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RCN Nottinghamshire Branch



If you're an RCN member working in Nottinghamshire, you're automatically a member of our Nottinghamshire branch. Welcome to your ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ 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

Your branch team

  • Chair: Eleanor Garnett-Scheffel
  • Secretary: Alex Knight
  • Treasurer: Sophie McKay

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All branch events

Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)

Every year, our branch holds its annual general meeting (AGM). We review our branch activity over the past twelve months, before mapping out what we want to achieve over the next year. It's also a chance to discuss with your fellow branch members the issues which are most important to you right now.

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

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.

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



492 blog posts
  • Bejoy Sebastian Bejoy Sebastian 26 Jun 2026

    The power of collective action: we can make change happen

    RCN President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on the power of collective action, our new learning disability ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ review, and recent violence in Northern Ireland. 

  • Rian Gleave Rian Gleave 25 Jun 2026

    Small steps lead to big changes

    RCN South East's Rian Gleave on how making smaller dietary changes can build to a better and healthier lifestyle.

  • Peta Clark Peta Clark 24 Jun 2026

    My first one hundred days

    Peta Clark reflects on her first 100 days as Regional Director for RCN Northern and Yorkshire & the Humber regions.

  • Katharine Caddick Katharine Caddick 22 Jun 2026

    When compassion feels uncomfortable

    In this blog, Katharine reflects on autonomy, ethics and leadership in compassionate ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ.

  • Katharine Caddick Katharine Caddick 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.

  • Chinenye Uban Chinenye Uban 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.

  • Theresa Parker Theresa Parker 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.

  • Karina Holgate Karina Holgate 18 Jun 2026

    CYP ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ: Reflections on joint working in the digital age

    Joint working in community children’s ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ 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.

  • Burnlea House Care Home, Largs Ruby Shanks Ruby Shanks 17 Jun 2026

    Reshaping narratives around care home ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ

    General perceptions of care homes and care home ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ 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 ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ deserves recognition for its distinct expertise and highly skilled practice.

  • Audience at Congress Ashleigh Taylor Ashleigh Taylor 17 Jun 2026

    Where has time gone? A review of the last 6 months in ÌÀÍ·ÌõÎÛÁÏ and the RCN

    Nursing it seems is never far from the news as being at Congress showed. 

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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Page last updated - 01/04/2026