
¿ìèÊÓÆµ 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’re organising for better conditions, supporting a colleague or pushing for systemic change, your involvement helps turn shared concerns into collective action.
Contact us
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
Our branch and ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress
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
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20 Aug 2025
Shifting care to the community: The challenges and the solutions
From prevention to end-of-life care, community nurses have a vital role to play shaping the future of health care services as governments shift care from hospitals to community. Christine Callendar, the ¿ìèÊÓÆµâ€™s Head of Nursing Practice, explains why community nurses must be invested in now.
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19 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Transforming dementia care in Moray’s care homes
As we continue our spotlight on nursing in the community, it’s pertinent to remind ourselves that nursing staff work across a huge range of specialisms in this area — including end-of-life care, diabetes, continence care, wound care, mental health, public health, learning disability, and more.
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19 Aug 2025
New Name, Bigger Purpose: The Early Career Nurses Network
We’re excited to announce that the Newly Registered Nurses (NRN) Network is evolving—and from now on will be known as the Early Career Nurse (ECN) Network.
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18 Aug 2025
A spotlight on nursing in the community: Trailblazing care in Tayside’s schools
Nursing staff working in Scotland’s communities are highly skilled, autonomous practitioners providing person-centred care outside of hospital settings. The work is diverse and impactful — with their focus on preventative care, managing long term conditions and maximising patients’ independence.
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18 Aug 2025
Why you should join the Trade Union Committee
Rhian Wheater, ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Trade Union Committee member for Yorkshire & the Humber region, gives an insight in to her election to the committee and her first 18 months in the role, and encourages ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Reps to put themselves forward for election.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Page last updated - 29/07/2025