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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



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    Curious about the best ways to get advice from the RCN?

    Senior RCN Officer Hilary Nelson discusses what support different reps can offer you, and the best ways you can find advice for your workplace issue.

  • Sakina Jaffrey Sakina Jaffrey 13 Oct 2026

    We don't give up

    This blog explores the challenges of stepping into leadership and the resilience needed to overcome self-doubt and make a positive impact.

  • A row of hospital beds in a corridor Colin Poolman Colin Poolman 9 Oct 2026

    An important step forward in ending corridor care

    Yesterday marked an important step forward in our campaign to end corridor care in Scotland. The Scottish government has agreed to define corridor care and to develop a system for monitoring and reporting.  

  • Amber O'Brien Amber O'Brien 9 Oct 2026

    Mental health reform won’t work without mental health nurses

    Following the publication of the Fonagy review, Amber O’Brien, the RCN’s Professional Lead for Mental Health, sets out why mental health nurses must be at the centre of what comes next. 

  • Lisa Whitley and Julie Duncan Lisa Whitley and Julie Duncan 9 Oct 2026

    Advancing paediatric IBD nursing practice

    This blog discusses a recently published paediatric IBD competency framework, aligned to the four pillars of nursing. It aims to reduce practice variation and provide clarity on training needs and role development for specialist paediatric nurses working with young people living with IBD.

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.
Submit an agenda item
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Page last updated - 29/06/2026

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