Regional team

The Regional office is based in Bury St Edmunds and serves the whole of the region: Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. You can contact us here for any local query you have about the RCN.

Here's a quick guide to who's who in the regional team.

All RCN email addresses are in the following format: firstname.surname@rcn.org.uk.

Regional services

  • Karen Webb, Regional Director: 07836 355 128 
  • Martin Woodcock, Operational Manager: 07778 417 984
  • Patricia Taylor, Regional Service Manager and Personal Assistant to Regional Director: 01284 717724
  • Shirley Palmer, Admin Support for Regional Director and Operational Manager: 01284 717725
  • Sandy Glinn, Database/Training Administrator: 01284 717726 
  • Lindsey Byrne, Trainee Secretary: 01284 717712.

Martin Woodcock is regional lead for nurse retention and recruitment, prisons and stewards' training.

Primary care

  • Kellie Norris, Primary Care and Independent Sector Adviser: 07825 924 649
  • Debbie Bentley, Admin Support: 01284 717710.

Communications, including press and parliamentary

  • Lynn Ladbrooke, Communications Officer: 07501 272 325 
  • Debbie Bentley, Admin Support: 01284 717710.

The regional staff in each branch represent members' interests and offer advice and support on nursing and employment issues across specific geographical areas.

Bedfordshire/Hertfordshire

  • John Wilkinson, Regional Officer: 07810 834 265
  • Corrado Valle, Assistant Regional Officer: 07901 515 440
  • Carole Vincent, Personal Assistant: 01284 717723.

John Wilkinson is regional lead for education and learning representatives' training.

 Cambridgeshire

  • Tony Durcan, Regional Officer: 07836 377 003
  • Jenna Williams, Personal Assistant: 01284 717717.

Essex

  • Mike Kavanagh, Regional Officer: 07785 902 138
  • Sue Wilton, Personal Assistant: 01284 717718.

Mike Kavanagh is regional lead for mental health, and safety representatives' training.

Norfolk

  • Adrian Ing, Regional Officer: 07774 871 093
  • Nikki Ward, Assistant Officer: 07717 173 370
  • Karen Edwards, Personal Assistant: 01284 717711.

Adrian Ing is regional lead on diversity and the independent sector.

Nikki Ward is regional lead for learning disability nursing.

Suffolk

  • Marilyn Martin, Regional Officer (acting up): 07771 576 033
  • Karen Edwards, Personal Assistant: 01284 717711.

 Marilyn Martin is regional lead for dignity.