
RCN Suffolk Branch
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
Your branch team
- Chair: Laura Bird
- Vice chair: Vacant
- Treasurer: Vacant
- Secretary: Tracey Risebrow
Join our Suffolk Facebook group
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Be the first to know about meetings and connect with your fellow branch members
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
Our branch and RCN Congress
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.
Hear from members across our region
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6 Feb 2025
Embracing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in independent health and social care
Sarah Seeley, the Eastern region's Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care, outlines the need to foster equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the sector.
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31 Jan 2025
Corridor Care: A growing concern in social care and its impact on care homes
Melissa Stanton, the Lead Nurse Independent Health and Social Care for North West England explains the dangers and implications of corridor care in social care and the strategies needed to mitigate corridor care.
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30 Jan 2025
A heartfelt farewell
In her final blog as RCN Eastern Regional Director, Teresa Budrey, reflects on her time at the RCN.
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29 Jan 2025
From the Archives: Alice Bird's Atlantic adventure
The RCN archives hold a wealth of artefacts and papers documenting the history of nursing from individual lives to major events. This blog series from the History of Nursing Forum is delving into the collection to share its treasures and to bring the archive to life.
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29 Jan 2025
A recipe for positive mealtimes
Mealtimes are fundamental to health and quality of life. Good mealtime care is transformational to the experience of people with dementia living in care homes.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Page last updated - 29/07/2025