Sally Shearer
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel member
Department for Education
Sally Shearer is a registered nurse (Child) and after a 42-year NHS career now represents health on the national Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel. The panel was established in 2017 to gain national oversight of serious safeguarding incidents in England, sharing the learning across agencies to improve practice. This role offers an opportunity to influence the broader determinants of children’s health and well-being.
Ms Shearer spent seven years as chief nurse and latterly deputy CEO of Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, which provides acute, CAMHS, community and 0-19 and short-break care. She was director of nursing for children and young people across East London between 2013 and 2015, with accountability for safeguarding, transition, inpatient and community children’s and young people’s services. She enjoys sharing her leadership experience, previously holding positions as visiting professor at Sheffield Hallam University and chair of the Association of Chief Children’s Nurses 2019-2022.
She was awarded an OBE in 2020 for her services to nursing.
Sally Shearer is speaking at the following session on Wednesday 23 October:
Demystifying strategic national and regional safeguarding arrangements for children; key messages for nursing practice