 
                ÍâÍøÌìÌà 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 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Congress
All members can attend ÍâÍøÌìÌà 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 ÍâÍøÌìÌà 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 Aug 2024 22 Aug 2024Reflections on Congress 2024An overview of Congress 2024 what the Neuroscience Forum may do for Congress 2025. 
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                 22 Aug 2024 22 Aug 2024NICE recommends CYP2C19 genotype testing to personalise Clopidogrel use for stroke and TIAThis blog focuses on the recent NICE guideline on CYP2C19, explaining its relevance to stroke practice, particularly in the context of pharmacogenetics. 
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                 20 Aug 2024 20 Aug 2024My experience as a first time voting member at CongressShannon Copeland, member of the Cancer Forum, talks about her experience as a first time voting member at ÍâÍøÌìÌà Congress. 
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                       16 Aug 2024 16 Aug 2024Improving AfC - one step at a timeThe Agenda for Change (AfC) pay scheme came into operation at the end of 2004. Twenty years on and the cracks in the system are widening every year. 
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                 16 Aug 2024 16 Aug 2024Making the grade: valuing and investing in the future of our professionÍâÍøÌìÌà General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger reflects on the influx of new joiners to nursing A-level results day brings and encourages ÍâÍøÌìÌà members to use their voices in our consultation on the NHS pay award in England. 
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                 12 Aug 2024 12 Aug 2024Congratulations to Dr Jane Brooks for winning the 2024 Lavinia L. Dock book prizeCongratulations are due to Dr Jane Brooks for achieving the prestigious 2024 Lavinia L. Dock Award for her latest book Jewish Refugees and the British Nursing Profession, A Gendered Opportunity. 
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                 9 Aug 2024 9 Aug 2024Shaping ethical recruitment: Our response to WHO’s global code consultationÍâÍøÌìÌà International Policy Advisor, Martyn Campbell, discusses our recent submission to the WHO consultation on global ethical nursing recruitment and reflects on the concerns that we raised on behalf of UK nursing. 
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                 8 Aug 2024 8 Aug 2024Benefits of specialist nurses within maternal medicineThe health issues in pregnant woman are becoming complex. More women with co morbidities are having babies and require specialist maternal medicine care. This blog looks at my role as an ANP within the maternal medicine team and what nurses can bring to improve care for these women. 
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                 7 Aug 2024 7 Aug 2024Making the right decisions in response to disclosure of rape or sexual assaultÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellow Jessica Davidson MBE argues that all healthcare professionals should familiarise themselves with what to do if a person discloses that they have been raped or sexually assaulted. 
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                 6 Aug 2024 6 Aug 2024ÍâÍøÌìÌà Congress 2024 in Wales. What was it all about?ÍâÍøÌìÌà 2024 Congress in Wales served as a platform to address key issues in nursing and healthcare. This blog highlights some of the significant topics discussed during ÍâÍøÌìÌà Congress, shedding light on the evolving landscape of the profession and the challenges faced by nurses and healthcare workers. 
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