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
All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
This is your chance to help set the ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ 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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2 Mar 2026
Where water flows and practice fails
RCN South East's Rian Gleave on tackling the theory–practice gap.
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27 Feb 2026
We're taking a big step forward
Denise Kelly, Chair of the RCN Trade Union Committee, reflects on what commitments to ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ career progression mean and how we go forward, together.
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24 Feb 2026
Meet Nikki Dawson: Championing paediatric diabetes care
Nurses play a vital role in supporting children and young people with diabetes. In this blog, I share my journey and why enabling nurses to provide safe, effective, and equitable care across all settings is so important.
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23 Feb 2026
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where do nurses fit in?
AMR is a global health emergency and a growing inequality issue. I attended an RCN hosted AMR Summit which explored how nurses can lead through stewardship, infection prevention, and public advocacy to protect antibiotics for future generations.
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23 Feb 2026
Sustainability in out of hospital ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ
Sustainability in community ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ goes far beyond hospitals. This blog explores how everyday clinical decisions in out-of-hospital care impact the environment and how nurses can lead practical, realistic change.
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20 Feb 2026
Career progression: let’s make change happen
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on steps forward for career progression, the latest NHS pay award and looks forward to Joint Representatives’ Spring Conference.
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20 Feb 2026
RCN Health Care Careers for Displaced People Scheme - Official Launch
The RCN King's Nursing Cadet team are proud to announce the official launch of their Health Care Careers for Displaced People Scheme, funded by Health Improvement and Education Wales
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19 Feb 2026
The RCN Fertility Forum and what inspired me to join
This blog looks at the RCN's Fertility Forum and what inspired Danielle to join.
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19 Feb 2026
King's Nursing Cadets: A Programme Refresh
As the King's Nursing Cadet programme reaches it's 7 year anniversary, our Programme Manager Helen Hare explains how the programme is being refreshed.
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19 Feb 2026
Practising with pride and confidence -celebrating the unique contribution of mental health nurses
This Mental Health Nurses’ Day, Professional Lead for Mental Health Amber O’Brien reflects on how this vital specialism is reclaiming its voice.
Elections and appointments
Put forward an agenda item for Council
Page last updated - 16/01/2026