Get involved
Become a diversity champion in your work place
In 2007 the RCN launched its diversity champions programme to recruit and develop leaders and role models for diversity and equality of opportunity, we now have over 500 registered diversity champions who help change attitudes and practice in their workplace. Go to Diversity Champions to find out more information and apply to be a diversity champion.
LGBT National Steering Group
This RCN membership group acts as an influencing and lobbying agent to prompt lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality within the RCN and the health care sector. The network has a formal business meeting at Congress each year and membership of the network enables additional access to the RCN's renowned political leadership programme.
Network members are active at a national policy level as well as locally. Confidentiality is also assured for members who are not out. The Network also celebrates LGBT History Month in February and aims to work in a strategic way within the RCN.
For more information please email the RCN diversity team: diversity.team@rcn.org.uk
Find out more about equality and diversity
Whatever your job, and wherever you work, valuing diversity will have an impact on you. The RCN supports members at work and you can find out lots of information about equality and diversity and keep up to date with events and news in this field on our diversity web pages. Go to the diversity and equality web pages for more information.
Use our diversity toolkit
Our diversity toolkit is available free for registered diversity champions and enables you to access the key changes taking place in this exciting sphere of work, as well as providing some practical information and advice. Go to the diversity toolkit web pages for more information.
Find out how to influence politically
Do you work in health care? Are you looking to shape and influence health policy? Then the UK Political Leadership Programme (PLP) may be for you. The PLP aims to increase the political know-how of health care professionals, so that they can develop and action strategies to shape government policy. Go to the RCN Political Leadership Programme web pages for more information.