News
-
22 Mar 2024
RCN wins pay claim for NHS community nursing staff in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Health and Care LLP has now confirmed that it will pay its staff, in line with other NHS staff, the non-consolidated element of the 2023 pay award.
-
29 Feb 2024
RCN members lead action for change to access for work across Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
RCN members met with Chief Executive of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Peter Lewis on Tuesday 27 February to give him a letter, signed by more than 2000 trust staff and local people, asking for improvements to parking and transport, particularly to the 2 main acute trust sites in Taunton and Yeovil.
-
6 Dec 2023
NHS spend millions on temporary nursing staff in failure to close recruitment gap in the South West
The NHS in the South West is being propped up by temporary agency nursing staff costing the NHS millions of pounds every year while waiting lists continue to hit record levels, new analysis by the Royal College of Nursing reveals.
-
17 May 2023
Bristol nurse academic made Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing at RCN annual Congress
Professor Nikki Cotterill, a Professor in Continence Care in the College of Health, Science and Society, and Director of Bristol Health Partners’ Bladder and Bowel Confidence Health Integration Team at the University of the West of England, Bristol, had her service to nursing recognised with the Royal College of Nursing’s highest honour in an award ceremony at the opening of the College’s annual Congress in Brighton this week.
-
15 May 2023
RCN South West Board and Plymouth Branch Chair awarded prestigious honour
Vicky Brotherton, Chair of the RCN South West Board and RCN Plymouth Branch and RCN representative at Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, had her service recognised with one of the Royal College of Nursing’s highest honours last night in an award ceremony at the opening of the College’s annual Congress in Brighton.
-
24 Mar 2020
RCN calls for car parking fees for NHS staff to be waived
The RCN has called for car parking fees for NHS staff to be waived.
-
23 May 2019
South West nursing staff speak out for patients and services
RCN members from across the South West region travelled to Liverpool last weekend to attend RCN Congress this week.
-
22 Nov 2018
South West student nurses lobby Westminster for adequate funding for nursing higher education
Students from the South West region joined others from across England yesterday to lobby Parliament for adequate funding for student nurses as part of the RCN’s Fund our Future campaign.
-
15 May 2018
Dedicated Bristol activist Jeanette Jones receives prestigious RCN Award of Merit
Bristol steward Jeanette Jones has had her dedication recognised with a prestigious RCN Award of Merit.
-
21 Feb 2018
Royal College of Nursing South West welcomes new Regional Director
The Royal College of Nursing is delighted to announce the appointment of Susan Masters to the role of Regional Director for the South West.
Page last updated - 14/03/2023
