Regional board

The RCN North West board is the democratically-elected governing body of the RCN in the North West. The board works with the regional director to set the RCN's regional strategic objectives and priorities and advance the RCN's aims and objectives, namely to:

• promote the art and science of nursing and the better education and training of nurses and their efficiency in the profession of nursing
• promote the advancement of nursing as a profession in all or any of its branches
• promote the professional standing and interests of members of the nursing profession
• assist nurses who, by reason of adversity, ill health or otherwise are in need of assistance of some nature.

Board meetings

The board meets three times a year and board members hold seats to represent RCN Branches, fields of practice or national committees.  We currently expect that these meetings will take place on Microsoft Teams, though this is subject to change. In 2021 the board will meet on the following dates :

• 19 February
• 27 May
• 3 September

If you would like to find out more about the board by attending one of its meetings or would like to contact a board member then please email jill.lloyd@rcn.org.uk.

Board minutes

February 2020

Key Messages

February 2020

May 2020

Board member	Name
Chair	Carmel O'Boyle
Board member	Mark Anthony
Board member	Alan Finnegan
Board member	Lorraine Glover
Board member	Andrea Willimott
Board member	Lauren Mawson
Board member	Hollie Jarvis
Board member	Steven Wenman
Board member	Zoe Ahearne
Board member	Sharon Mason
Board member	Roshanak Valizadeh
Board member	Joshua Gilroy
Board member and UK Council member (Chair)	Dave Dawes
Trade Union Committee representative	Mike Travis
Professional Nursing Committee	Sally Young
Secretary to the Board	Estephanie Dunn, Regional Director, RCN North West

The election process is under way to fill the four remaining regional board vacancies. 

North West Council members

RCN Council is the organisation's governing body, responsible for setting the RCN's priorities, objectives and policies. The region's current representative on Council are:

• Dave Dawes (Chair): Dave has over 25 years' experience in hospital and community care in both the NHS and in the independent sector. He has been an accredited RCN steward since 1992 and first became a member of the RCN North West Board in 2002. From 2003 to 2005 Dave served on the RCN Agenda Committee, and he is public relations officer for his local branch. he is a visiting lecturer at the Liverpool John Moores University and he is Director of Community Health Innovation in Manchester.

Find out more about Council and how the RCN is governed.