
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Nottinghamshire 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
- 0345 772 6100
- Email: eastmidlands.region@rcn.org.uk
Your branch team
- Chair: Ellie Garnett-Scheffel
- Secretary: Rubby Legbedze
- Treasurer: Shereen Parker
All branch events
Our branch annual general meeting (AGM)
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
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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6 Aug 2025
Nurse of 2030: No Job Description Can Contain Them
The nursing profession is undergoing a seismic shift. Gone are the days of predictable career ladders and gold-watch retirements.
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5 Aug 2025
Confronting glioblastoma: advances in treating aggressive brain cancer
This Blog reflects on the progress in Glioblastoma treatment over the past decade and explores current advances and trends in clinical trials.
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4 Aug 2025
Rethinking a dementia journey
For people living with dementia, a healthcare journey can feel confusing, overwhelming, and frightening whether it's a routine appointment or a blue-light emergency. For staff, especially those in transport or emergency care, supporting someone with cognitive impairment can be equally complex, particularly under pressure.
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4 Aug 2025
Midwifery matters: representing at ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress
This Blog highlights my experience of attending ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Congress 2025 in Liverpool, as a voting member on behalf of ¿ìèÊÓÆµ Midwifery Forum.
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4 Aug 2025
The highs and lows of colorectal cancer nursing
This Blog looks discusses some of the opportunities and challenges for Colorectal Cancer CNS’s.
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1 Aug 2025
The COVID-19 Inquiry and the care sector
As the latest module in the COVID Inquiry - focused on the impact of the pandemic on the care sector - finishes, Claire Sutton reflects on the importance of this module as well as the evidence the ¿ìèÊÓÆµ gave to ensure the experiences of nursing staff were heard.
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1 Aug 2025
Changing the World, One Baby at a Time: Family Nurse Partnership
This blog shares a personal journey from midwifery to leading the Family Nurse Partnership across Hampshire, highlighting the powerful impact of early intervention on the lives of young parents and their children. It reflects a nurse’s commitment to tackling health inequalities and improving outcomes for disadvantaged families, one baby at a time.
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1 Aug 2025
Safe Inside: A United Stand for Safety in Prisons
Andrew Mather – Vice-Chair UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee talks about his experience at the parliamentary launch of the Joint Unions In Prisons Alliance updated Safe Inside Charter
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30 Jul 2025
Investing in breastfeeding
Nurses and midwives play a crucial role in helping families make decision about infant feeding, and provide evidence based care. Supporting mums who want to breastfeed to be successful is vital to improve the health of women and babies in the UK.
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30 Jul 2025
Professional Pride – what is allyship?
¿ìèÊÓÆµ Professional Lead for Care of Older People and Dementia, Sally Wilson reflects on the importance of allyship and the important role that nursing staff can play.
Elections and appointments

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Page last updated - 29/07/2025