
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ 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 ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Congress
All members can attend ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ 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 ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ 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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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.
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12 Sep 2025
New Rep Connect: Your new online space for support and ideas
Launching on the brand new ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Activism app on Tuesday 16 September
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12 Sep 2025
My trip to Australia – Where my leadership journey took me
Tara Rees, ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Wales Nurse of the Year 2023 and Hepatology Clinical Nurse Specialist reflects on how being proactive in her development took her across the world.
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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.
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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.
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8 Sep 2025
Nursing expertise needs to be heard
¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ President Bejoy Sebastian reflects on his time as President so far, valuing nursing expertise and East and South East Asian Heritage month.
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8 Sep 2025
Championing nursing research - now and for years to come
Director of ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Institute of Nursing Excellence, Professor Jane Ball, shares why nursing research matters and introduces the new ¹úÄÚ¾«Æ·ÒÁÈ˾þþþø¾ Research Strategy.
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5 Sep 2025
Maternal Sepsis
Maternal sepsis is a preventable but life threatening condition. Early recognition, rapid response and vigilant nursing and midwifery care saves lives. This blog explores its impact, and why it matters locally and globally.
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5 Sep 2025
Learning from Lives and Deaths: A wake-up call about learning disability nursing
The recent publication of the delayed LeDeR review shows that people with learning disabilities continue to experience catastrophic health inequalities. Commitment to address inequalities needs real commitment to registered nurses in learning disabilities.
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5 Sep 2025
From Class Clown to District Nurse ANP: My Dyslexia Journey
At school, I was the funny one, always causing a distraction. But behind the laughter was a young girl quietly struggling to keep up in the classroom. I wasn’t naturally academic, far from it, but I had a talent for covering my tracks. Humour became my shield, my way of masking the reality: I couldn’t grasp the basics like the others did.
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