Blogs
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12 Jul 2024
Representing ¿ìèÊÓÆµ members at the European Federation of Public Service Unions' 11th Congress
The European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) represents 8 million public service workers across Europe and has significant influence over the policies and decisions of employers, governments and institutions. The ¿ìèÊÓÆµ, as a major membership stakeholder, sits on the executive and the EPSU Congress is held every five years. This year the event was held over three days in Bucharest, Romania, and I attended representing the Professional Nursing Committee as Vice Chair alongside three delegates: Denise Kelly, Dennis Greer and Jackie Davies representing the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Trade Union Committee, and Brian Morton, ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Associate Director for Employment Relations.
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21 Jun 2024
South West members I am proud of you
In the run-up to the General Election, ¿ìèÊÓÆµ South West Council member Jeanette Jones looks back at Congress and forward to the year ahead.
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24 May 2024
Heimat: Home Is where your love is, home is where your profession is
Hello everyone. My name is Sabine Torgler. I’m 50 years old, an overseas nurse from Germany. 21 years ago, I made the life-changing decision to move to the UK, and it’s a decision I have never regretted.
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16 May 2024
Congress reflections
I expect some members are wondering what this thing called Congress is that you may have heard about at ¿ìèÊÓÆµ branch meetings and on social media.
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1 May 2024
Update from your South West lead nurse for the independent health and social care sector
I have been in post for just over a year now, so I wanted to share some of the things I have been doing.
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29 Apr 2024
Looking forward to this year's Congress in Newport
With a short time before ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress 2024 in Newport, Wales, I’ve been reflecting on the last 12 months since Congress 2023 in Brighton.
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19 Apr 2024
International Nurses' Day
Every year in May, the world gets the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the nursing profession. International Nurses’ Day falls on 12 May each year, to coincide with Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
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10 Apr 2024
Professional Nursing Committee report from your South West member
It has been a busy start to the year in the Professional Nursing Committee (PNC).
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22 Mar 2024
Update on the recent Joint Reps Conference in Bristol
I am Matthew, an ¿ìèÊÓÆµ steward and South West Board Member for Gloucestershire Branch.
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28 Feb 2024
Do you ever wonder what your ¿ìèÊÓÆµ South West Regional Board does?
As your South West ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Regional Board Chair, I wanted to share key messages from our Board meeting this month. Did you know that all ¿ìèÊÓÆµ members in the South West can attend the open part of the board meeting via MS teams and participate in the discussions?