RCN Congress

Congress 2008 has now finished

Visit Congress 2008 now for news, events, daily highlights and webcasts.

Congress 2009 will take place in Harrogate on 10 to 14 May 2009.

Congress vision statement 

RCN Congress is where RCN members meet to learn, develop professionally and share excellent nursing practice.  It is also where members inform the RCN agenda and influence nursing and health policies through debate.

What is Congress?

Congress is the RCN’s major annual debating forum. It provides RCN members with an annual opportunity to comment upon and influence Council policy, and to help inform the RCN's work for the coming year.

RCN members engage in key debates around nursing practice, public health, employment issues, the workings of the RCN and any other relevant topics. Issues debated at Congress frequently make the headlines - it's an opportunity for the world to listen to the voice of nursing.

Running alongside the business of Congress is a large programme of professional, educational and social events. Plus the UK’s largest exhibition of nursing products and services also takes place during the week.

Congress is held every spring and attracts upwards of 4,000 delegates. It is the perfect opportunity to network, meet like-minded colleagues and learn about the latest developments in nursing.

Congress 2008

  • For more information about this year's Congress see Congress 2008

You can also read about what happened at Congress in past years, and watch webcasts of the debates in the Congresss archive:

For more information about the consitution and rules of Congress, see the following pages in the Governance section of the site: