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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
  • Simon Browes Simon Browes 7 Apr 2026

    A reflection on my first twelve months

    North West Regional Director Simon Browes reflects on his first year in post. 

  • Emma Edwards Emma Edwards 7 Apr 2026

    Are we there yet?

    Are we truly involving people with Parkinson’s in decisions about their care? This blog explores shared decision making, highlighting the importance of combining clinical expertise with patients’ lived experience — also known as 'chronic knowledge'.

  • Bejoy Sebastian Bejoy Sebastian 2 Apr 2026

    The courage and dignity of the nursing profession

    RCN President, Bejoy Sebastian reflects on recent moments of solidarity, pride and inspiration from nursing staff in the UK and internationally.

  • Eileen McKenna Eileen McKenna 2 Apr 2026

    Safe nurse staffing levels are critical to Scotland’s health

    Our manifesto includes a call for the introduction of mandatory minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for all health and care settings. Without safe nurse to patient ratios, people are being put at risk.

  • Esther Kuria Esther Kuria 2 Apr 2026

    PCOS, nursing workforce pressures and the case for stronger women’s health services

    I this blog Esther talks about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, nursing workforce pressures and the case for stronger women’s health services.

  • Angela Cartwright Angela Cartwright 1 Apr 2026

    Demystifying the coroner's court

    This blog features Angela's reflections on attending coroner's court to give evidence. Understanding the role of the coroner is any nurse or midwife could find themselves being asked to provide a written statement, or give evidence verbally to the coroner following a death.

  • Dr Nicola Ring Dr Nicola Ring 1 Apr 2026

    ‘The Lady with the Lamp’ – how the 1950s Ladybird book shaped children’s perceptions of nursing.

    This blog reflects on how the mid 20th-century Ladybird book on Florence Nightingale shaped a simplified, romanticised version of Nightingale’s story for generations of children. It argues the book reinforced narrow 1950s ideas about gender, class, and who counts in history, leaving out other notable nurses and presenting nursing as young women’s work.

  • Donna-Sue Wright Donna-Sue Wright 27 Mar 2026

    A day in the life of an RCN convener

    Donna-Sue Wright discusses a typical day in her role of RCN convener at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

  • Sally Bassett Sally Bassett 27 Mar 2026

    Protect the 'nurse' campaign

    RCN South East Council Member Sally Bassett looks at the next steps in the campaign to protect the 'nurse' title.

  • Christine Callender Christine Callender 26 Mar 2026

    The immense contribution of community nursing during the COVID-19 pandemic

    Christine Callender, Head of Nursing Practice, reflects on how the community nursing workforce must be invested in following COVID-19 and into the future.

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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