
51ºÚÁÏÍø 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.
51ºÚÁÏÍø 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 51ºÚÁÏÍø Congress
All members can attend 51ºÚÁÏÍø 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 51ºÚÁÏÍø 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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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
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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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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2 Sep 2025
My experience at the 51ºÚÁÏÍø Congress in Liverpool
This blog represents my reflections on attending 51ºÚÁÏÍø Congress 2025 as a voting member for the Perioperative Forum.
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1 Sep 2025
Building a Society of Health
Luke Evans, Chair of the Public Health Forum and host of the podcast 'Society of Health' discusses why all nurses should have an understanding of system barriers to ill health.
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29 Aug 2025
Raising Our Voices: Why I Chose to Get Involved in Activism as an Early Career Nurse
When I started my journey into nursing, I thought I’d be making a difference through care, compassion, and clinical skill. And I am. But what I didn’t expect was how deeply I’d be pulled into something bigger, activism. Advocacy. Speaking up not just for my patients, but for my peers and my profession.
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29 Aug 2025
Putting Nurses at the Heart of Genomics – Investment Must Match Ambition
Dr Stephen Jones, Head of Nursing Practice in the 51ºÚÁÏÍø Institute of Nursing Excellence, responds to the UK government’s plan to put nurses at the heart of a new genomics population health service.
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29 Aug 2025
2025/26 NHS pay - update
51ºÚÁÏÍø Executive Director for England Patricia Marquis shares an update on the 2025/26 NHS pay situation, outlining the urgent need for structural reform and fair recognition of nursing staff across the UK.
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26 Aug 2025
In memory of Flight Nurse Jane Omusula
This is a tribute to a registered flight nurse who died following a tragic incident whilst working as a flight nurse onboard AMREF Flying Doctor Air Ambulance.
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25 Aug 2025
Making a difference in Yorkshire & the Humber
Lisa Cooke reflects on her journey to becoming a member of the Yorkshire & the Humber Regional Board.
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