Blog
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                       9 Oct 2025 9 Oct 2025Supporting Future Nurses: My Journey Back to the University of East AngliaIn this blog, Callum Metcalfe-O’Shea, UK Professional Lead for Long-Term Conditions, talks about his experience of going back to the University of East Anglia (UEA) where he was once a nursing student, to now teach the next generation of students and how this MSc course is supporting nurses of the future. 
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                 7 Oct 2025 7 Oct 2025Finding My Voice: My journey on the RCN Students CommitteeNatasha Green, the former RCN Students Committee Eastern region representative, talks about the great personal and professional benefits the role has given her. 
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                 2 Jun 2025 2 Jun 2025Returning to my roots with RCN President Bejoy SebastianSarah Seeley, RCN Eastern lead nurse for independent health and social care, talks about her life-long passion championing nursing in social care and her visit to the nursing home where she started her career. 
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                 28 May 2025 28 May 2025Working with youNew RCN Regional Director of the Eastern and East Midlands regions, Paul Morris, talks about RCN Congress and the challenges facing nursing. 
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                 6 Feb 2025 6 Feb 2025Embracing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in independent health and social careSarah Seeley, the Eastern region's Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care, outlines the need to foster equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in the sector. 
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                 30 Jan 2025 30 Jan 2025A heartfelt farewellIn her final blog as RCN Eastern Regional Director, Teresa Budrey, reflects on her time at the RCN. 
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                 22 Jan 2025 22 Jan 2025Please help us be the voice of all Eastern region membersIn this joint blog, Charlotte Collings, RCN Eastern Board Chair, and Emmanuel Edun, RCN Eastern Board Vice Chair, talk about their plans for the year. 
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                 9 Jan 2025 9 Jan 2025I'm passionate about creating a branch where everyone feels valued and heardChair of RCN Cambridgeshire, Ruby Lopez, talks about collaboration and what she hopes to achieve in her new role. 
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                 4 Dec 2024 4 Dec 2024Driving positive change for the independent health and social care sectorSarah Seeley, in her new role as the Eastern region's Lead Nurse for Independent Health and Social Care, talks about her passion for making a difference and her hopes for the sector. 
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                 16 Oct 2024 16 Oct 2024My first-time experience at RCN CongressPenny McGonagle, member of the RCN Eastern board, relates her thoughts on being new to Congress and nursing.