RCN Nottinghamshire 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
- 0345 772 6100
- Email: eastmidlands.region@rcn.org.uk
Your branch team
- Chair: Eleanor Garnett-Scheffel
- Secretary: Alex Knight
- Treasurer: Sophie McKay
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All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
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
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.
Hear from members across our region
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21 Sep 2026
Swimming in a sea of stories: creating opportunities for children and young people to talk about their pain through storytelling
As a children’s nurse, I’ve listened to and engaged with countless stories told by children, young people and their families as well those told by colleagues. Many of these stories have been ‘pain stories’; stories that reveal something about how pain affects a child’s lifeworld.
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18 Sep 2026
Looking ahead: priorities for the future of nursing
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian outlines his priorities following his re-election, as well as reflecting on our Indefinite Leave to Remain report and our ratios briefing and new resource.
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17 Sep 2026
Advocating, Connecting and Celebrating: Recent Highlights from My Committee Role
Dave Parry shares highlights of his work with the RCN UK Nursing Support Workers Committee from the past few months.
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17 Sep 2026
World Patient Safety Day 2026: Safe care for life
In this blog for World Patient Safety Day 2026, Kim Ball, Jane Ball and Rose Gallagher share what this year's theme means to nursing from their perspective, through the lens of prevention, safe staffing, and sustainability.
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17 Sep 2026
Patient safety, rehabilitation and sustainability: what justice health care can teach us
Abi Bartlett, Chair of the RCN Nursing in Justice and Forensic Health Care Forum and Forum Chairs Group, explores how rehabilitation, health education and addressing inequalities can support both safer care and more sustainable outcomes.
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16 Sep 2026
Helping patients to self-care in the community
A reflection on my journey through the development of a digital resource to support nurses in promoting self-care.
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14 Sep 2026
Hypo Awareness Week 2026
Chair of the RCN Diabetes Forum, Amanda Williams, talks about Hypo Awareness Week, why it matters for nursing teams and how you can get involved.
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10 Sep 2026
World Suicide Prevention Day: Creating a Nursing Workforce That Feels Valued, Supported and Safe
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10 Sep 2026
MIRROR Cycle: Reflecting through menopause
Menopause can affect nurses’ wellbeing, confidence and working lives. Professor Camille Cronin introduces the MIRROR Cycle, developed through an international nurse-led research collaboration to help women reflect on their experiences, identify support and move forward.
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9 Sep 2026
The floor's the limit: the evidence every nursing professional should know about ratios and how to call time on unsafe staffing levels
Director of RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball shares how our new resources have been developed to help RCN members raise concerns about unsafe staffing in their workplaces.
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Page last updated - 30/08/2026