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Suffolk

RCN Suffolk Branch



If you're an RCN member working 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: Laura Bird
  • 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



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    The power of connection: elevating palliative care through collaboration

    Meeting RCN members as a professional adviser to the independent health and community health sector in Wales is one of the best parts of my role.

  • Vicki Hayman-Teear Vicki Hayman-Teear 16 Oct 2025

    Reimagining wound care: how the ANCLE Café and digital innovation are transforming lives in Wales

    The ANCLE Café in Cardiff is transforming chronic wound care by combining expert treatment, student-led support and community connection, helping patients regain health and hope. Paired with digital innovation, it’s a blueprint for compassionate, efficient and person‑centred care across Wales.

  • Sarah Bolger Sarah Bolger 15 Oct 2025

    Why Newly Registered Nurses Need to Understand Research — Or Risk Being Left Behind

    Starting out as a newly registered nurse can feel overwhelming. You’re expected to make independent decisions, provide safe care, and be recognised as a professional in your own right. But many of us don’t always feel confident when it comes to research or evidence — and that can make speaking up harder than it needs to be.

  • Tori Heppell Tori Heppell 14 Oct 2025

    Baby Loss Awareness Week

    This blog looks at Baby Loss Awareness Week, an important time for nurses working in early pregnancy care & also for nurses working in areas that may care for women in early pregnancy. 

  • Temitope Babajide Temitope Babajide 14 Oct 2025

    Standing Firm in Power and Pride

    North West Regional Board Vice-Chair Temitope on the necessity of reflecting on the past but acting in the future as we celebrate Black History Month. 

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 - 29/07/2025

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