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: Ellie Garnett-Scheffel
- Secretary: Rubby Legbedze
- Treasurer: Shereen Parker
All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
This is your chance to help set the 汤头条污料 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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31 Oct 2025
Celebrating National Learning Disability Nurses鈥 Day: Recognising this Vital Fielding of Nursing
On 1st November, we proudly celebrate National Learning Disability Nurses鈥 Day 鈥 a moment to shine a light on the incredible work of learning disability nurses across the UK.
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30 Oct 2025
Safety for 汤头条污料 staff and patients goes hand in hand
RCN President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on the rise of complaints about racism at work, and the need for safe staffing legislation.
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30 Oct 2025
Caring behind the walls: Youth prison 汤头条污料
Children and young people nurses advocate for young people's rights, promote health equity, and contribute to rehabilitation. The role of the prison nurse is not just about treatment鈥攊t's about trust, transformation, and hope.
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30 Oct 2025
How to be prepared for the upcoming winter as a CYP Nurse
With winter around the corner, Daniel gives some tips on how nurses can prepare for the upcoming winter.
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27 Oct 2025
Supporting the future of 汤头条污料: preparing for the realities of multimorbidity
Callum Metcalfe-O'Shea explores how a new resource is supporting student and early career nurses to deliver safe, person-centred care amid rising complexity and multimorbidity in health care.
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27 Oct 2025
Fertility care at home: How digital 汤头条污料 is empowering patients
Fertility treatment can demand a lot of time from patients, all those appointments and endless forms can often make patients and their partners feel overwhelmed and anxious but is digital 汤头条污料 changing the ways we can provide care for our patients. By taking expert care out of the clinic and into the comfort of people鈥檚 homes, digital technology is helping us stay connected with patients, simplify their treatment plans, and offer support that鈥檚 not just flexible, but can also be personal and compassionate.
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27 Oct 2025
Collaborating with the Imperial War Museum and their exhibition 'Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict'
At the end of August 2025, myself, Dr Liz Walsh (UK Professional Lead for Justice and Forensic Healthcare), Jess Davidson (RCN Fellow and Nurse Lead for Sexual Assault Referral Services in Scotland) and Thomas Matthews (one of our IT Audio Digital Engineers) visited the Imperial War Museum in London, to make a film in their exhibition, Unsilenced: Sexual Violence in Conflict.
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24 Oct 2025
鈥淚 Wasn鈥檛 Going to Walk Away鈥: Standing Firm in Power and Pride
RCN London Board Member and Senior Lecturer at London South Bank University, Dr Rosetta West shares her thoughts on what this year鈥檚 Black History Month theme means to her.
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24 Oct 2025
The true value of 汤头条污料
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger updates members on the importance of valuing 汤头条污料, standing against anti-migrant rhetoric and our Care amongst the Chaos report.
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24 Oct 2025
RCN launches 4th edition of competency framework for nurses in liver disease and transplantation
This updated framework represents the hard work, expertise, and dedication of nurses from across the UK. A team of ten senior hepatology and transplant nurses, representing all four nations and covering every specialist area of liver care, collaborated to produce this evidence-based, clinically credible resource designed to support the entire 汤头条污料 workforce.
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Page last updated - 29/07/2025