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  • Check out our advice guides: our advice guides offer a range of advice on employment issues. In particular, our problems at work checklist may prove useful.
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If you have an ongoing case, please contact the relevant department directly. 

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Do you need support regarding an employment issue or incident at work?

If you're having an issue at work, our advice guides have lots of useful information that will help resolve your issue. Have you read our advice guides?

Great, below is a list of tailored forms depending on your situation. If you don't feel that your query is related to any of the below topics/ scenarios, please complete the form ‘other’. 

• Investigation or disciplinary: there's an ongoing investigation or disciplinary.

• Sickness: I've been off sick or there's a sickness meeting I've been asked to attend.

• NMC: I've been contacted by the NMC.

• DBS: I've been contacted by the DBS / I have an issue with an entry on my enhanced criminal record certificate (ECRC).

• Coroner inquest or fatal accident inquiry: I've been asked to participate in a coroner inquest or fatal accident inquiry.

• Police: I've been contacted by the police and it's work related.

• Indemnity: I've got a question about the indemnity scheme or I've been contacted about a claim.

• Nursing practice: I've got a clinical question.

• Other

If no, in the first instance please see our advice guides for initial advice. If you still need to contact us, please get back in touch.

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If you need to change your personal or employment details, change mailing preferences, join a forum or download a letter confirming your membership, you can do this by logging in to MyRCN.

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The RCN offer a range of member support services. These include careers, counselling, financial wellbeing, immigration, peer support and welfare services. Would you like information/ support from one of the above services?

Great. As an RCN member, you can get free, confidential advice, representation and support on a range of issues that affect you at home and at work. You can find information about our services on our MSS page. 

If you need to access our careers service, please take a look at our careers resources before booking an appointment with our careers team on 0345 772 6100.

If you'd like to know more about peer support, please see our peer support resources. If you need to access peer support, please complete our online form.

If you'd like to book an appointment with our counselling, immigration, or financial wellbeing and welfare service, please use our live chat if available or call our advice team on 0345 772 6100.

If you'd like to ask us a question about our MSS services, please complete our online form.

Do you need to ask us about the RCN indemnity scheme?

The RCN indemnity scheme may cover you against the financial consequences of a claim against you for clinical negligence. 

Generally, the RCN scheme could cover the following groups of members:

  • the self-employed
  • members who don’t work under a contract of employment (such as agency or bank workers)
  • volunteers, and
  • those acting in a Good Samaritan capacity.

However, it's very important that you check the terms and conditions as outlined in our comprehensive terms and conditions document. 

There’s no need to pay anything extra. RCN indemnity is included in your membership fee, provided you meet the eligibility criteria.

If you need to contact us about indemnity, please complete our online form.

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Your membership gives you access to our free legal assistance helpline where one of our team can help you with non-work related legal matters.   
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