RCN Retired Members' Conference 2026
Building connections, creating communities
06 Oct 2026, 10:00 - 16:00
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Building connections, creating communities
RCN retired members represent a vital connection to the RCN’s legacy, values, and collective experience.
Join us on Tuesday 6 October, from 10.00 – 16.00 for this one-day, interactive in-person conference to revitalise activism among retired nurses and strengthen your voice within and beyond the RCN.
This event aims to enable retired members and those approaching retirement to develop organising skills and confidence to establish and grow local retired members' groups, creating stronger connections and networks that support collective action on issues affecting retired nursing professionals, as individuals and as a group.
Our retired members are the backbone of the RCN’s history - and essential for our future.
🎯Learning outcomes
- Recognise and understand the collective identity, strengths and influence of retired nursing professionals as a distinct constituency within the RCN and wider health and care landscape.
- Develop an understanding of key organising skills, including community mapping, issue identification, relationship-building and network development, to support effective activism and engagement.
- Begin to create local action plans that apply organising skills and approaches to build connections, strengthen communities, and address issues that matter to retired members
Programme - coming shortly
Who should attend?
This event is open to all retired or retiring RCN members, particularly:
• Newly retired members looking to stay connected.
• Members interested in activism post-retirement.
• Retired nurses eager to support the activism and advocacy of members still working
• We are also happy to welcome members soon to be retired.
🚂Travel
Travel will be booked on your behalf, in line with RCN expenses policy. Please enter your travel details where prompted on the registration form.
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RCN Events
events@rcn.org.uk
+44 (0)207 6473577
20 Cavendish Square
Marylebone
London
W1G 0RN
20 Cavendish Square is located behind John Lewis, Oxford Street.
Tube
The nearest stations are Oxford Circus and Bond Street.
Bus
There are many buses routes that stop nearby, including the 10, 25, 55, 73, 98 and 390.
By air:
Heathrow Airport / City Airport – less than 30 minutes away
By car:
20 Cavendish Square is easily accessible from the M1 and M40 and is within London’s ULEZ and Congestion Charge zones.
The nearest car park is Q-Park Oxford Street and located under Cavendish Square.
Accessibility
We are big on equality & inclusion, and we strive to ensure everyone has the most enjoyable experience while attending an event at the venue. We believe in providing equal opportunities and access regardless of ability:
Step free access to all event spaces and meeting rooms
A ramp for stage access
Height adjustable lectern
Accessible toilets on each floor
Induction loop on request
Two wheelchair friendly passenger lifts
Strobe fire alarms and audible voice synthesisers in the lifts
Evacuation chairs
Assistance dogs are welcome
If you have any questions or an access requirement not included here, please just get in touch on +44 (0)207 6473577 or RCNevents@rcn.org.uk
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Page last updated - 14/08/2026
