David Melia
Chief nursing officer
Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Mr Melia joined Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as chief nursing officer in July 2022. He was formerly director of nursing and quality at the Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, a role he held between 2015 and 2022. Mr Melia is a registered general nurse and registered nurse for people with learning disabilities. His main clinical specialty was neurology and neurosurgery, and he has previously held director of nursing roles at the Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. His main focus is to further develop a culture in organisations that sets patient safety at the heart of what everyone does by engaging colleagues to be the very best that they can be.
David Melia will be chairing the following session on Wednesday 23 October:
Panel discussion – Building a workplace which empowers nursing staff to prioritise self-care: embedding staff well-being at the heart of what you do