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Regional Board



Our East Midlands Board advises and supports our East Midlands regional director in setting and delivering priorities in the region, in line with our overall aims and objectives.

Board members are elected by members in the East Midlands, and they represent all our members in the region.

How to contact us

To contact a board member, or for more information on meetings and minutes from previous meetings, please email eastmidlands.region@rcn.org.uk.

Meetings

Our East Midlands Board meets three times each year.

2025 meeting dates:

  • 19 February 2025
  • 3 June 2025
  • 10 September 2025

How to attend a board meeting as an observer

As a member you are welcome to request to attend and observe an open session of the board's meetings.

If you would like to attend a future open session, please contact eastmidlands.region@rcn.org.uk.

Board minutes

Please log in to download and read the minutes from previous open meetings.

Our board members

Chair and Vice Chair

Chair

David Sutcliffe

Vice Chair

Lauren Kitts

Board members

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Council member (ex officio)

Neil Thompson

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Profession Nursing Committee member (ex officio)

Aquiline Chivinge

ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Trade Union Committee member (ex officio)

Sharon Osborne

Jackie Riddett

Fiona Milner

Jenny Creasey

John Blessy

Kester Mudoti Osuya

Kyrian Ohiri

Elections and appointments

You can get more involved in the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ by putting yourself forward as a candidate for ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Council or a committee, board or forum. As a member, it's important to make your voice heard by voting in ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ elections.  

Find out more about current elections and appointments, how to become a candidate and how to vote.
Lead Inspire Govern

How we're governed

Here at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, we take good governance seriously. This means working tirelessly to improve our culture and making sure our members are represented across all of our governance processes. Find out more about this work and how you can get involved.
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ leader Nicola Ranger at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ headquarters in London