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North Yorkshire

RCN North Yorkshire branch



If you're an RCN member working in Harrogate, Northallerton, North Yorkshire Coast or York, you're automatically a member of our North Yorkshire branch. Welcome to your nursing community.

Our branch includes members at major NHS trusts covering Harrogate District Hospital, Ripon Community Hospital, York Hospital, Scarborough Hospital, Bridlington Hospital and Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. It also includes members at NHS mental health and community trusts, independent sector providers and care homes.
 
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

yorkshire.andhumberregion@rcn.org.uk

Your branch team

  • Chair: Roy Tomlinson
  • Secretary: Bethel Omeife
  • Treasurer: Folake Adedoyin 
  • Vice Chair: Carol Popplestone
  • Vice Secretary: Blessing Nnenna Amadi
  • Education Lead: Graham Lake

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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

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.

This year's applications for funded voting places are closed. Details of 2026 funded places will be posted here as soon as available.

Branch policies and processes

Hear from members across our region



14 blog posts
  • Sarah Dodsworth Sarah Dodsworth 15 Jul 2024

    Working for change

    After the general election, Regional Director for Yorkshire and the Humber, Sarah Dodsworth, looks ahead to how the RCN will engage with the new government.

  • Tracey McErlain-Burns Tracey McErlain-Burns 21 Mar 2024

    An invitation to get involved

    Tracey McErlain-Burns, RCN Yorkshire and the Humber Board Chair, invites you to get involved with the RCN this Spring.

  • Michelle Raddings Michelle Raddings 7 Mar 2024

    Championing and supporting the independent sector

    Find out what the Yorkshire and Humber lead nurse for the independent health and social care sector, Michelle Raddings, has been working on since joining the RCN in 2023.

  • Sarah Dodsworth Sarah Dodsworth 1 Feb 2024

    Looking ahead to 2024

    Now that the year is in full swing, Regional Director for Northern and Yorkshire & the Humber, Sarah Dodsworth, looks ahead to what's in store in 2024.

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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