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: Vacant
- 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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15 Jan 2025
Updated RCN resources for band 5 nurses
If you’re a band 5 RCN nurse member in Scotland, I’m hoping you’re already aware of the band 5 nursing roles review that launched last summer.
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14 Jan 2025
A Personal and Professional Journey
The thoughts of Sanjithkumar Nair as he takes up his new role as the Chair of the RCN North West Regional Board.
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13 Jan 2025
Hear from Claire: Getting involved with our RCN Libraries Exhibitions and Events
Claire Sutton, our Head of Independent Health and Social Care (IHSC), discusses our upcoming exhibition on the history of prison and justice nursing and how you can get involved.
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13 Jan 2025
RCN Ophthalmic Forum committee member
This blog highlights my experience as an RCN steering committee member. This will inform other RCN members who may want to participate in future and to cascade information with colleagues who may otherwise not be aware of RCN forums and the work done by members.
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9 Jan 2025
I'm passionate about creating a branch where everyone feels valued and heard
Chair of RCN Cambridgeshire, Ruby Lopez, talks about collaboration and what she hopes to achieve in her new role.
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8 Jan 2025
Time to celebrate the best of nursing in Scotland
The nominations process for our 2025 Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards opened in October and we’ve just extended the deadline to ensure you have time to tell us about your nursing stars.
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8 Jan 2025
Hello - I am your new Council member
Sally Bassett, South East region Council member says hello.
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3 Jan 2025
Nurses in Red - putting nurses back into history
Are you interested in the history of nursing and want to learn more? In this blog we describe our experiences in the History of Nursing Forum 'Nurses in Red' Project. We have a wiki learning event on February 3 2025, 1-3pm.
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2 Jan 2025
The end of ‘resilience’? I hope so
RCN Fellow Michael Traynor says the trend for workplace ‘resilience’ training wrongly places responsibility on the individual rather than a failing system.
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2 Jan 2025
A new year offers new opportunities for our profession
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger looks ahead to a crucial year for the nursing profession.
Elections and appointments
Put forward an agenda item for Council
Page last updated - 16/01/2026