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RCN Nottinghamshire Branch



If you're Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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.

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Your branch team

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

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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.

Branch policies and processes

Hear from members across our region



464 blog posts
  • Sharon Mitchel Sharon Mitchel 29 Sep 2025

    Celebrating Pride in Milton Keynes

    RCN South East member Sharon Mitchel describes how her Pride events in Milton Keynes have gone from strength to strength.

  • Review of Band 5 Nursing Roles David David 29 Sep 2025

    'I rediscovered a sense of value'

    Read nurse David’s experience of achieving success in the band 5 nursing roles review

  • Lawrence Whyte Lawrence Whyte 26 Sep 2025

    Pioneers of mental health nursing: An introduction

    This blog provides an introduction to six pioneers of mental health nursing who changed the ways in which we thought about or changed our practice. 

  • Maddy Dunningham Maddy Dunningham 26 Sep 2025

    Empowering access to cervical screening

    This blog looks at the Very Important Invitation Project, a unique service running across Suffolk and North East Essex with the main aim of increasing accessibility and uptake of cervical screening. The project focuses on removing barriers to cervical screening for those most at risk of health inequality.

  • Bejoy Sebastian Bejoy Sebastian 26 Sep 2025

    Our diversity is our strength

    RCN President Bejoy Sebastian celebrates the diversity of the nursing profession and looks forward to Black History Month.

  • Rhian Wheater Rhian Wheater 26 Sep 2025

    My Journey into Activism – and the Future We’re Building

    Rhian reflects on how she found her voice in nursing activism, from steward training to strike action, and why the Activism Academy and new activism strategy matter for the future.

  • Yvonne Coghill CBE Yvonne Coghill CBE 24 Sep 2025

    Without nurses from the Global Majority, where would the NHS be?

    RCN Fellow Yvonne Coghill CBE calls on senior nurses to do what they can to improve equality and equity in their organisations during these distressing times.

  • Rebekah Overend Rebekah Overend 23 Sep 2025

    Caring behind the walls: Youth prison nursing

    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—it's about trust, transformation, and hope.

  • Sarah Jackson Sarah Jackson 23 Sep 2025

    Learning disability nursing in the UK: Where do we go?

    This blog is a personal reflection on the challenges facing Registered Nurses in Learning Disabilities, to encourage nurses to take part in the RCN's UK Learning Disability Nursing Review.

  • Rebecca Conlon Rebecca Conlon 23 Sep 2025

    Building a career in care: Rebecca’s path through apprenticeship and beyond

    Registered learning disability nurse Rebecca Conlon shares her inspiring journey from support worker to deputy team manager at Positive Individual Proactive Support (PIPS). Her story highlights the power of values-driven care, the impact of apprenticeships, and the importance of supportive leadership in nurturing nursing talent.

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

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