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RCN Nottinghamshire Branch



If you're an RCN member working in Nottinghamshire, you're automatically a member of our Nottinghamshire 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.

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Your branch team

  • Chair: Eleanor Garnett-Scheffel
  • Secretary: Alex Knight
  • Treasurer: Sophie McKay

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Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)

Every year, our branch holds its annual general meeting (AGM). We review our branch activity over the past twelve months, before mapping out what we want to achieve over the next year. It's also a chance to 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.

Applications for funded voting places at Congress 2026 are open until 7 December 2025. To find out more, including how to apply, explore our Congress webpages.

Branch policies and processes

Hear from members across our region



483 blog posts
  • Denise Kelly and Alison Paterson Denise Kelly and Alison Paterson 29 May 2026

    Standing Firm for Nursing: Defending Advanced Practice and Patient Safety

    In this blog, the Chairs of the RCN Trade Union Committee and the RCN Professional Nursing Committee, Denise Kelly and Alison Paterson, set out why promoting and defending advanced nursing practice is not only about professional respect, but also patient safety and the collaborative future our health services urgently need.

  • Professor Nicola Ranger Professor Nicola Ranger 29 May 2026

    Valuing ourselves and our colleagues: your voice matters

    RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on RCN Congress 2026, our new report on the role of nursing in prevention, and new ways to get involved with the RCN. 

  • Gold 2 and 5 balloons David Parry David Parry 29 May 2026

    Celebrating our past, shaping our future: 25 years of NSW membership

    As the RCN Wales representative on the RCN UK Nursing Support Worker (NSW) Committee, it’s with great pride that I wish all our NSW members a very happy 25th anniversary of our membership group within the RCN.

  • Allan Harper-Reid Allan Harper-Reid 28 May 2026

    On the other end of the line: Cancer helpline nurses

    Helpline nursing is a growing and expanding role, often unrecognised for the clinical skills, knowledge and expertise that is required. Oftentimes helpline nursing is viewed as less than or even non-clinical. It is time we recognised it for what it is, advanced practice. 

  • Dr Stephen Jones Dr Stephen Jones 28 May 2026

    Launching SCoPE: supporting compassionate workplaces in nursing

    Dr Stephen Jones, Head of Nursing Practice, introduces Supporting Compassionate Practice Environments (SCoPE), a new framework to help nursing teams create compassionate, psychologically safe working environments where staff feel supported, valued and able to deliver the safe, compassionate and effective care expected of them. 

  • James Osben at Congress 2026 James Osben James Osben 27 May 2026

    Working against injustice

    My first experience of attending RCN Congress has been genuinely inspiring, thought-provoking and energising.

  • Tolulope Oladimeji South West member Congress 2026 Tolulope Oladimeji Tolulope Oladimeji 27 May 2026

    I summoned the courage and did it anyway

    I came to Congress excited to contribute. It didn't necessarily go as planned but I did have my say and got so much more out of my experience. I am already looking forward to going again.

  • Unhealthy liver Donna Blinston Donna Blinston 20 May 2026

    Liver disease isn’t just about alcohol

    Liver disease is one of the fastest rising causes of premature death in the UK, yet it’s still widely misunderstood. In this blog, a Hepatology Advanced Nurse Practitioner challenges the myth that liver disease is only caused by alcohol, explores its many overlapping causes, and explains why 75% of people are still diagnosed too late.

  • Helen Kirk Helen Kirk 19 May 2026

    From global service to island practice: My journey in occupational health nursing

    This blog explores occupational health nursing through a global lens, sharing practical insights from the Cayman Islands on workforce wellbeing, prevention, cultural awareness, and how small, context-driven interventions can improve staff health and healthcare outcomes. 

  • Professor Jane Ball Professor Jane Ball 19 May 2026

    Where are the jobs for newly registered nurses?

    Professor Jane Ball, Director of the RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence explains why governments must invest in nursing to solve the systemic issues facing health and care. 

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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