
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ 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 ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Congress
All members can attend ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ 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 ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ 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
-
19 Sep 2025
Patient safety and nursing pay: two sides of the same coin
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ General Secretary and Chief Executive Nicola Ranger reflects on the relationship between patient safety and pay, and the launch of the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ’s research strategy.
-
16 Sep 2025
Crafting an effective abstract for the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Education Conference
This blog will help those who may be considering submitting an abstract for the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Education Forum Conference.
-
15 Sep 2025
Nurses, AI, and the Elephant in the Room
Associate Director for International Nursing, Marcus Wootton, explores the current trajectory for AI in health care and argues we might be missing something....
-
12 Sep 2025
The, What? So What? and Now What? of Critically Reflective Leadership.
What? Almost a century ago, Dewy (1993) recognised the importance of reflecting on how our experiences facilitate personal growth and change. More recently, there has been an interest in how critically reflective leaders can improve team outcomes.
-
12 Sep 2025
New Rep Connect: Your new online space for support and ideas
Launching on the brand new ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Activism app on Tuesday 16 September
-
12 Sep 2025
My trip to Australia – Where my leadership journey took me
Tara Rees, ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Wales Nurse of the Year 2023 and Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist reflects on how being proactive in her development took her across the world.
-
11 Sep 2025
Diabetes rehabilitation: Everyone should be invited to Refocusise
In this blog, Diabetes forum member Samantha talks about her 'Refocusise' initiative and how it is changing the lives of those living with type 2 diabetes.
-
10 Sep 2025
The untold story of nurses in infection prevention and control
The blog highlights nurses' often-overlooked role in pioneering infection prevention, from Florence Nightingale's data-driven reforms to Edna C. Morse's pioneering hand hygiene research. It shows their innovations remain crucial today for patient safety and antimicrobial stewardship.
-
8 Sep 2025
Nursing expertise needs to be heard
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on his time as President so far, valuing nursing expertise and East and South East Asian Heritage month.
-
8 Sep 2025
Championing nursing research - now and for years to come
Director of ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball, shares why nursing research matters and introduces the new ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ Research Strategy.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Page last updated - 29/07/2025