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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 at major NHS trusts covering Queen’s Medical Centre, City Hospital and Kings Mill Hospital. It also includes members at NHS mental health and community trusts, independent sector providers and care homes.

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



469 blog posts
  • Melissa Stanton Melissa Stanton 29 Apr 2025

    A Day of Learning and Inspiration - Reflections on the RCN North West IHSC Conference

    Lead Nurse North West for Independent Health and Social Care, Melissa Stanton, reflects on the second annual RCN NW IHSC conference. 

  • Sara Beveridge Sara Beveridge 28 Apr 2025

    Donor Recruitment

    This blog provides an overview of the recruitment of egg and sperm donors, highlighting the role of the nurse donor coordinator. There is clear guidance from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for donor recruitment, however there will be variations in practice across the UK.

  • Vicky Brotherton Vicky Brotherton 28 Apr 2025

    International Workers Memorial Day 2025

    Vicky Brotherton, Chair of the UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee remembers all the nursing staff who have lost their lives, become disabled, suffered injury, or been made unwell by their work.  

  • Dan Warrender Dan Warrender 28 Apr 2025

    The need for ethical thinking when working with risk of suicide

    This blog explores the complex nature of working with people who may be recurrently suicidal and present to mental health services in crisis. These situations create ethical tensions between safety and autonomy, and the 鈥榓ction/consequences model鈥� offers some food for thought.

  • Dianne Yarwood Dianne Yarwood 28 Apr 2025

    Do you have a history of nursing HIV-AIDs story to share?

    Find out who our HIVStory oral history project interviewers are and where they are based, for our latest History of Nursing Forum project.

  • Dianne Yarwood Dianne Yarwood 28 Apr 2025

    Where's Dianne? RCN Congress 2025

    How members can meet the History of Nursing Forum Chair at Congress and find out about what the Forum are involved in.

  • Amanda Epps Amanda Epps 24 Apr 2025

    ATTD 2025: Technological Innovation and Collaborative Care

    Nurses specialising in diabetes need to be aware of the technological advancements for treatments impacting patient care. Here in this blog, Amanda Williams Vice Chair for the Diabetes Forum, summarises the key findings from the The 18th International Conference on Advanced Technologies & Treatments.

  • Tiago Horta Reis da Silva Tiago Horta Reis da Silva 24 Apr 2025

    Emotional Intelligence for Nursing Older People

    This blog explores the role of emotional intelligence (EI) in providing compassionate and effective care for older adults. EI is a critical skill in geriatric nursing, helping nurses manage the emotional and psychological needs of older patients.

  • Elsa Afonso Elsa Afonso 24 Apr 2025

    Global Health Nursing: It's not them, it鈥檚 us.

    Head of the International Academy, Elsa Afonso reframes how we should understand internationalism and global nursing. 

  • Samantha Spence Samantha Spence 23 Apr 2025

    Being on Agenda Committee was the RCN experience of a lifetime

    Samantha Spence, former member of Agenda Committee, reflects on her experience and encourages members to go for election.

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 - 15/07/2025

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