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Suffolk

¿ìèÊÓÆµ Suffolk Branch



If you're an ¿ìèÊÓÆµ 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 ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress

Branches play a key role in ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress. Our members can submit debate topics for the annual conference, which are then discussed and voted on by the wider membership, influencing the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ's future work.

All members can attend ¿ìèÊÓÆµ 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 ¿ìèÊÓÆµ 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



460 blog posts
  • Sally Bassett Sally Bassett 8 Jul 2025

    Don't waste your vote: why the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ AGM matters

    Why your vote is important at the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ AGM.

  • ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Council member for the South West Ashleigh Taylor talking to ¿ìèÊÓÆµ General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger and a group of ¿ìèÊÓÆµ members in front of an ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Bath Branch stand Ashleigh Taylor Ashleigh Taylor 7 Jul 2025

    I have just three points to make…

    I was very sad to hear the news that the amazing Dame June Clark passed away in June this year. I met June several times at Congress, and she always gave sage advice. She used to be the head of the School of Nursing in Swansea and believe me, she was a force to be reckoned with. Whenever she came to the microphone at Congress she would always start with the words: "I have just three points to make". I dedicate this blog to her. 

  • Sue Campbell Sue Campbell 4 Jul 2025

    Raising the profile of pioneering nurses at the Glasgow Science Festival

    This blog highlights our experience of running two events at the Glasgow Science Festival which shared the stories of pioneering nurses from Glasgow - tabletop activities in a museum and a walking tour of the Glasgow Necropolis cemetery with Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.

  • Martin Galligan Martin Galligan 4 Jul 2025

    The challenges facing palliative care funding across the UK

    Chair of the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Pain and Palliative Care Forum, Martin Galligan raises the alarm on funding for vital end-of-life care.

  • Helena Petrisor Helena Petrisor 3 Jul 2025

    Forum Activism: What this means for the diabetes forum

    In this blog, Helena talks about her experiences attending the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Forum Activism Day and how the diabetes forum are getting involved.

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