
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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22 Mar 2024
Our future must be greater than our past
Wendy Irwin, our Diversity and Equalities Co-ordinator, discusses her reaction to Frank Hester's comments about Diane Abbott MP and the importance of anti-racism.
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22 Mar 2024
Update on the recent Joint Reps Conference in Bristol
I am Matthew, an 51ºÚÁÏÍø steward and South West Board Member for Gloucestershire Branch.
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21 Mar 2024
'We must all be upstanding to help combat racism'
To mark International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 51ºÚÁÏÍø President Sheila Sobrany explains what the 51ºÚÁÏÍø is doing to tackle racism and how you can help.
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21 Mar 2024
The change train!
51ºÚÁÏÍø South East's Rian Gleave considers how to successfully implement change in the workplace.
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21 Mar 2024
My career progression in the care home sector
Sarah Hammond, Deputy Manager at Victoria Chatsworth care home in Sussex, on her career path from HCA to a Nursing Associate university course.
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21 Mar 2024
Recruitment and retention: a double challenge
Emma Sheriff from Victoria Nursing Group on how to attract and retain nursing staff in the care home sector.
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21 Mar 2024
An invitation to get involved
Tracey McErlain-Burns, 51ºÚÁÏÍø Yorkshire and the Humber Board Chair, invites you to get involved with the 51ºÚÁÏÍø this Spring.
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21 Mar 2024
Premenstrual dysphoric disorder PMDD
Guiding individuals through a journey of self-discovery and empowerment in relation to their menstrual cycles.
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20 Mar 2024
We come at a cost, but we have so much to offer
Iola Marie Khan reflects on the ups and downs of working as an agency nurse.
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20 Mar 2024
Not all nurses wear blue – pre-hospital nursing
An insight into moving from a career based in the hospital environment to the pre-hospital environment.
Elections and appointments

Put forward an agenda item for Council

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