 
                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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                 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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                 6 Aug 2024 6 Aug 2024Our thoughts on neurodisability nursingChloe and Sarah reflect on the blog by Jonathan Beebee on whether the title 'Registered Nurse in Learning Disabilities' still reflects what they do and how it applies to their roles and experiences. 
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                2 Aug 2024 Thoughts and condolences for KeralaA devastating landslide has so far claimed the lives of almost 300 people in Kerala, India. Sanjith Nair, a North West Board member who hails from Kerala, was alarmed to hear about how the rain in the southern coastal state caused landslides in the hills of Wayanad district early on Tuesday, whilst many slept. He shares his thoughts. 
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                 1 Aug 2024 1 Aug 2024A route via general practice to being a political nurseThis is a personal blog about general practice nursing, and my route to being an elected local politician through general practice nursing. 
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                 1 Aug 2024 1 Aug 2024Unraveling Monogenic DiabetesAs a genetic diabetes nurse (GDN), my journey with monogenic diabetes, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY), had been both challenging and rewarding. Unlike type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes, MODY results from specific genetic mutations affecting insulin production. 
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                 31 Jul 2024 31 Jul 2024ÍâÍøÌìÌà Congress 2024Attending ÍâÍøÌìÌà annual congress, taking place in Newport, Wales, 2-6 June as a cancer forum voting member. 
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                 31 Jul 2024 31 Jul 2024Sister Freda Airey S R N: ‘lost at sea’ 12 February 1944I volunteer with a thriving local history and archive group in my village of Arnside. A recent acquisition is the painstaking research of a resident, documenting every villager who died in WW1, WW2 and the Korean War. My attention was drawn to the only woman in the list, Sister Freda Airey. Who was she? How did she die? 
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                       29 Jul 2024 29 Jul 2024My first congress made such a positive impact on meNursing support worker Rebecca says her first ÍâÍøÌìÌà Congress was more than just an event, but a reminder of why she chose our brilliant profession. 
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                 26 Jul 2024 26 Jul 2024Changes afoot: an opportunity for renewal and further progressÍâÍøÌìÌà President Sheila Sobrany reflects on some important changes for both the UK and the ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ, and what these mean for the College and the nursing workforce. 
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                 26 Jul 2024 26 Jul 2024What is nursing activism?Rachel Hollis explores what activism means for her and how she's involved in activism at the ÍâÍøÌìÌÃ. 
Elections and appointments
 
                Put forward an agenda item for Council
 
                Page last updated - 29/07/2025