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Scotland Board



Our Scotland Board advises and supports our Scottish regional director in setting and delivering priorities in Scotland, in line with our overall aims and objectives.

Board members are elected by members in Scotland, and they represent all our members in the country.

How to contact us

To contact a board member, or for more information on meetings and minutes from previous meetings, please email scottish.board@rcn.org.uk.

If contacting a board member, please mark 'FAO: name of board member' in the email subject line.

Meetings

Our Scotland Board meets four times each year.

2025 meeting dates:

  • Thursday 20 February
  • Thursday 12 June
  • Thursday 11 September
  • Thursday 11 December

How to attend a board meeting as an observer

As a member you are welcome to request to attend and observe an open session of the board's meetings.

If you would like to attend a future open session, please contact scottish.board@rcn.org.uk.

Board minutes

Please log in to download and read the minutes from previous open meetings.

Our board members

Chair and Vice Chair

Chair

Julie Lamberth

Vice Chair

Jane Gibson

East sector - Borders, Fife, Forth Valley & Lothian Branches

Joel Dalis

Lesley Cunningham

Lorna Sim

Ruth Wohner

North sector - Grampian, Highland, Orkney, Shetland, Tayside & Western Isles Branches

Alina (Maria) Das

Jackie Leith

Jane Gibson

Katherine Dumigan

West sector - Ayrshire & Arran, Clyde, Dumfries & Galloway, Greater Glasgow, Lanarkshire & State Hospital Branches

Chioma Victoria Nwaoha

Jennifer Morrison

Julie Lamberth

Sandra Milne

Other seats - RCN Council, Professional Nursing Committee, Trade Union Committee, Temporary seat

UK Council member

Leanne Patrick

Professional Committee seat

Martha Gill

Trade Union Committee seat

Tobias Kunkel

Elections and appointments

You can get more involved in the RCN by putting yourself forward as a candidate for RCN Council or a committee, board or forum. As a member, it's important to make your voice heard by voting in RCN elections.  

Find out more about current elections and appointments, how to become a candidate and how to vote.
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