Launch of new RCN strategic plan - Forward Together

Published: 28 April 2008

The new RCN strategic plan for 2008 to 2013, Forward Together, has been launched at Congress today.

The new plan defines what is important to the RCN; setting out the organisation’s aims and aspirations, and will be used practically to influence the organisation’s strategic priorities for the next five years.

The new strategic plan continues to support the RCN’s overall mission to represent nurses and nursing, promote excellence in practice and shape health policy.

Key goals

There are 10 key goals focussing on:

Building an organisation which values both the professional and trade union functions
Engaging members and staff and their clinical and workforce talents and experience
Strengthening the RCN as the leading authority on nursing on health and social care
Embracing the wider nursing family and furthering strategic activities in our membership, our networks and with employers
Campaigning for nursing, health care and patients
Strengthening accountability in our governance structure
Maximising the RCN’s contributing to improving the health and wellbeing of the national, EU and international population
Enabling structures and processes to value diversity
Building the RCN as a business
Communicating the responsibilities the RCN has given its current charitable status and consider how this should develop in the future

The new plan was shaped by members and staff during a year long process of research, debate and consultation. This included consultation events at Congress 2007 and at the RCN’s AGM in October last year.