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: Donna Muir
- 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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10 Sep 2026
Spotlight on learning disability nursing: Championing inclusion, compassion and innovation
Wrapping up our celebration of Scottish learning disability week, we’re spotlighting the amazing work of our 2026 learning disability award highly commended finalist, Hannah Clark.
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9 Sep 2026
Spotlight on learning disability nursing: Bridging the gap in respiratory care
Continuing our celebration of Scottish learning disability week, we’re spotlighting the amazing work of our 2026 learning disability award runner up, Susan Craig.
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8 Sep 2026
Spotlight on learning disability nursing: Transforming unscheduled care
It’s Scottish learning disability week, and to mark this important awareness week, we’re spotlighting the amazing work of our 2026 learning disability award finalists from our last RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year awards.
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7 Sep 2026
Shining a light on learning disability nursing
Scottish Learning Disability Week is an important opportunity to celebrate people with learning disabilities, to raise awareness of the barriers they continue to face, and shine a light on the role we all have in creating a more inclusive Scotland.
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1 Sep 2026
NHS reform...the devil is in the detail
The devil is always in the detail and that holds true for today’s announcement from Scottish government about NHS reform.
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25 Aug 2026
RCN Scotland’s historical connection to a nurse suffragette
Our recent library event on nurse suffragettes has brought to light a possible historical connection between a nurse suffragette and our RCN Scotland HQ in Edinburgh.
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12 Aug 2026
The Power of Community: Why Join the RCN Scotland Community of Practice for Care Home Nurses Working with Older People
Ahead of the fourth session of the Community of Practice for Care Home Nurses Working with Older People, Carol Dale discusses the benefits of joining this growing network.
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5 Aug 2026
A band 5 review success story in Lanarkshire
RCN member Tracey tells us about her team’s journey to success in the band 5 review.
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17 Jun 2026
Reshaping narratives around care home nursing
General perceptions of care homes and care home nursing are shaped by stories of decline and crisis, reinforcing stigma associated with the sector. However, a visit by RCN Scotland to Burnlea House in Largs demonstrated why this stigma must be challenged, and why care home nursing deserves recognition for its distinct expertise and highly skilled practice.
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16 Jun 2026
Care homes - a place where life grows
Care Home Open Week is a nationwide invitation to step inside and discover what's really happening behind the doors of your local care home. For too long, care homes have carried a reputation that doesn't reflect the reality.
Elections and appointments
Put forward an agenda item for Council
Page last updated - 04/07/2026