11 Nov 2019
Judith Barry describes her journey from ordinary RCN member to steward and RCN South West Board member for Somerset, and reports on the last Board meeting.
25 Sep 2019
I really like this quote: "If people are trying to bring you down, it only means one thing: you are already above them'.
4 Sep 2019
It will be an absolute honour to serve the South West for the next four years.
23 Jul 2019
"Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better." - Florence Nightingale 1820 - 1910
3 Jun 2019
Congress 2019 was a busy and very interesting time for the RCN and all delegates who attended especially from our region. I hope you had the opportunity to read my Congress daily blogs highlighting the key issues and perhaps you caught my live tweets from the Congress auditorium. Congress provided an opportunity for everyone to look at key issues affecting nursing today and the chance for members to have their say.
23 May 2019
The rural health care debate was impassioned and hard hitting, Jody Ashford, one of our Devon students and Martin Tuckett, also from Devon, spoke to the resolution from personal experience.
22 May 2019
I have had the great fortune to have been funded to attend Congress for the last four years as I have held a variety of elected positions in the RCN. I am currently the Chair of RCN Plymouth Branch, so this year I decided to self-fund my attendance to enable more branch members to attend this fantastic event and, I hope, get the RCN Congress bug.
22 May 2019
Wednesday was another busy action-packed day here at RCN Congress and I cannot start without saying what stars the South West delegates have been. Each and every one has engaged and so many have spoken to or presented agenda items.
21 May 2019
In the main conference hall we started Tuesday with a short film on the work of the RCN Foundation which was quite moving as we heard from nurses suffering hardship and the Foundation gave financial support.
20 May 2019
We kicked off the proceedings with the AGM. Sue Warner, Chair of RCN Council, gave a great speech which included a clip from a video which focused on black and minority ethnic people and prejudice. It was very thought provoking and powerful.
