RCN Portsmouth Branch AGM and Study Day
'Care and compassion'
17 Oct 2025, 08:30 - 16:30
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This branch event is open to all Portsmouth members.
Come along to this AGM Study Day which will focus on 'Care and compassion', and you can benefit from 5 hours of CPD.
You will elect your new team and contribute to plans for 2026. Our learning event for the day is focussed on care and compassion in the workplace.
Care and Compassion
| 8.30am - 9.15am | Registrations and "Getting to know you" ice breaker |
| 9.00am - 9.15am | Introductions and housekeeping - Sue Morris, RCN Portsmouth Branch Chair |
| 9.15am - 10.15am | Nursing Workforce Standards in practice - Sarah Johnston, Head of Operations, England - South East Region, Royal College of Nursing |
| 10.15am - 11.15am | Civility / Leadership / Respect – Juliette Stern, Organisational Development Team, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust + Isle of Wight Trust |
| 11.15am - 11.30am | Break |
| 11.30am - 12.30pm | Imposter Syndrome – Dr Sarah Russell, Nurse Consultant, Trust Lead for Palliative and End of Life Care, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 12.30pm - 1.15pm | RCN Portsmouth Branch AGM |
| 1.15pm - 2pm | Lunch and information stand *Lunch is not provided* |
| 2pm - 3pm | Macmillan Support Services – Julie Gailer. Macmillan Centre Coordinator, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust |
| 3pm - 4pm | Wellness – Lisa Garnham and Jo Mitchell, Well Being Team, Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust + Isle of Wight Trust |
| 4.15pm - 4.30pm | Close / Evaluation – Sue Morris, RCN Portsmouth Branch Chair |
Refreshments will be provided. Attendees are invited to bring their lunch.
What is an AGM?
Your Branch AGM is the perfect time to review the year and plan activities for the coming year. It is an opportunity to welcome new members and decide on a committee structure. Any member of a branch can stand for one of the governance roles and if a role is contested an election may be held.
Governance roles
Each Branch must have a chair, treasurer and secretary. What these roles involve is set out here.
Taking on one of these roles is a brilliant opportunity to gain some personal development and you will be supported by the RCN when you start. If you are interested in one of these roles, please let the newbury.office@rcn.org.uk know before the AGM.
Representatives
If you are an accredited rep, the AGM is the time when the branch will decide to retain your accreditation, or in some rare cases, disaccredit you. For this reason, it is important you make every effort to attend.
The RCN is proud of the diversity of the UK’s nursing workforce and our membership. It is important to us that nominations are encouraged from under-represented groups in our governance structures including those who identify as women, members from the Global Majority, LGBTQ+ community and those with a disability, as well as from members working in any sector, whether employed by the NHS, independent health and social care employers, or the third sector.
Book your place using the button above.
Newbury office
newbury.office@rcn.org.uk
Room 13, Education Centre
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Cosham, Portsmouth
PO6 3LY
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