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RCN Plymouth branch study day and AGM awareness in action supporting patients and ourselves | Royal College of Nursing Come and make your grassroots union stronger while boosting your learning on a range of topics including domestic violence, addiction, racial equality, and workplace stress,

Our branch study day is now available to book!

Free for RCN members, £10 for non-members.

21st October at Future Inn Plymouth PL6 5ZD.

Please see the link for details and booking.

www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

We have a few more donation points
- Union Office, Level 9, @uhpnhs.bsky.social
- The education office at the Cumberland Centre
- St Levan's Surgery

And we'll also have a collection point at Mount Gould- location yet to be confirmed.

Image of a snowy scene to promote a clothing drive for a homeless charity. Items needed: Joggers, jumpers, coats, boxers, socks and toiletries. Donation deadline: 20th October. Drop off locations: Union Office level 9 Derriford Hospital, and Education Office at the Cumberland centre.

Last year's clothing drive for Shekinah was so successful, we're doing it again!

They are in particular need of men's and women's toiletries (not tampons), boxers, socks and joggers.

Plymouth branch online meeting - all members welcome | Royal College of Nursing Connect, collaborate, and contribute - be the change you wish to see in your workplace and get involved in your union at local level

Our August branch meeting is now available to book online www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

19th August 2025, 18:00 - 19:30, online via Teams.

We will be joined by Ben Goodwin to discuss the new national nursing profiles.

Please do register and join us. All members welcome.

Bejoy also met with Darryn Allcorn and discussed the Trust’s EDI strategy with Jenny Birchall.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to speak with Bejoy and share their story—your voice and perspective can help shape future RCN action.

He had the opportunity to speak with 20 of our internationally educated colleagues and hear about their experiences working at UHP.

The morning tour included visits to Shaugh, Honeyford, and Erme wards.

Photo collage of RCN president Bejoy meeting nursing colleagues at UHP. Top left Bejoy with SRO Nikki and Ward manager in ward corridor. Top middle, Bejoy speaking with clinical educator. Top right, Bejoy with Plymouth Branch chair Stuart smiling at camera in front of RCN poster board. Middle, posed group photo of Bejoy with Nikki and Stuart and 20 internationally educated nurses in a conference room. Bottom left Bejoy speaking with a junior sister, a staff nurse and a health care assistant. Bottom right Bejoy sat at a table with a coffee, speaking with Jenny Birchall about the Trusts EDI strategy.

On Tuesday, @uhpnhs.bsky.social had the pleasure of welcoming Bejoy Sebastian, President of the @rcn.org.uk.

Bejoy was greeted by our Plymouth Branch Chair, Stuart, and SRO Nikki for a busy day of meeting with members.

SAVE THE DATE for our Plymouth Branch Study Day!

Get your rota requests in now. 21st October 2025.

Times and itinerary to follow.

For those of you that missed June's branch meeting, I wanted to share a meeting highlight from our guest speaker- Tim Bott from Plymouth Autism Spectrum Service.

Our next branch meeting will be August 19th at 6pm via Teams.

We will share the highlights with you and welcome discussion on any hot-topics.

As soon as the event is available to book, I will share here so keep a look out.

Your exec team are also keen to share news from this years RCN Congress in Liverpool. 4 voting members attended on behalf of the branch as well as our Chair and Lead Rep. It was a very packed agenda with lots of debates and learning.

They are very excited to share their new model of support that they are rolling out at the moment that is hosted on a digital platform they have created. It incorporates waiting well, part of the assessment process and support and materials.

Our next branch meeting will be 17th June 18:00-19:30 via Teams.

Our guest speakers will be Tim Bott, Service Manager, and Phillip Hanscombe, RNLD and Senior Autism Practitioner, from Plymouth Autism Spectrum Service.

For UHP staff it might be parking. For private sector it might be pay. There might be a shared learning need in your department.

We have a fixed agenda, and updates to share with members but this is also your opportunity for your voice to be heard.

Plymouth branch online meeting: Autism Acceptance Month | Royal College of Nursing Plymouth branch are holding a meeting in autism awareness month and hope to have found a suitable speaker to talk on the topic by the time of the meeting.

15th April 6pm, via Teams.

Our next branch meeting is available to book online. This is really a great opportunity to share any concerns you think the branch exec team might be able to support you with.

It would be great to see as many of you as possible.

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RCN South West Global Majority Nursing Network second-ever event | Royal College of Nursing At this second-ever meeting of our regional global majority network you will hear from our immigration service

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The network was created to hear from staff about their experiences and challenges, learn how the RCN can better support, and highlight the support already available.

Plymouth branch meeting | Royal College of Nursing Join the new branch executive team in the first member meeting of the year, being held online via MS Teams

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Attendance to our first full branch meeting of the year is available to book online.

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This is your opportunity to have your say on the activities and learning events that your branch undertakes and to make your voice heard. Please do come along and get involved.