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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10 May 2024
I know many of you will be holding activities today and over the weekend to mark Nurses’ Day.
I know many of you will be holding activities today and over the weekend to mark Nurses’ Day.
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10 May 2024
The ÍâÍøÌìÌà Cadet Scheme Confirmed my desire to become a nurse.
Olivia De Almeida, an Alumni Nursing Cadet, explains why the Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme confirmed her desires to be come a nurse.
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9 May 2024
Reshaping the narrative around care homes and the nursing staff who work there
Carol Dale, our Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care in Scotland, discusses the challenges facing care homes and why she still has hope for the future.
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9 May 2024
Decriminalising abortion: A call for healthcare reform
Most abortion services are nurse led, and following some high profile court cases, healthcare organisations and other royal colleges are calling for the decriminalisation of abortion across the UK. This blog outlines why decriminalisation is important and informs our members of the next steps.
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30 Apr 2024
Critical Care at 30,000ft
Transporting a Critical Care patient within a hospital is sometimes a difficult and dangerous task. At 30,000ft transporting a Critical Care patient from hospital to hospital or accident scene to a hospital can be even more difficult and dangerous when combined with the aviation environment.
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30 Apr 2024
Organ donation and the Emergency Department
With the introduction of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act on 20 May 2020, the subject of organ donation and transplantation again has a spotlight shone on it. The Emergency Department plays a pivotal role in the admission and stabilisation of patients with a perceived devastating brain injury and this talk breaks down that process in the context of organ donation and the amazing gift it may bring.
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30 Apr 2024
Tissue Donation - Information for Healthcare Professionals
Up to 50 people can benefit from tissue donated from 1 donor, but despite the amazing benefits that tissue donation can bring and the comfort that donation can give to bereaved families, it is a subject that many health care professionals know little about.
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23 Apr 2024
Organ donation - critical care perspective
The system of organ donation changed in England (on 20 May 2020) to an opt out system. It is important for critical care colleagues to understand about the law change and what it means to your practice. Also, to know what support and resources are there to help you, when caring for potential donors and their families.
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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, ÍâÍøÌìÌà President Sheila Sobrany explains what the ÍâÍøÌìÌà is doing to tackle racism and how you can help.
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18 Sep 2023
'I seldom get to meet patients waiting for a transplant but I know they are counting on me'
This Organ Donation Week, ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellow Anthony Clarkson encourages everyone to think about making this life-saving decision.
Elections and appointments
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