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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



448 blog posts
  • Cat Gibbons Cat Gibbons 10 Jul 2024

    Caught up in Congress

    Cat Gibbons shares her insights of Congress as a first time attendee.

  • Michelle Turner Michelle Turner 10 Jul 2024

    Congress and what it means for diabetes forum voting members

    This blog discusses Congress 2024 and looks at the feedback received from voting members, and what the future holds for the RCN Diabetes Forum.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 5 Jul 2024

    A new UK government means time for action

    Acting RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the result of the general election and the NHS turning 76 years old.

  • Rod Thomson Rod Thomson 4 Jul 2024

    Are Zero Suicide targets just an aspiration?

    Suicide rates are much lower now than in the past but that downward trend has faltered. RCN Fellow Professor Rod Thomson questions whether the ultimate goal of ‘Zero Suicide’, although a laudable aspiration, is actually achievable.   

  • Catherine Garrott Catherine Garrott 3 Jul 2024

    It's just an eye drop?

    This Blog discusses the importance of remembering that eye drops are a medication.

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 - 29/07/2025

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