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Suffolk

RCN Suffolk Branch



If you're an RCN member in Suffolk, you're automatically a member of our Suffolk branch. Welcome to your nursing community.

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

eastern.region@rcn.org.uk

Your branch team

  • Chair: Vacant
  • Vice chair: Vacant
  • Treasurer: Vacant
  • Secretary: Tracey Risebrow

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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
This is your chance to help set the nursing agenda. Details of the next AGM will be posted in the events section as soon as available.

Our branch and RCN Congress

Branches play a key role in RCN Congress. Our members can submit debate topics for the annual conference, which are then discussed and voted on by the wider membership, influencing the RCN's future work.

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.

Branch policies and processes

Hear from members across our region



482 blog posts
  • Dr Janet James Dr Janet James 13 Mar 2026

    Hot off the press: Updated NICE NG28 Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes

    Great news for everyone supporting people living with type 2 diabetes — the updated NICE NG28 guidelines landed in February, following the previous review in 2022, and they bring some genuinely positive changes.

  • Linda Nazarko Linda Nazarko 13 Mar 2026

    World Kidney Day: caring for people, protecting the planet

    To mark World Kidney Day which took place this week, Linda Nazarko reflects on early detection and the risks of chronic kidney disease.

  • Madhu Bhosale Madhu Bhosale 12 Mar 2026

    When understanding matters: Building cultural competence from the start of nursing education

    Cultural competence is not a tick-box exercise, it is the heart of person-centered nursing care. This blog shares how one experiential event at School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University Belfast is helping student nurses build the skills, confidence and self-awareness to care for an increasingly diverse population.

  • Hazel Haworth and Peter Alexander Hazel Haworth and Peter Alexander 11 Mar 2026

    Talk to us, not about us: how we co-produced a dementia documentary

    This blog is written together by two people with different but equally important perspectives: a practitioner working in older people’s and dementia care, and a man living with dementia who helped co-produce a documentary for health and social care staff.

  • Dr Gosha Colquhoun Dr Gosha Colquhoun 11 Mar 2026

    From the Ward to the Web: Navigating the Challenges of eHealth in Nursing

    Patients today rightly expect the best possible care, and that includes access to healthcare supported by cutting-edge technology. Modern nursing and midwifery are no longer just about bedside skills – they increasingly require strong digital capabilities to ensure care is timely, safe, and evidence-based. Digital tools have the potential to transform patient outcomes, but only if they are designed around clinical needs and integrated into daily practice.

Elections and appointments

Get more involved by putting yourself forward as a candidate for Council, a board, a committee or a forum. You can also make your voice heard by voting in our current elections.
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Put forward an agenda item for Council

Members can submit an agenda item for Council to discuss at one of their meetings. If your submission is accepted, you can present it to Council during the meeting, either remotely or in person.
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Page last updated - 29/01/2026

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