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: Eleanor Garnett-Scheffel
- Secretary: Alex Knight
- Treasurer: Sophie McKay
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.
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
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9 Oct 2026
Mental health reform won鈥檛 work without mental health nurses
Following the publication of the Fonagy review, Amber O鈥橞rien, the RCN鈥檚 Professional Lead for Mental Health, sets out why mental health nurses must be at the centre of what comes next.
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9 Oct 2026
An important step forward in ending corridor care
Yesterday marked an important step forward in our campaign to end corridor care in Scotland. The Scottish government has agreed to define corridor care and to develop a system for monitoring and reporting.
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8 Oct 2026
Building pathways, supporting futures: A collaborative approach to health care careers for displaced people in Wales
How the RCN鈥檚 Health Care Careers for Displaced People Scheme is opening doors for displaced people in Wales, supporting them to build skills, confidence and careers while helping create a more inclusive and sustainable health care workforce.
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7 Oct 2026
Protecting your back is protecting your career
Nancy Pearl Ghansah, a member of the RCN UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee, reflects on the life-changing impact of a workplace back injury and highlights the actions employers and staff can take to prevent musculoskeletal injuries and better protect nursing staff.
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6 Oct 2026
Excellence, activism and belonging in rural maternity settings
Rural and coastal communities are challenged in the current healthcare system. As nurses and midwives working in these areas the people we care for become woven into our own lives. This creates a unique form of accountability which should afford us opportunities to be activists.
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1 Oct 2026
Black History Month 2026: Honouring our communities and building an anti-racist future
Chair of the RCN Anti-Racism Sub-Group Mehvish Shaffi-Ajibola reflects on the importance of Black History month and why recognising the tremendous contribution of Black nursing must go hand in hand with action to tackle racism and create lasting change.
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1 Oct 2026
Malawi nurses鈥� call for evidence: the launch of the Malawi Journal of Nursing and Midwifery
Developed through the leadership of nurses and midwives in Malawi, and supported by a growing partnership with the RCN, the launch of the Malawi Journal of Nursing and Midwifery marks an important step in strengthening nursing-led research, evidence and professional leadership in Malawi.
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30 Sep 2026
What does career success look like to you?
RCN South East's Rian Gleave considers how a personal approach to career development can boost your professional success.
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29 Sep 2026
Nursing Support Workers can join, get involved and succeed in the RCN
Sharon Mitchel on the important role of Nursing Support Worker members in the RCN.
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28 Sep 2026
"From a Christmas church service to a career I love"
Eve Price shares her inspirational career journey, reflecting on her professional and personal development during 25 years in social care.
Elections and appointments
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Page last updated - 30/08/2026