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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 nursing 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: Ellie Garnett-Scheffel
  • Secretary: Rubby Legbedze
  • Treasurer: Shereen Parker

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Be the first to know about meetings and connect with your fellow branch members.

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 nursing 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.

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



385 blog posts
  • Jem Ann Bautista Jem Ann Bautista 24 Jun 2024

    Caught in the middle

    This blog delves into the daily lives of team leaders, clinical coordinators, nurse specialists, and ward managers who lead their teams in navigating through the daily highs and lows of clinical nursing. 

  • Sheilabye Sobrany Sheilabye Sobrany 21 Jun 2024

    Remembering Windrush as we look to the future

    RCN President Sheila Sobrany reflects on Windrush Day and our priorities for the future of nursing in the upcoming UK general election. 

  • Connie Mitchell Connie Mitchell 21 Jun 2024

    From Clinical Nurse to Nurse Leader My Journey as a Dedicated Nursing Home Manager

    Hello, I'm Connie Mitchell, a dedicated nursing home manager of a 71-bed Nursing Home. 

  • South West members at Congress in the auditorium Jeanette Jones Jeanette Jones 21 Jun 2024

    South West members I am proud of you

    In the run-up to the General Election, RCN South West Council member Jeanette Jones looks back at Congress and forward to the year ahead.

  • Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles Julie Lamberth Julie Lamberth 20 Jun 2024

    Time to value nursing

    It’s no secret that, since the inception of the Agenda for Change job evaluation scheme, the clinical skills, knowledge and responsibilities of many band 5 nursing staff have evolved and grown substantially. 

  • Anne Howard and Niki Konsta Anne Howard and Niki Konsta 20 Jun 2024

    A guide to crafting and submitting research abstracts

    This blog aims to dispel fears that nurses may have around submitting research abstracts. We aim to empower nurses by providing a comprehensive guide on how they can confidently put together abstracts and contribute to the advancement of nursing knowledge. 

  • Sanjay Dhrona Sanjay Dhrona 18 Jun 2024

    Championing diversity in your workplace

    Sanjay Dhrona discusses creating an inclusive environment and how he makes sure everyone feels welcome and supported at his care home. 

  • Nikki Cotterill Nikki Cotterill 17 Jun 2024

    Let's bring incontinence out of the shadows

    During World Continence Week, RCN Fellow Professor Nikki Cotterill shares how we all can help raise the profile of bladder and bowel leakage. 

  • Rachel Thomas Rachel Thomas 14 Jun 2024

    Treating anxiety and depression in mesothelioma patients

    Rachel Thomas discusses her work treating patients and families affected by a diagnosis of mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the pleura around the lung or around the abdominal cavity.

  • Georgina Turner Georgina Turner 14 Jun 2024

    Empowering nursing staff through coaching

    Georgina Turner discusses how she became a coach and the benefits coaching can bring for nursing staff.

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 - 29/07/2025