
¿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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7 Jun 2024
The 5 best things about being a General Practice Nurse
Claire Blake discusses how she got started with her career in general practice nursing and what she loves most about it.
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4 Jun 2024
The role of the specialist nurse in supporting patients with endometriosis self-management
March is Endometriosis awareness month, and this offers the opportunity to raise awareness of the condition and the impact it can have on women living with it. The specialist nurse is a key healthcare practitioner in providing expert care to all women with endometriosis.
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31 May 2024
A meeting of minds: our first full Fellows event of the year
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Fellow Professor Daniel Kelly reflects on our recent Fellows’ event, where a dynamic group of nursing experts came together to share interests, opinion and ideas.
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31 May 2024
Putting EDI at the heart of the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ
¿ìèÊÓÆµ President Sheila Sobrany reflects on the launch of the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ's EDI strategy and how consideration, reflection and impactful action on equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) will be embedded in the College.
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29 May 2024
Louisa’s Lament: where history meets fiction.
This book review explores the writing of 'Louisa's lament', a novel which sheds light on a group of pioneering nurses in 1880, and the trouble they experienced. For me it was a good read - a fascinating glimpse into history, with resonance for contemporary organisational conflict.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Page last updated - 29/07/2025