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Nicole Lowery 8 Mar 2021

Use your power to empower people

I originally thought I wanted to be a teacher. As a teaching assistant I was assigned to a one-to-one role with a little girl with complex needs who didn’t yet have a diagnosis... This little girl changed my life and my career.

Marie Rogers seconding a rural health care resolution at RCN Congress

Marie Rogers 8 Mar 2021

I’m passionate about keeping my team safe

I’m the District Nurse Team Lead for Ulverston, Dalton and Millom, working out of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. It’s a band seven role and I started in June 2019; I was just finding my feet when the pandemic hit.

Glenn Turp 21 Dec 2020

An end of year message to all members

Read Glenn Turp's seasonal message to members in Yorkshire and Humber and Northern regions.

Scott Doughty 11 Dec 2020

It’s time for those in power to listen to our stories

I recently had a call from my local MP, Bridget Phillipson, MP for Houghton and Sunderland South.

Kevin Morley 23 Nov 2020

The RCN isn’t just for nurses

I’m on the Nursing Support Workers Committee of the RCN and I get a lot out of being an RCN member. I don’t think many HCAs and APs, TNAs and NAs realise that the RCN isn’t just for nurses. Although the College is about the whole nursing team, not enough people know that.

Graphic of RCN student with fob watch and clipboard

Scott Doughty 30 Sep 2020

Building resilience through the student experience

It’s been a busy time for students, and it certainly has for me with my role as student committee member representing the Northern region.

Tim Grace 9 Sep 2020

Nursing staff are facing difficult challenges every day

In these unprecedented and challenging times when nurses are facing difficult challenges every day, when the talk seems to be about returning to a ‘new normal’ it is especially important that we all receive the right support in our work and practice, and a network of colleagues facing similar challenges can really help.

Janet Mortimer 9 Jul 2020

I never looked back

I’m coming to the end of my second term on the board. I came to it through being a rep and a branch executive committee member. I was a quiet, shy person before getting involved with the RCN, but my rep experience gave me the confidence to speak out and ask questions, feeling safe knowing I had support behind me.