
¿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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18 Jun 2024
Championing diversity in your workplace
Sanjay Dhrona discusses creating an inclusive environment and how he makes sure everyone feels welcome and supported at his care home.
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17 Jun 2024
Let's bring incontinence out of the shadows
During World Continence Week, ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Fellow Professor Nikki Cotterill shares how we all can help raise the profile of bladder and bowel leakage.
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14 Jun 2024
Empowering nursing staff through coaching
Georgina Turner discusses how she became a coach and the benefits coaching can bring for nursing staff.
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14 Jun 2024
Treating anxiety and depression in mesothelioma patients
Rachel Thomas discusses her work treating patients and families affected by a diagnosis of mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the pleura around the lung or around the abdominal cavity.
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7 Jun 2024
Celebrating our amazing profession at ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress
Acting ¿ìèÊÓÆµ General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the past week at Congress, including the launch of the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ UK General Election Manifesto.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Page last updated - 29/07/2025