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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



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  • Carli Whittaker Carli Whittaker 10 Mar 2026

    Safe staffing in children and young people’s services simply can’t wait

    Carli Whittaker, RCN Head of Nursing Practice reflects on why having nursing teams with safe staffing levels and the right skill mix is so important in helping babies, children and young people thrive.

  • Maria Symeonaki Maria Symeonaki 6 Mar 2026

    Why do we still need to make the case for women's health?

    This International Women’s Day, RCN Professional Lead for Midwifery and Women’s Health Maria Symeonaki outlines what women and the professionals who care for them need from governments across the UK. 

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 6 Mar 2026

    Celebrating progress: steps in the right direction

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger celebrates International Women’s Day, hard-won progress on nursing career progression and Overseas NHS Workers’ Day.

  • Bejoy Sebastian Bejoy Sebastian 5 Mar 2026

    Join us in Parliament on 11 March

    Bejoy Sebastian speaks about why the mass lobby on Parliament against the new ILR changes is important, and why you should join him. 

  • Colin Poolman Colin Poolman 5 Mar 2026

    Have you jumped on the band 5 review wagon yet?

    Our election campaign – The Gloves are Off – calls on the next Scottish government to start valuing nursing properly. One way to achieve this is to pay nurses for the job they do now. Thousands of band 5 nurses may be missing out on an opportunity to be paid properly, says Colin Poolman.

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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