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
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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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 childrens 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.
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17 Jun 2026
Reshaping narratives around care home nursing
General perceptions of care homes and care home nursing are shaped by stories of decline and crisis, reinforcing stigma associated with the sector. However, a visit by RCN Scotland to Burnlea House in Largs demonstrated why this stigma must be challenged, and why care home nursing deserves recognition for its distinct expertise and highly skilled practice.
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17 Jun 2026
Where has time gone? A review of the last 6 months in nursing and the RCN
Nursing it seems is never far from the news as being at Congress showed.
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16 Jun 2026
Young Carers in Focus: A Call to Action for Nurses
Young carers face health inequalities: poorer mental and physical health, lower educational attainment, more likely to live in poverty and experience more loneliness than their peers. Nurses are ideally placed to recognise, support and signpost but too often opportunities are missed.
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16 Jun 2026
"Do you see me?" - Learning Disability and Cancer
Learning Disability Awareness Week takes place in June each year. The theme for 2026 is Do you see me?, focusing on people with a learning disability being seen, heard and valued.
Elections and appointments
Put forward an agenda item for Council
Page last updated - 01/04/2026