ñ 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.
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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 ñ Congress
All members can attend ñ 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 ñ 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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24 Oct 2025
“I Wasn’t Going to Walk Away”: Standing Firm in Power and Pride
ñ London Board Member and Senior Lecturer at London South Bank University, Dr Rosetta West shares her thoughts on what this year’s Black History Month theme means to her.
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24 Oct 2025
The true value of nursing
ñ General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger updates members on the importance of valuing nursing, standing against anti-migrant rhetoric and our Care amongst the Chaos report.
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24 Oct 2025
ñ launches 4th edition of competency framework for nurses in liver disease and transplantation
This updated framework represents the hard work, expertise, and dedication of nurses from across the UK. A team of ten senior hepatology and transplant nurses, representing all four nations and covering every specialist area of liver care, collaborated to produce this evidence-based, clinically credible resource designed to support the entire nursing workforce.
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23 Oct 2025
Vaccination uptake: a shared responsibility for all health care professionals
Lydia Langridge, CHIS GP Liaison and Senior Team Clinician, on how health care workers can improve vaccine coverage.
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23 Oct 2025
Are you vaccinated?
ñ South East's Rian Gleave on why health care workers need to be proactive about vaccinations.
Elections and appointments
Put forward an agenda item for Council
Page last updated - 29/07/2025