RCN Eastern Region
Search Menu

Your web browser is outdated and may be insecure

The RCN recommends using an updated browser such as Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome

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

Join our Suffolk Facebook group

And Like RCN Eastern

Be the first to know about meetings and connect with your fellow branch members

View all RCN branches in the Eastern region

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



458 blog posts
  • Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE FRCN, Dr Cecilia Anim CBE FRCN and Dr Lola Oni OBE FRCN Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE FRCN, Dr Cecilia Anim CBE FRCN and Dr Lola Oni OBE FRCN 12 Jan 2026

    The cost of courage and the call for cultural change at the RCN

    Dr Ruth Oshikanlu, Dr Cecilia Anim and Dr Lola Oni, members of the RCN Anti-Racism Subgroup, lay out the context of racism in nursing and what an anti-racist RCN would look like.

  • Michael Fanning Michael Fanning 9 Jan 2026

    A New Year begins

    RCN South East Board Chair Michael Fanning welcomes in 2026.

  • Carli Whittaker Carli Whittaker 9 Jan 2026

    A year of progress: the RCN’s reflections on CYP nursing

    2025 was an inspiring year for Children’s Nursing within the RCN. Despite workforce pressures, policy change, and rising acuity in paediatric services, our community has remained unwavering in its commitment to improving the lives of babies, children, young people and their families. 

  • Rebekah Hill Rebekah Hill 6 Jan 2026

    Why nurses must prioritise gut health

    As nurses, we dedicate our lives to caring for others—but in the process, our own health often takes a back seat. One area we can't afford to overlook is our gut microbiome. 

  • Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea 5 Jan 2026

    Strengthening the Voice of Cancer Nursing: A Year of Connection, Collaboration and Collective Actions

    In this blog, the RCN's UK Professional Lead for Long-Term Conditions, reflects on the 2025 year for the RCN Cancer Forum and the incredible work they have completed to support members working across cancer care settings in the UK. 

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.
View our elections and appointments
A smiling woman

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
Image of man at Congress with hands clasped together

Page last updated - 29/01/2026

RCN Logo on White