 
                RCN Cheshire Branch
If you're an RCN member working in Cheshire, you're automatically a member of our Cheshire 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.
Contact us
- 0345 772 6100
- northwest.region@rcn.org.uk
Your branch team
- Chair: Deb Maren
- Treasurer: Clare Manley
- Secretary: Vacant
- Vice Treasurer: Isaiah Ayhok
- PR/Comms: Vacant
All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
Every year, our branch holds its AGM, where we:
- review our branch activity over the past twelve months
- map out what we want to achieve over the next year
- elect the branch committee for the coming year
- 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
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.
This year's applications for funded voting places are closed. Details of 2026 funded places will be posted here as soon as available.
Hear from members across our region
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                 22 Oct 2025 22 Oct 2025Black History Month 2025: Standing Firm in Power and PrideNorth West Regional Board member Lucy examines the ways in which the challenges facing Black healthcare workers have changed over the decades since the arrival of the Windrush generation. 
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                 14 Oct 2025 14 Oct 2025Standing Firm in Power and PrideNorth West Regional Board Vice-Chair Temitope on the necessity of reflecting on the past but acting in the future as we celebrate Black History Month. 
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                 2 Oct 2025 2 Oct 2025Pay, representation and new recruits – a busy autumn in prospectThe latest thoughts from North West Regional Director, Simon Browes. 
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                 29 Apr 2025 29 Apr 2025A Day of Learning and Inspiration - Reflections on the RCN North West IHSC ConferenceLead Nurse North West for Independent Health and Social Care, Melissa Stanton, reflects on the second annual RCN NW IHSC conference. 
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                 2 Apr 2025 2 Apr 2025Hitting the ground runningNew North West Regional Director Simon Browes on an eventful first few weeks in post. 
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                1 Apr 2025 Busy times ahead for the North WestNorth West Regional Board Chair Sanjithkumar Nair shares his thoughts on the latest events happening across the region. 
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                 27 Mar 2025 27 Mar 2025The concept of change and equality in the NHSNorth West Board member Mojibola shares her thoughts on the true meaning of equality. 
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                 26 Mar 2025 26 Mar 2025Resilience in Care: Leadership, Trust, and the Strength of a Supportive TeamLead Nurse North West for Independent Health and Social Care, Melissa Stanton, looks at the importance of building resilience in ourselves and our teams. 
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                 12 Mar 2025 12 Mar 2025An introduction to our new NW Regional DirectorIntroducing Simon Browes. 
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                14 Jan 2025 A Personal and Professional JourneyThe thoughts of Sanjithkumar Nair as he takes up his new role as the Chair of the RCN North West Regional Board. 
Elections and appointments
 
                Put forward an agenda item for Council
 
                Page last updated - 21/10/2025