RCN West Midlands

10/10/2025

There's one week left to nominate someone who deserves to be recognised in the RCN Awards 2026. The categories are:

🏆 RCN representatives of the year
🏆 RCN Fellowship
🏆 RCN Award of Merit
🏆 RCN Student Ambassador of the year
🏆 RCN Forum achievement awards

Nominations close on 17 October, so don't delay.

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RCN Awards recognise the hard work and achievements of our members.

08/10/2025

Applications for funded voting places at RCN Congress 2026 in Liverpool from 18-21 May next year are open.

Why not apply to represent your RCN branch or forum?

If you're chosen, you'll enjoy free travel, accommodation and meals at one of the biggest dates on the UK's nursing calendar.

➡️ https://www.rcn.org.uk/congress/

03/10/2025

Think you've seen colour? Think you've experienced spectacle?

Delegates and guests at our celebration of Black History Month and East and South East Asian Heritage Month in Coventry earlier this week were encouraged to attend in traditional dress - and their costumes truly lit up the occasion.

Take a look at the photos and see what you think.

Thank you to Cheryl Chirisa Nyabezi from our South Birmingham branch for sharing these photos with us - and with you.

24/09/2025

This November, RCNi is bringing the only nursing event of its kind in the UK to Birmingham.

Nursing Live brings thousands of nursing staff together to enjoy two days of high-quality professional development, peer-to-peer collaboration, wellbeing and lifestyle activities.

Featuring more than 100 presentations, demonstrations and masterclasses, Nursing Live will support your CPD progression, develop your skills and inform your practice.

The event at the NEC Birmingham on 5/6 November will also give you access to a wide range of self-care guidance and lifestyle resources designed specifically for nursing staff.

Register your interest today.

👉 https://www.nursinglive.com/

19/09/2025

📣 Last call for bookings 📣

Join us in Coventry on 30 September for 'Back Stories to the Fore', a free and interactive one-day conference and celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

With a programme combining professional development with diverse entertainment, it's open to RCN members across the Midlands irrespective of their cultural background and role in nursing.

Book your place now ⬇️

An RCN celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

17/09/2025

Today marks World Health Organization (WHO)'s World Patient Safety Day. Safe nurse staffing levels are key to ensuring all patients, from babies through to older adults, receive the care they deserve.

Learn more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4noz2AR

14/09/2025

Join us in Coventry on 30 September for 'Back Stories to the Fore', a free and interactive one-day conference and celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

With a programme that combines professional development with exciting entertainment, it's open to RCN members across the Midlands irrespective of their cultural background and role in nursing.

Book your place now ⬇️

An RCN celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

11/09/2025

Join us in Coventry on 30 September for 'Back Stories to the Fore', a free and interactive one-day conference and celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

It's open to RCN members across the Midlands irrespective of their cultural background and role in nursing.

Book your place now ⬇️

An RCN celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

07/09/2025

There's less than one month to go until 'Back Stories to the Fore', our free one-day conference and celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

It's taking place at Coventry University on 30 September and is open to RCN members across the Midlands irrespective of their cultural background and role in nursing.

Book your place now ⬇️

An RCN celebration of Black History and East and South East Asian Heritage.

04/09/2025

How Michael, a community psychiatric nurse and active member in our Birmingham West and Sandwell branch, came to appear in The Unexpected Hero, a new TV advert by Prostate Cancer UK.

Have you seen our latest film? In The Unexpected Hero, family members, friends and neighbours unite to take on prostate cancer together. Because no man should have to face the disease alone.