RCN Suffolk Branch
Our branch includes members working at NHS, independent, higher education and care home employers, as well as students.
Getting involved in our branch means more than attending meetings. Whether you’re organising for better conditions, supporting a colleague or pushing for systemic change, your involvement helps turn shared concerns into collective action.
Contact us
Your branch team
- Chair: Vacant
- Vice chair: Vacant
- Treasurer: Vacant
- Secretary: Tracey Risebrow
Join our Suffolk Facebook group
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Be the first to know about meetings and connect with your fellow branch members
All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
Every year, our branch holds its AGM, where we:
- review our branch activity over the past twelve months
- map out what we want to achieve over the next year
- elect the branch committee for the coming year
- discuss with your fellow branch members the issues which are most important to you right now
Our branch and RCN Congress
All members can attend RCN Congress for free. There are also fully funded voting places for members, where travel, accommodation and food are provided. Voting members are there to listen, participate and vote on resolutions that are proposed by RCN branches, forums and committees across the UK.
This year's applications for funded voting places are closed. Details of 2026 funded places will be posted here as soon as available.
Hear from members across our region
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blog posts
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2 Apr 2026
Safe nurse staffing levels are critical to Scotland’s health
Our manifesto includes a call for the introduction of mandatory minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for all health and care settings. Without safe nurse to patient ratios, people are being put at risk.
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2 Apr 2026
PCOS, nursing workforce pressures and the case for stronger women’s health services
I this blog Esther talks about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, nursing workforce pressures and the case for stronger women’s health services.
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2 Apr 2026
The courage and dignity of the nursing profession
RCN President, Bejoy Sebastian reflects on recent moments of solidarity, pride and inspiration from nursing staff in the UK and internationally.
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1 Apr 2026
Demystifying the coroner's court
This blog features Angela's reflections on attending coroner's court to give evidence. Understanding the role of the coroner is any nurse or midwife could find themselves being asked to provide a written statement, or give evidence verbally to the coroner following a death.
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1 Apr 2026
‘The Lady with the Lamp’ – how the 1950s Ladybird book shaped children’s perceptions of nursing.
This blog reflects on how the mid 20th-century Ladybird book on Florence Nightingale shaped a simplified, romanticised version of Nightingale’s story for generations of children. It argues the book reinforced narrow 1950s ideas about gender, class, and who counts in history, leaving out other notable nurses and presenting nursing as young women’s work.
Elections and appointments
Put forward an agenda item for Council
Page last updated - 29/01/2026
