RCN Suffolk 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鈥檙e 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: Vacant
- Vice chair: Vacant
- Treasurer: Vacant
- Secretary: Tracey Risebrow
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All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
Every year, our branch holds its AGM, where we:
- review our branch activity over the past twelve months
- map out what we want to achieve over the next year
- elect the branch committee for the coming year
- discuss with your fellow branch members the issues which are most important to you right now
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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22 Oct 2026
Part 1 - Why personal care can be distressing
This blog looks at using therapeutic engagement to support personal care in dementia and why personal care can be distressing.
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22 Oct 2026
Part 2 - Reframing "Resistance to care"
This blog emphasises the importance of person-centred, therapeutic engagement, trust-building, and involving people with dementia in their care.
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22 Oct 2026
Part 3 - Communicating during care
This blog explores how recognising communication cues, assessing pain and taking time to build trust can reduce distress and improve person-centred dementia care.
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22 Oct 2026
Nursing at night: What history can teach us
Night shifts are an integral part of nursing 鈥� but the experience of delivering care at night has been overlooked by historians. In my new research project, I will ask: how might exploring past experiences of night nursing help improve working conditions of nurses today?
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20 Oct 2026
Band 5 success for RCN members on the Western Isles
An integrated nursing team working across hospital and community settings on the Isle of Barra tells us about their successful rebanding under the band 5 review.
Elections and appointments
Put forward an agenda item for Council
Page last updated - 29/06/2026