 
                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
Join our Facebook group
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.
This year's applications for funded voting places are closed. Details of 2026 funded places will be posted here as soon as available.
Hear from members across our region
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                 17 Jul 2025 17 Jul 2025What’s in a smile? The emotional labour of nursingRCN Fellow Professor Pam Smith explores the impact of emotional labour on nursing staff and patients. 
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                       17 Jul 2025 17 Jul 2025Advancing the voice of nursing at home and on the global stageCarmel O’Boyle shares her reflections on her first six months as Chair of RCN Council. 
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                 15 Jul 2025 15 Jul 2025Fibroid awareness monthThe purpose of this Blog is to shed light on fibroids, break the silence and emphasise the urgent need for greater awareness. By understanding the challenges women face and exploring innovative ways to support them, we can improve their quality of life. 
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                 14 Jul 2025 14 Jul 2025The everyday reality of acute in-patient careThis Blog looks at the every day experience of working in acute in-patient mental health units. 
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                       11 Jul 2025 11 Jul 2025Speaking up, stepping forward: Advancing digital health in nursingHow representing Wales at RCN Congress reinforced Abigail's commitment to advancing digital health in nursing. 
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                 9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025Get Out The Vote - taking time to invest in you and your colleaguesGetting out the vote - time spent now is investing in the future, 
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                 9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025Focusing on frailty is key to reducing fallsFalls and frailty are linked in a cycle of harm. In this blog, I share why to prevent falls in older people living with frailty, we need to shift our focus away from a sole focus on risk avoidance and towards preventing and reversing frailty. 
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                 9 Jul 2025 9 Jul 2025Time matters: embracing a person centred approach to discharge planningDischarge planning is a crucial component of patient care that often goes unnoticed until it becomes a pressing issue. This Blog looks at embracing a person centred approach to discharge planning. 
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                       8 Jul 2025 8 Jul 2025Don't waste your vote: why the RCN AGM mattersWhy your vote is important at the RCN AGM. 
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                       7 Jul 2025 7 Jul 2025I have just three points to make…I was very sad to hear the news that the amazing Dame June Clark passed away in June this year. I met June several times at Congress, and she always gave sage advice. She used to be the head of the School of Nursing in Swansea and believe me, she was a force to be reckoned with. Whenever she came to the microphone at Congress she would always start with the words: "I have just three points to make". I dedicate this blog to her. 
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                Page last updated - 29/07/2025