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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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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
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



479 blog posts
  • Dr Alison O’Donnell FQNIS Dr Alison O’Donnell FQNIS 5 May 2026

    Volunteering in the RCN Archives - the frequent journeys ‘Down a rabbit hole’

    This blog reflects on the role of being a volunteer for several years in the RCN Archives, 42, South Oswald Road, Edinburgh. It looks at what it is like to volunteer in a department which is focused on preserving and enhancing the history of the RCN and the new skills which can be learned in this role. 

  • Angela Cartwright Angela Cartwright 5 May 2026

    Why the future of midwifery depends on community, care and safe staffing

    Angela Cartwright, Chair of the RCN Midwifery Forum and an experienced midwife and public health leader, reflects on the enduring value of community midwifery and what “A Million More Midwives” must mean in practice.

  • Mo Ibrahim Mo Ibrahim 5 May 2026

    Rethinking NMIBC: A new era in bladder cancer research

    In this blog, Mo, RCN Cancer Forum Committee member reflects on the progress in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (NMIBC) treatment options and trends in clinical trials.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 1 May 2026

    Protecting our profession

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger celebrates International Workers’ Day and looks ahead to RCN Congress 2026.

  • Kirsty Cartin Kirsty Cartin 1 May 2026

    The quiet skill of care home nurses

    RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year 2025 Kirsty Cartin talks about the often unseen but vital role nurses play in care homes.

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 - 29/06/2026

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