RCN Lanarkshire and State Hospital Branch
If you're an RCN member working in Lanarkshire and State Hospital, you're automatically a member of our Lanarkshire and State Hospital Branch. Welcome to your nursing community.
Our branch includes members working at NHS, independent, higher education and care home employers, as well as students.
Getting involved in our branch means more than attending meetings. Whether you’re organising for better conditions, supporting a colleague or pushing for systemic change, your involvement helps turn shared concerns into collective action.
Contact us
- 0345 772 6100
- Scotland.office@rcn.org.uk
Your branch team
- Chair: Jim Hughes
- Treasurer: Leeann Stevenson
- Secretary: Stephanie Thomas
All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
Every year, our branch holds its AGM, where we:
- review our branch activity over the past twelve months
- map out what we want to achieve over the next year
- elect the branch committee for the coming year
- discuss with your fellow branch members the issues which are most important to you right now
This is your chance to help set the nursing agenda. Details of the next AGM will be posted in the events section as soon as available.
Our branch and RCN Congress
All members can attend RCN Congress for free. There are also fully funded voting places for members, where travel, accommodation and food are provided. Voting members are there to listen, participate and vote on resolutions that are proposed by RCN branches, forums and committees across the UK.
This year's applications for funded voting places are closed. Details of 2026 funded places will be posted here as soon as available.
Hear from staff and members across Scotland
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blog posts
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21 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Championing Health for Care Experienced Young
Working with children in the community is one of the fundamental ways that nursing can help to improve Scotland’s future health outcomes.
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20 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Where innovation grows from inequality
Realising the goal of providing more care closer to home and reducing hospital admissions relies on nursing meeting the health needs of the people within their communities. So what happens when an unmet need is discovered? More often than not, it is nursing that steps up to the plate and says “Something needs to change.”
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19 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Transforming dementia care in Moray’s care homes
As we continue our spotlight on nursing in the community, it’s pertinent to remind ourselves that nursing staff work across a huge range of specialisms in this area — including end-of-life care, diabetes, continence care, wound care, mental health, public health, learning disability, and more.
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18 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Trailblazing care in Tayside’s schools
Nursing staff working in Scotland’s communities are highly skilled, autonomous practitioners providing person-centred care outside of hospital settings. The work is diverse and impactful — with their focus on preventative care, managing long term conditions and maximising patients’ independence.
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20 Jun 2025
Why Sleep Matters: A Deep Dive into Sleep Hygiene for Elderly Care Homes
Sleep doesn't always get enough attention in elderly care settings. While care home nurses meticulously track medications, monitor vital signs, write care plans and risk assessments, sleep is often an afterthought.
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20 Jun 2025
A winning care home: Reflecting on seeing our Scotland Nurse of the Year in action
This week, as part of Care Home Open Week, I had the privilege of visiting Rashielee Care Home in Erskine, Glasgow, where their success at the RCN Nurse of the Year Awards speaks volumes.
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17 Jun 2025
A gentle revolution: Namaste Care
The word ‘namaste’ carries a beautiful meaning – ‘to honour the spirit within’. In care homes across the world, this profound concept has transformed into a revolutionary approach to caring for our older people.
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4 Jun 2025
Reflecting on my year as RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year
When I heard my name announced as Scotland’s Nurse of the Year, I was stunned. It felt surreal – a wave of disbelief, pride and overwhelming emotion all at once.
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16 May 2025
‘Everything but bored’ – a children's nurse in the independent school sector
Life as a children's nurse in an independent school can be as varied and fulfilling as any other setting, writes Victoria (Tor) Khan.
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1 May 2025
Voting is the key to our collective strength
Our choice is to accept or reject the pay offer, not whether to vote or not, says Julie Lamberth.
Elections and appointments
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Page last updated - 24/07/2025
