RCN 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: Eleanor Garnett-Scheffel
- Secretary: Alex Knight
- Treasurer: Sophie McKay
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 RCN Congress
All members can attend RCN 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 RCN branches, forums and committees across the UK.
Applications for funded voting places at Congress 2026 are open until 7 December 2025. To find out more, including how to apply, explore our Congress webpages.
Hear from members across our region
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22 Oct 2026
Lung cancer screening in Wales 鈥� where we are now and how we got there
This blog will explain how Wales is on the verge of launching a national lung cancer screening programme. Following a pilot in Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB, the evaluation recommended the screening should be rolled out across Wales with some changes which were accepted, including lowering the criteria age from 60 to 55.
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22 Oct 2026
Part 1 - Why personal care can be distressing
This blog looks at using therapeutic engagement to support personal care in dementia and why personal care can be distressing.
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22 Oct 2026
Part 2 - Reframing "Resistance to care"
This blog emphasises the importance of person-centred, therapeutic engagement, trust-building, and involving people with dementia in their care.
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22 Oct 2026
Part 3 - Communicating during care
This blog explores how recognising communication cues, assessing pain and taking time to build trust can reduce distress and improve person-centred dementia care.
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22 Oct 2026
Nursing at night: What history can teach us
Night shifts are an integral part of nursing 鈥� but the experience of delivering care at night has been overlooked by historians. In my new research project, I will ask: how might exploring past experiences of night nursing help improve working conditions of nurses today?
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20 Oct 2026
Band 5 success for RCN members on the Western Isles
An integrated nursing team working across hospital and community settings on the Isle of Barra tells us about their successful rebanding under the band 5 review.
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20 Oct 2026
Trauma informed fertility care: Putting compassion at the centre
Fertility treatment is often described as a journey, but for many it is shaped by uncertainty, loss and emotional vulnerability. Trauma informed care recognises that distressing experiences influence how patients engage with treatment, interpret clinical interactions and feel safe within healthcare environments.
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16 Oct 2026
Retiring from Work, Not from Activism
When people think of trade unions, they usually think of workers on the shop floor. At the RCN however, we know that reaching retirement doesn鈥檛 mean we have to retire from union activity.
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15 Oct 2026
Global health: An opportunity I never knew I had
Reflecting on my experience working with Cambridge Global Health Partnerships in Uganda, this blog explores how international collaboration, shared learning and nursing and midwifery leadership can strengthen maternal healthcare and improve outcomes for women and babies.
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15 Oct 2026
Celebrating the Black Nurses who helped build the NHS in North West England
Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the people whose contributions have shaped our communities, our profession and our public services, often without receiving the recognition they deserve.
Elections and appointments
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Page last updated - 30/08/2026