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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.

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.

Hear from members across our region



481 blog posts
  • Jennifer McCarthy Jennifer McCarthy 17 Apr 2026

    My journey with the RCN Catheter Care Guidelines

    This blog shares a personal reflection on moving from my long term clinical use of the RCN Catheter Care Guidelines to playing a role in its review. It highlights the importance of lived clinical experience, evolving practice, and the confidence gained in contributing to the review. 

  • Josie Gordon Josie Gordon 17 Apr 2026

    Why every nursing student should go to RCN Congress (at least once)

    Josie Gordon, Congress Agenda Committee member, reflects on her first experience of RCN Congress – and why she believes every nursing student should attend.

  • Nikki Dawson Nikki Dawson 17 Apr 2026

    A global perspective on diabetes care in South Africa

    Reflections from volunteering in Cape Town with young people living with Type 1 Diabetes, exploring health inequalities, cultural awareness, and how global experience shapes compassionate nursing practice and professional growth.

  • Phil Garnham Phil Garnham 15 Apr 2026

    Restorative supervision and compassionate leadership in prison healthcare

    This blog looks at compassionate leadership, and why it matters more than ever in prison healthcare.

  • Amanda Cetroni Amanda Cetroni 15 Apr 2026

    Presenting at GIN

    A reflection on presenting at GIN, focusing on engaging gastroenterology nurses in research and sharing practical ways to make research more accessible in everyday nursing 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