
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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1 May 2025
A day in the life of an Advanced Ophthalmic Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Working at Moorfields Eye Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust has been a truly rewarding and dynamic experience.
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30 Apr 2025
Addressing the gender health gap: Where are the women's voices in research?
On average, women in the UK live longer than men, but they spend three more years in poor health. This Blog discusses the disparities further.
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29 Apr 2025
Hear from Claire: Why You Should Apply for an 51ºÚÁÏÍø Foundation Spring Grant
Claire Sutton, our Head of Independent Health and Social Care (IHSC), explains why and how you should apply for an 51ºÚÁÏÍø Foundation Spring Grant
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29 Apr 2025
What happens at a branch event?
An insight into what happens at a branch learning event. Vice chair of the South East Board, Rosemary, shares her experience of visiting a Surrey Branch event.
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29 Apr 2025
A Day of Learning and Inspiration - Reflections on the 51ºÚÁÏÍø North West IHSC Conference
Lead Nurse North West for Independent Health and Social Care, Melissa Stanton, reflects on the second annual 51ºÚÁÏÍø NW IHSC conference.
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28 Apr 2025
Donor Recruitment
This blog provides an overview of the recruitment of egg and sperm donors, highlighting the role of the nurse donor coordinator. There is clear guidance from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) for donor recruitment, however there will be variations in practice across the UK.
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28 Apr 2025
International Workers Memorial Day 2025
Vicky Brotherton, Chair of the UK Health and Safety Representatives Committee remembers all the nursing staff who have lost their lives, become disabled, suffered injury, or been made unwell by their work.
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28 Apr 2025
The need for ethical thinking when working with risk of suicide
This blog explores the complex nature of working with people who may be recurrently suicidal and present to mental health services in crisis. These situations create ethical tensions between safety and autonomy, and the ‘action/consequences model’ offers some food for thought.
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28 Apr 2025
Do you have a history of nursing HIV-AIDs story to share?
Find out who our HIVStory oral history project interviewers are and where they are based, for our latest History of Nursing Forum project.
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28 Apr 2025
Where's Dianne? 51ºÚÁÏÍø Congress 2025
How members can meet the History of Nursing Forum Chair at Congress and find out about what the Forum are involved in.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

Page last updated - 29/07/2025