Trade Union Committee

Graham Revie - Chair

Member for Scotland, January 2020 - December 2023

Graham is Employee Director of NHS 24 where his focus is on developing effective partnership working between NHS 24 and NHS trade unions. Prior to his time at NHS 24, Graham spent a decade in senior roles at the Armed Forces Hospital in Riyadh, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has been active in the RCN in a number of roles, including serving as Chair of the RCN UK Stewards Committee and on the Scotland Board. In 2016, Graham was presented with the RCN Award of Merit.

TUC.Scotland@rcn.org.uk

Tracey Budding - Vice Chair 

Member for West Midlands, January 2020 - December 2023

Tracey has worked on the NHS frontline for over 35 years, from Health Care Assistant to a Modern Matron. Her current nursing specialism is Neonatal Intensive Care. She is the South Birmingham Branch Chair. Tracey has held many roles within and across the organisation since attending her first congress in 2002, from chairing Boards to National Committees. Playing an active role as a member of RCN Council in developing and changing the governance structures which have affected members at a local regional and national arena. Locally she is the lead RCN Steward & Safety Representative and interim Staff-Side Chair.

TUC.WestMidlands@rcn.org.uk

Carol Evans

Member for Eastern, January 2018 - December 2021 

Carol is currently working in Primary Care as a Primary Mental Health Practitioner in Cambridgeshire. She works as a staff-side Chair at Cambridge and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust, where she is an RCN steward. 

TUC.Eastern@rcn.org.uk

Neil Thompson

Member for East Midlands, January 2018 - December 2021 

Neil has been attending RCN Nottingham Branch meetings since the early 1980’s, he became a Steward in 1986 and a Safety Rep in 1993 (he has been the East Midlands Rep on the UK Safety Representatives Committee since 2011). Within the Branch structure, Neil has served as Vice-Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer and has only just come off of the Executive Committee after serving the maximum 10 year term. From 1982 to 2009 Neil was a fill-time District Nurse and for a number of years linked that with staff-side Chair for a PCT, since 2009 Neil has been away from front line nursing and has worked as a staff-side Chair and lead RCN Steward / Safety Rep.

TUC.EastMidlands@rcn.org.uk

Karen Sanders

Member for London, January 2018 - December 2021 

Karen has over 35 years’ nursing experience. Prior to becoming a Senior Lecturer at London South Bank University in the Adult Nursing and Midwifery Studies Department, Karen specialised in Adult Intensive Care and Neurosciences nursing and held Management, Practice Development and Education roles. In her present role Karen works with post–registration nurses and pre-registration nursing students. Karen is an RCN Learning Rep and served for two terms as Chair of the UK Learning Representatives Committee from January 2015 to December 2018.

TUC.London@rcn.org.uk

Michael Appleby

Member for Northern, January 2018 - December 2021 

Michael presently works as a Nurse Teaching Fellow at County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and before that worked as a community staff nurse within Community Health Services. He has worked within the National Health Services for over 32 years, starting as a HCA before qualifying as a nurse in 2002. He is very active within the RCN and is presently Chair of the Northern Board and Chair of his local Branch, Michael represents the Northern Region on the UK Stewards Committee and is presently acting as Vice-Chair.

TUC.Northern@rcn.org.uk

Denise Kelly

Member for Northern Ireland, January 2020 - December 2021

Denise has 28 years’ experience in the Health and Social Care service, initially as an Auxiliary Nurse in 1992, commencing her Registered Nurse training in 1995 at The Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, she has worked in many roles, including Junior and Senior Staff Nurse, Deputy and Ward Manager, in intensive Care Unit, Coronary Care, Night Sister, Patient Flow and currently a full time Senior Clinical Nurse Coordinator on the Hospital At Night Team. She has undertaken Post Graduate Study in Health Service Management, Cardiology Nursing and Facilitation and Practice Development. Denise graduated with a Post Graduate qualification in Strategic Workforce Planning in March this year. Due to this extensive experience, Denise understands the challenges facing RCN members and is proud to be a dedicated RCN member, accredited Steward, Health and Safety Rep and activist. Denise is also the current Chair of of the Northern Branch.

Her primary focus is on the pay campaign and safe staffing especially following the successful industrial action undertaken by RCN members in Northern Ireland. Denise is passionate about the trade union work of the RCN, whilst also recognising the importance of the professional nursing work.

She received the RCN Award of Merit in 2020 for exceptional service to members. 

TUC.NorthernIreland@rcn.org.uk

Mike Travis

Member for North West, January 2018 - December 2021

Mike is a Surgical Nurse within the Intensive Care and High Dependency Units at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, where he has worked for over 35 years. In his time at Alder Hey, he has also held roles as Risk Manager and Manual Handling Co-Ordinator. Mike has been actively involved with the RCN ever since becoming an RCN Steward in 1980. He became a Safety Rep two years later and has gone on to serve in a range of capacities including three full terms on RCN Council, and as a member of the Congress Agenda Committee.

TUC.NorthWest@rcn.org.uk

Liz Jeremiah

Member for South East, January 2020 - December 2023

Liz qualified in 1999 as an Adult Nurse, since then she has been working full-time at Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. Her clinical background is in Emergency Medicine and Critical Care. Although Liz has been a member of the RCN since she trained, in the past two years she has begun to take on more active roles – alongside her election to the Committee, she is also a work-place Steward and Branch Chair. Liz is passionate about staff well-being and is especially interested in combatting workplace bullying and harassment. She works closely with her Trust’s ‘Freedom to Speak Up’ guardian service.

TUC.SouthEast@rcn.org.uk

Jeni Watts

Member for South West, January 2020 - December 2023

Jeni works as the Commissioning Support Engagement Officer of a CCG, where her role focuses on supporting the co-production of NHS services. Jeni is a registered adult and children's nurse and health visitor, and spent nine years as an RCN Officer. She has previously been an RCN Steward, and is now an RCN Learning Representative, and is currently Chair of the Devon Branch.

TUC.Southwest@rcn.org.uk 

Jackie Davies

Member for Wales, January 2020 - December 2023

As a registered nurse, Jackie has a clinical professional background in mental health nursing and forensic psychiatry. An experienced Trade Unionist, Jackie has an interest in healthcare law, clinical negligence and employment law. Jackie graduated in law with an LLB (Hons) in 2006. In 2014 Jackie also obtained a Masters Degree in Healthcare Law and Ethics from Swansea University. Jackie is a board member with the Royal College of Nursing Wales Board, she has been a branch official within the RCN Glamorgan branch for several years holding various positions such as Chair, Treasurer, secretary and more recently Communications officer.

Jackie is currently an independent member of the Board of Swansea Bay University Health Board, a public appointment she has held since 2017. She is Chair of the Swansea Bay Armed Forces Forum and Chair of the Swansea Bay Organ Donation Committee.

TUC.Wales@rcn.org.uk

Anne Penny

Member for Yorkshire & the Humber, August 2020 - December 2023

Anne is a registered nurse with 45 years' experience working in front line services and has been an RCN steward for the last 16 years. She served on the RCN UK Stewards Committee from 2016 to 2020 and has been a member of the RCN's Yorkshire & the Humber Board since 2012.

TUC.YorksandHumber@rcn.org.uk

Karen Pike

Nursing Support Worker member, January 2018 - December 2021 

Karen started her career working at Torbay General Hospital as a Nursing Auxiliary. In 2003 she started work in an acute surgical setting. Karen undertook her NVQ3 in 2007 and progressed through her band. Looking for a new challenge, she started her RCN Steward training in 2016, qualifying in 2017. Karen enjoyed attending the Continued Learning and Development days in the South West and it was here that she was encouraged to put herself forward for the Nursing Support Worker Member of the Trade Union Committee.

TUC.HealthPractitioner@rcn.org.uk

Heather Massie

Student member, January 2020 - December 2021

Heather is studying adult nursing at the University of Central Lancashire, having previously worked within the healthcare sector as both a healthcare assistant and a support worker. She is an active RCN Student Ambassador, where she has focused on supporting her branch with student member recruitment. In addition to her role on the Trade Union Committee, Heather sits on the RCN UK Students Committee as an ex-officio member.

TUC.Student@rcn.org.uk