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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



480 blog posts
  • Dr Kirstin Hussey Dr Kirstin Hussey 22 Oct 2026

    Nursing at night: What history can teach us

    Night shifts are an integral part of nursing – but the experience of delivering care at night has been overlooked by historians. In my new research project, I will ask: how might exploring past experiences of night nursing help improve working conditions of nurses today?

  • Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles Mairi Claire Mairi Claire 20 Oct 2026

    Band 5 success for RCN members on the Western Isles

    An integrated nursing team working across hospital and community settings on the Isle of Barra tells us about their successful rebanding under the band 5 review. 

  • Lee Noquet Lee Noquet 20 Oct 2026

    Trauma informed fertility care: Putting compassion at the centre

    Fertility treatment is often described as a journey, but for many it is shaped by uncertainty, loss and emotional vulnerability. Trauma informed care recognises that distressing experiences influence how patients engage with treatment, interpret clinical interactions and feel safe within healthcare environments. 

  • Former president Cecilia Anim at the retired members' conference 2026 in a turquoise / teal headdress and outfit with orange and yellow beads, looking to the front as if she is concentrating on what is being said. Surrounded by other delegates, one of who on her table is reading the retired members' newsletter. There is a bottle of water, conference papers and cups of tea on the table Roy Tomlinson Roy Tomlinson 16 Oct 2026

    Retiring from Work, Not from Activism

    When people think of trade unions, they usually think of workers on the shop floor. At the RCN however, we know that reaching retirement doesn’t mean we have to retire from union activity. 

  • Group of men and women viewing viewing a document Catherine Barlow Catherine Barlow 15 Oct 2026

    Global health: An opportunity I never knew I had

    Reflecting on my experience working with Cambridge Global Health Partnerships in Uganda, this blog explores how international collaboration, shared learning and nursing and midwifery leadership can strengthen maternal healthcare and improve outcomes for women and babies.

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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