Urgent and Emergency Care Forum
Representing RCN members working in urgent and emergency care
We represent RCN members who work in urgent and emergency care. Our priorities are to promote appropriate staffing and expertise and facilitate discussion around best practice and innovations in care.
Apply to be on the Forum Steering Committee today
Applications have now opened to appoint members to RCN Forum Steering Committees. You can find out more about the opportunity on this page before clicking through to complete your online application. Please note both the appointments information page and the application page are behind the member login, in line with all of our election and appointment pages.
Applications close at 4.30pm on Monday 22 June 2026.
Events
Read more about upcoming emergency care nursing conferences, workshops and study days hosted by the RCN.
Join the Urgent and Emergency Care Forum Facebook group
RCN Facebook groups are a place where you can get involved in honest and open discussions on the issues that affect you and your field of practice.
Further resources - emergency care
- Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Emergency Care: Level 1 and 2. This updated framework aims to encourage professional development, leadership skills, and career progression in emergency nursing; promoting high quality patient care and a culture that supports recruitment and retention of emergency nurses. It was developed by leading emergency nursing experts, is founded on nursing philosophy and details the depth and breadth of knowledge and skills required of emergency nurses.
- Nursing workforce standards for Type 1 Emergency Departments
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