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
Join our Facebook group
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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29 Jun 2026
Building Pathways, Supporting Futures: A Collaborative Approach to Health Care Careers for Displaced People in Wales
Our Health Care Careers for Displaced People programme demonstrates how partnership and shared purpose can turn this commitment into action.
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26 Jun 2026
The power of collective action: we can make change happen
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on the power of collective action, our new learning disability nursing review, and recent violence in Northern Ireland.
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25 Jun 2026
Small steps lead to big changes
RCN South East's Rian Gleave on how making smaller dietary changes can build to a better and healthier lifestyle.
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24 Jun 2026
My first one hundred days
Peta Clark reflects on her first 100 days as Regional Director for RCN Northern and Yorkshire & the Humber regions.
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22 Jun 2026
When compassion feels uncomfortable
In this blog, Katharine reflects on autonomy, ethics and leadership in compassionate nursing.
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22 Jun 2026
Holding my post
In this blog Katharine talks about serving as a lamp escort at Westminster Abbey for the Florence Nightingale Commemoration Service.
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19 Jun 2026
From Cov to Kyiv
Learning disability nurse and assistant professor Theresa Parker reflects on her recent collaboration with Alfred Nobel University in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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19 Jun 2026
Congress as a portal for opportunities
RCN Eastern board member and learning rep Chinenye Ubah reflects on her experience at RCN Congress 2026.
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18 Jun 2026
CYP nursing: Reflections on joint working in the digital age
Joint working in community children’s nursing is rarely straightforward. It means navigating multiple systems, services and professional perspectives while keeping the child and family at the centre. Technology has made collaboration faster and more accessible, but it has also changed how we connect.
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17 Jun 2026
From nurse to care home manager: My leadership journey in social care
As we celebrate Care Home Open Week, Georgiana reflects on her journey to managing a large care home and leading a dedicated team committed to providing outstanding care.
Elections and appointments
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Page last updated - 01/04/2026