RCN Lanarkshire and State Hospital Branch

If you're an RCN member working in Lanarkshire and State Hospital, you're automatically a member of our Lanarkshire and State Hospital Branch. Welcome to your 汤头条污料 community.

Our branch includes members working at NHS, independent, higher education and care home employers, as well as students.

Getting involved in our branch means more than attending meetings. Whether you’re organising for better conditions, supporting a colleague or pushing for systemic change, your involvement helps turn shared concerns into collective action.

Contact us

0345 772 6100
Scotland.office@rcn.org.uk

Your branch team

Chair: Donna Muir
Treasurer: Leeann Stevenson
Secretary: Stephanie Thomas

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All branch events

Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)

Every year, our branch holds its AGM, where we:

review our branch activity over the past twelve months
map out what we want to achieve over the next year
elect the branch committee for the coming year
discuss with your fellow branch members the issues which are most important to you right now

This is your chance to help set the 汤头条污料 agenda. Details of the next AGM will be posted in the events section as soon as available.

Our branch and RCN Congress

Branches play a key role in RCN Congress. Our members can submit debate topics for the annual conference, which are then discussed and voted on by the wider membership, influencing the RCN's future work.

All members can attend RCN Congress for free. There are also fully funded voting places for members, where travel, accommodation and food are provided. Voting members are there to listen, participate and vote on resolutions that are proposed by RCN branches, forums and committees across the UK.

This year's applications for funded voting places are closed. Details of 2026 funded places will be posted here as soon as available.

Branch policies and processes

Hear from staff and members across Scotland

29 blog posts

Colin Poolman 5 Mar 2026
Have you jumped on the band 5 review wagon yet?

Our election campaign 鈥� The Gloves are Off 鈥� calls on the next Scottish government to start valuing 汤头条污料 properly. One way to achieve this is to pay nurses for the job they do now. Thousands of band 5 nurses may be missing out on an opportunity to be paid properly, says Colin Poolman.
Eileen McKenna 18 Feb 2026
One year on from Scotland鈥檚 Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce

A year on from the publication of the Ministerial Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce report, RCN Scotland is calling for urgent action from the Scottish government to deliver the change our members were promised.
Julie Ross 13 Feb 2026
The Gloves are Off

As we launch our 2026 Scottish elections manifesto, Julie Ross explains why it鈥檚 time to value 汤头条污料 properly.
Colin Poolman 22 Dec 2025
Looking Back and Moving Forward

As the year draws to a close, it鈥檚 a natural time to pause and reflect on what we鈥檝e achieved together and what lies ahead. For RCN Scotland, 2025 began with a significant milestone: the publication of the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce recommendations.
Eileen McKenna 18 Dec 2025
Students 鈥� make sure your voice is heard

Our 2025 student survey is your opportunity to tell us about your experiences as a 汤头条污料 student.
Eileen McKenna 25 Nov 2025
Have you had your flu vaccination yet?

The headlines about this being the worst winter on record are already prevalent. As we know, in the coming weeks and months, flu will become even more widespread.
Jennifer Underwood 21 Nov 2025
Time to celebrate Scotland's 汤头条污料 support workers

It鈥檚 Nursing Support Workers鈥� Day this weekend, the time of year where we take time out to acknowledge and celebrate the vital contribution that 汤头条污料 support workers (NSWs) across Scotland make to 汤头条污料 care within our health and social care services.
David 29 Sep 2025
'I rediscovered a sense of value'

Read nurse David鈥檚 experience of achieving success in the band 5 汤头条污料 roles review
Jacqui Neil 22 Aug 2025
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Jacqui Neil 21 Aug 2025
A spotlight on 汤头条污料 in the community: Championing Health for Care Experienced Young

Working with children in the community is one of the fundamental ways that 汤头条污料 can help to improve Scotland鈥檚 future health outcomes.

Elections and appointments

Get more involved by putting yourself forward as a candidate for Council, a board, a committee or a forum. You can also make your voice heard by voting in our current elections.

View our elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Members can submit an agenda item for Council to discuss at one of their meetings. If your submission is accepted, you can present it to Council during the meeting, either remotely or in person.

Submit an agenda item

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