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Forum Chairs Committee

Forum Chairs Committee (FCC) is made up of the elected chairs of each of the RCN forums. It reports to Professional Nursing Committee through Forums Governance Group. FCC works to promote the role and value of forums within the RCN and to ensure the voice of nurses working in specialisms is heard in RCN decision making.

Members

 Paul McAleer (Chair)  Nursing in Justice and Forensic Health Care Forum
 Jen Charlewood (Vice Chair)  Advanced Nurse Practitioner Forum
 Vanessa Anthony  General Practice Nursing Forum
 Kathryn Smyth  General Practice Nursing Forum
 Ruth Bailey  Women's Health Forum
 Melissa Beaumont  CYP: Staying Healthy Forum
 Yvonne Bronsky  Midwifery Forum
 Sarah Cato  Emergency Care Association
 Robert Clark  Rheumatology Nursing Forum
 Alex Eden  Rheumatology Nursing Forum
 Sonya Clarke  Society of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing
 Sharlene Hogan  Advanced Nurse Practitioner Forum
 Ciara Collins  Critical Care and Flight Nursing Forum
 Doris Corkin  CYP: Professional Issues Forum
 Stephanie Craig  Older People's Forum
 Gary Mitchell  Older People's Forum
 Jason Cross  Perioperative Forum
 Dawn Dowding  Digital Nursing Forum
 Tim James  Digital Nursing Forum
 Martin Galligan  Pain and Palliative Care Forum
 Gail Goddard  District and Community Nursing Forum
 Daniel Gooding CYP: Acute Care Forum
 Ellie Gordon  Mental Health Forum
 Joanna Grant  CYP: Continuing and Community Care Forum
 Rebekah Hill  Gastrointestinal Nursing Forum
 Bridget Johnston  Research Forum
 Jacqueline Johnstone  CYP: Specialist Care Forum
 Siobhan Jones  Neuroscience Forum
 Hanna Kaur  Public Health Forum
 Janet Kelly  Defence Nursing Forum
 Fiona Le Ber  Bladder and Bowel Forum
 Rachael Major  Education Forum
 Ethna McFerran   Cancer Forum
 Francesca Steyn  Fertility Nursing Forum
 Rabina Tindale  Nurses in Management and Leadership Forum
 Michelle Turner  Diabetes Forum
 Katy Welsh  Learning Disability Forum
 Dianne Yarwood  History of Nursing Forum
 Vacant  Ophthalmic Nursing Forum

You can find out more about FCC by reading the terms of reference.

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