by RCN Officer Helen Hancox.

Subsequent meetings will be held on:

  • Tuesday 25 June: Formal meeting
  • Tuesday 30 July: Open meeting 
  • Tuesday 27 August: Formal meeting
  • Tuesday 24 September: Open meeting 
  • Tuesday 29 October: Annual General meeting
  • Tuesday 26 November: Open meeting 
  • Tuesday 17 December: Formal meeting 

All formal meetings will be held at the RCN Southwest regional office in Exeter and start at 7.15pm, aiming to finish by 9pm. Locations for open meetings will vary, and the details will be posted here as they become available.

We are active in all areas of the NHS and private sector in and around the Exeter and North Devon area. All RCN members are welcome to attend branch meetings. Come and meet the team and influence your local RCN.

Key contacts

The 2013 branch executive are:

For contact details of your local steward, safety, branch or learning representative please contact the regional office. Email: southwestern.region@rcn.org.uk or telephone: 0345 4567859.

Do you want to get more involved?

If you want to get involved with RCN activity across the region, become a staff side representative. It's easy to do and is both personally and professionally rewarding. All the information can be found in Professional development.

As always, please get in touch with your regional office if you have any concerns or want to find out more about what we are doing in your area.

All activists and representatives are required to attend at least one meeting each year. Your annual accreditation is dependant on you being active, so come along to the branch meeting and share your experiences with the branch or email the secretary with your update for the meeting.

All minutes are archived and can be obtained at the branch meeting, or via the branch secretary Abbi Way: abbi.way@nhs.net.

The branch is currently looking for local RCN members to get involved with future events surrounding issues such as: the on going Pay Cartel, changes to Agenda for Change policies and membership recruitment drives. Please get in touch with us if you would like to get involved.

If you need us

If you have a problem in your workplace, please contact your local steward in the first instance, or call RCN Direct on 0345 772 6100.