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Suffolk

RCN Suffolk Branch



If you're an RCN member working in Suffolk, you're automatically a member of our Suffolk 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.

Your branch team

  • Chair: Laura Bird
  • 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
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



466 blog posts
  • Yetunde Ruqoyat Lawal Yetunde Ruqoyat Lawal 2 Jul 2024

    A look back on RCN Congress 2024

    RCN London member Yetunde Ruqoyat Lawal reflects on her time at RCN Congress 2024

  • Ruth Bailey and Joey Holland Ruth Bailey and Joey Holland 1 Jul 2024

    The power of the nursing voice in the General Election

    Sussex members Ruth Bailey and Joanna Holland on their impactful Brighton and Hove General Election hustings event.

  • Jenny Bowen Jenny Bowen 25 Jun 2024

    Developing a successful programme for new starters in primary care

    Jenny Bowen, Legacy Nurse for Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire Primary Care, explains how she set up a programme for new starters which has helped nearly 80 nurses find their feet.

  • Cate Willats Cate Willats 24 Jun 2024

    Congress 2024

    In this Blog, Cate Willats talks about her first experience of RCN Congress.

  • 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. 

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