Forums and networks
Forums and networks are groups of RCN members who work or have an interest in a particular area of professional nursing practice.
All forums provide you with the opportunity to keep up-to-date with development in your field, contribute in consultations, network with your peers and explore career development opportunities.
You can join more than one forum, but have to nominate one as your first choice, as this can impact on the power of a forum by influencing its voting rights at RCN Congress.
Each forum is led by a Forum Steering Committee. For more information, read the Forum Steering Committee terms of reference.
Networks bring members together in different ways – sometimes in a region or country, sometimes through a forum, sometimes by staff bringing members together, or members finding each other.
Join a forum or network
You can easily join a new forum or network, or manage the ones you’re already a member of.
Expertise in nursing: RCN Forums
RCN Forums provide expertise across a huge range of the RCN's work. Here's a quick look at just some of the work they do.
Network focus
Last year the RCN Newly Registered Nurse Network created a series of short films about life as a newly registered nurse, which demonstrates the diversity of a career in nursing.
Latest forum and networks news
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30 Sep 2025
Honouring Second World War nurses from across Ireland
The RCN Northern Ireland History of Nursing Network has held an event to commemorate nurses who served the Second World War at home and abroad.
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30 Sep 2025
Focus on: fertility nursing journals
Discover key journals to support your fertility nursing practice. Perfect for exploring ideas sparked by this week’s RCN Fertility Nursing Conference or from your own work and research.
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8 Sep 2025
Explore the RCN Library and Museum’s exhibitions this autumn
If you are sad about summer slowly ending, don’t despair! At the Royal College of Nursing Library and Museum in London we have now returned to autumn opening hours and are back on Saturdays. So why not visit one of our exhibitions?
RCN Forums and Networks Review Report
The RCN forums and networks review looked at the ways in which our forums and networks function and made recommendations for how they could be improved. A full report on the review is now available.
Our structure
We're governed by the elected members who make up our Council, committees and boards. They represent our members and work alongside the Executive Team who are responsible for delivering our strategic and operational plans.
