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
  • Martin Woodcock, Operational Manager
  • Patricia Taylor, Regional Service Manager: 01284 717724
  • Shirley Palmer, Admin Support for Regional Director and Operational Manager: 01284 717725
  • Jon Houghton, Database/Training Administrator: 01284 717726 
  • Lindsey Byrne, Trainee Secretary: 01284 717712
  • Nicola Churchard, Trainee Communications Admin Assistant

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

Primary care

  • TBA, Primary Care and Independent Sector Adviser
  • Debbie Bentley, Admin Support: 01284 717710.

Communications, including press and parliamentary

  • Andrew Stronach, Regional Communications: 01284 717733  

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

Bedfordshire

  • John Wilkinson, Regional Officer
  • Carole Vincent, Personal Assistant: 01284 717723.

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

Hertfordshire

  • Tony Durcan, Regional Officer
  • Carole Vincent, Personal Assistant: 01284 717723.

Cambridgeshire

  • Adrian Ing, Regional Officer
  • Carole Vincent, Personal Assistant: 01284 717723.

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

Essex

  • Chris Hill, Regional Officer
  • Marilyn Martin, Assistant Officer
  • Hayley Woods, Assistant Officer 
  • Sue Wilton, Personal Assistant: 01284 717718.

Mike Kavanagh is regional lead for mental health.

Marilyn Martin is regional lead for dignity.

Norfolk/Suffolk

  • Mike Kavanagh, Regional Officer
  • Nikki Ward, Assistant Officer
  • Karen Edwards, Personal Assistant: 01284 717711.

Nikki Ward is regional lead for learning disability nursing.