She is stepping down from her role as chief executive and general secretary of the nursing union
The head of the Royal College of Nursing has announced she is stepping down to try to become an MP for Sinn Fein in the General Election.
The mother-of two said in a statement: “I have been in contact with my employers at the Royal College of Nursing to inform them that I have allowed my name to go forward to a selection convention being held in the constituency this week. Paul Vaughan, who chairs the RCN Council, said: “Pat has been a tremendous leader for our profession and put the college on a journey to a brighter future.“She has been fearless in rooting out longstanding cultural issues internally and speaking truth to power in the health service and politics alike.”
She has held senior roles including director of nursing at the Public Health Agency and adviser to the Department of Health, before joining the Royal College of Nursing in 2016, and became the director of the college in Northern Ireland in 2019.Pay and safe conditions for nursing staff have been top of the agenda for Ms Cullen and a key focus in her role as general secretary and chief executive of the RCN.
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