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Find the History of Nursing Forum at RCN Congress 2026

Victoria Sweetmore 5 May 2026

How members can meet our History of Nursing Forum voting member at Congress Victoria Sweetmore, attend our event and find out more about our Forum.

I will be representing the History of Nursing Forum as a voting member at Congress in Liverpool.  Please say hello as it will be my first ever Congress and I'm very excited to be there. Dianne Yarwood from the committee will also be there for our HIV-AIDs event. 

Firstly as this year's voting member for our Forum I'll be in the hall for the debates and votes.

I'll be at Meet the Forums where you can see the breadth of our forums and what we do Monday18 May 2026, 13:00 - 13:45 Room 3A.

It’s an early start for our colleagues holding this session: Prison nursing unlocked: a history of care and justice Hosted by the Nursing in Justice and Forensic Health Care Forum based on our joint exhibition Tuesday 19 May 2026, 08:00 - 08:45 Room 3A.

The HIV Story: remembering the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Dianne Yarwood will be leading this session on Tuesday 19 May 2026, 17:45 - 18:30 Room 1B, Sharing stories from our ongoing oral history project.

Meet the History of Nursing Forum. We’ll be at the ‘Get Involved stand – RCN Village’ on Wednesday 20th May, 15:40-16:00.

Victoria Sweetmore

Victoria Sweetmore

Committee member

Head of Mental Health & Learning Disability Nursing, University of Derby

Page last updated - 05/05/2026