RCN forums are groups of RCN members working in a similar nursing specialty or with like interests.
RCN forums:
- provide networking opportunities
- help members enhance their practice knowledge and skills
- provide an expert resource
- support RCN Council
- shape, drive and develop nursing practice
- identify and support nurse leaders in their field
- influence current and future health and social policy in the UK and beyond.
In 2008 RCN Council decided that RCN forums should be streamlined to create 41 stronger, more fit for purpose forums. They will have a revised governance structure and will be supported with new online systems to help them meet the challenges of the 21st century.
The Outpatients Forum remains the same during the transition, but there will be changes to how your forum works and how it communicates with you, the members. You can find more detail on the forums website at: www.rcn.org.uk/forums
Thousands of RCN members throughout the UK already work together in forums to develop and improve nursing care in a range of settings and they remain an essential part of RCN membership. By joining an RCN forum you will be kept up to date by email with the latest developments in your key field of interest. There are also online communities in different specialisms and interests - see
www.rcn.org.uk/communities for more information.
Don't forget to update your details at www.rcn.org.uk/myrcn and give us your email address to ensure you continue to receive information and updates from your new forum.