Speakers
Meet the speakers for 2024
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Acosia Nyanin
Deputy chief nursing officer, NHS England
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Agimol Pradeep
Transplant recipient coordinator, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Alexandra Langstaff
Ward manager, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
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Alexis Quinn
Manager, Restraint Reduction Network
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Alison Bunce
Chief executive,
Compassionate Inverclyde -
Alison Dinning
Year 3 professional lead (adult nursing) and senior lecturer (adult nursing), University of the West of England
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Alison Warren
Academic lead for practice learning, Department of children and young people's health, Birmingham City University
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Allison Smith
Director of research and insight, Royal Voluntary Service
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Allyson Sanderson
Regional senior nurse, North East,
HC-One -
Amanda Glennon
Chief executive, Inclusive Teaching (IT) Matters
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Andy Winter
Assistant professor in health simulation, University of Coventry
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Ana Waddington
Paediatric critical care outreach team lead, Barts Health NHS Trust and RCN Nurse of the Year 2020
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Andrea Mann
Clinical director, Cross Gates Primary Care Network and managing partner, Colton Mill and The Grange
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Angela Eze
Practice development lead for postgraduate education, Institute of Care Excellence
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Angie McPhee
Stakeholder engagement manager, NHS Pensions
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Ann Feloy
Founder, Olly’s Future
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Ann Gow
Director of nursing and systems improvement, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
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Antonia Philp
Nurse and Co-Founder, Nursem
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Antony Price
Partnership manager, PayPlan
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Anya Mitford Dillon
OSCA practice education facilitator, University of Chester
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Beccy Hewins
Senior lecturer in practice learning, University of Chester
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Becky Thomas
Leadership development facilitator, Florence Nightingale Foundation
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Bianca Ysabelle Esmeralda
Senior nurse, critical care division, board of medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Bruno Daniel
Inclusion programme lead, Royal College of Nursing
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Carol-Anne Murphy
Nurse consultant, North West Boroughs NHS Foundation Trust
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Carol Marston
Lead nurse for biologics, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare
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Cathy Winfield
Executive chief nurse, South Yorkshire ICB
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Professor Charlotte McArdle
Deputy chief nursing officer - quality, safety, sustainability and women's health, NHS England
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Chris Clarke
Director of business and operational development
Chasing the Stigma charity -
Chris Easton
Director of strategy and impact
NHS Charities Together -
Christine Walker
Editor of Nursing Children and Young People, Learning Disability Practice, and co-editor of Mental Health Practice, RCNi
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Claire Goodwin-Fee
Founder and CEO, Frontline19
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Claire Picton
Intuitive nurse coach, director and leader, CP Develops (CPD)
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Claire Pryor
RCN Foundation chair and professor of adult social care nursing, University of Salford
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Claire Shaw
Consultant nurse, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
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Clare Lomas
Career development editor, RCNi
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Conleth Kelly
Senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University
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Dan Cooper
Advanced clinical practitioner and academic, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor Dave Clarke
Associate director of education, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence
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David Melia
Chief nursing officer, Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Dean McShane
Mental health senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University
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Deborah Sturdy
Chief nurse for adult social care, Department of Health and Social Care
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Diane Mayhew
Co founder and campaign manager, Rights for Residents
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Dilla Davis
Lecturer in nurse education, King's College London
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Diogo Gomes
Advanced nurse practitioner - information and advisory, Haemochromatosis UK
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Dylan Ellis
Regional hydration manager, Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Foundation Trust
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Ellen Edwards
Digital transformation research and engagement lead, Health Education and Improvement Wales
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Ellen Nicholson
Chair, RCN general practice nurse forum
Parliamentary Candidate -
Emily McWhirter
Associate director - leadership, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence
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Emily Pimm
National practice innovation lead, Skills for Care and co-chair, South West, Social Care Nursing Advisory Council
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Emma Johnston Smith
Senior lecturer, school of nursing and advanced practice, Liverpool John Moores University
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Ellie Gordon
Senior nurse, learning disability and mental health, NHS England
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Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu
Emeritus professor of nursing, University of West London
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Fiona Mills
Deputy head of nursing informatics, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Francis Sheridan
Former nurse
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Faye Cody
Associate lecturer in practice simulation, practice education and simulated learning, University of Chester
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Flora Cohen
Oncology clinical nurse specialist, UK Cancer and Transition Service, lead nurse and service manager, Bridge@Southwark
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Gemma Scott
Learning and development partner, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare
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Grace Cook
Person-centred practice facilitator, Foundation of Nursing Studies
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Helen Balsdon
Interim chief nursing information officer, NHS England
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Helen Rees
Field lead mental health nursing, Nottingham Trent University
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Helen Walker
Cardiac nurse specialist lead, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
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Haseeb Ahmed
Pharmacy clinical governance operational lead trust non-medical prescribing lead, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS
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Ian Pierce-Hayes
Senior lecturer, Liverpool John Moores University
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Ian Robinson
International strategy and proposition lead, HSBC
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Professor Inderjit Singh
Chief pharmacist (director), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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Ivo Carvalho da Silva
Clinical nurse manager, HCA Healthcare UK
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Professor Jacqueline Leigh
Director of nursing and midwifery education, EdgeHill University
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Jacqui McBurnie
Chair, NHS England Menopause Network
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James Ridley
Nurse consultant, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Professor Jane Ball
Director, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence
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Jemma Blake
Innovation consultant, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
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Jennifer de Val
Associate chief pharmacist - clinical governance,
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust -
Jennifer Sprinks
Editor of Cancer Nursing Practice and co-editor of Nursing Management, RCNi
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Jenny Costello
Practice nurse, Lion Health, Stourbridge
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Jenny Stewart
Skills and simulation coordinator, University of Chester
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Jessica Sainsbury
Head of midwife and nurse engagement, Florence Nightingale Foundation
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Jo Lyle
Oncology nurse consultant, Mid-Yorkshire Teaching Hospitals & Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust
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Jo Marinas
Deputy director of nursing workforce development, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Joanna Lavery
Senior lecturer, school of nursing and advanced practice,
Liverpool John Moores University -
Joanna Vintis
Lead nurse & head of workforce development, Newcastle GP Services
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Jodie Roberts
Registered childrens nurse and lecturer in practice learning, Edge Hill University
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Josie Tatum
Assistant professor in health simulation, University of Coventry
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Julie Bilboe-Crane
Senior lecturer - nursing, University of Liverpool and Founder / CEO Mary's Place ® CIC
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Professor Julie Green
Head of health sciences,
Bangor University -
Julie Hayes
Regional hydration improvement practitioner, Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Foundation Trust
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Julie Roye
Head of nursing primary care, East London Foundation Trust
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Julie Watkins
Careers coach and operational lead, Royal College of Nursing
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Juliet Green
Head of social care practice innovation, workforce capacity and transformation, Skills for Care
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Juliette Palmer
Diabetes specialist nurse, Primary Care Brownlow Health Liverpool, Healthcare Professional Committee Member, Diabetes UK
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Karen Bonner
Chief nurse and director for infection prevention and control,
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust -
Professor Karen Spilsbury
Professor of nursing, Leeds University
Academic director, Nurturing Innovation in Care Home Excellence (NICHE-Leeds) -
Katie Edwards
Senior lecturer in practice learningLiverpool John Moores University
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Kelly McCarrick
Clinical studies officer, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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Dr Kerry Calvo
Associate professor (teaching) and master's in health professions education co-lead, University College London
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Kendal Andreason
Professional lead for acute and emergency care and defence nursing, Royal College of Nursing
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Leanne Pero MBE
Entrepreneur, breast cancer survivor and founder, Black Women Rising
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Lee Caiger
Enabling effective learning environments (EELE) lead, University of Chester
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Leisa Anderton
Joint departmental lead for simulation – digital and enhanced technology, Sheffield Hallam University
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Leoni Walker
Lead nurse for rare disorders, immunoglobulins and IV therapies, Lloyds Pharmacy Clinical Homecare
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Lesley Goodburn
Experience of care lead - clinical programmes, NHS England
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Liam Williams
Executive director of quality and nursing, Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust
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Liavel Vargas
Institute senior nurse for practice education, Nottingham City Hospital
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Lisa Berry
Editor of Nursing Older People and co-editor of Mental Health Practice, RCNi
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Lizzie Harling
Student learning and development support, Keele University
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Louie Horne BEM
Senior matron MSK & special surgery division, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust and chair, Filipino Senior Nurses Alliance UK
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Louise Maccuish
Medical resourcing and onboarding manager, Carnival
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Lucy Brown
EU horizon clinical lead, Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
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Lucy Eldridge
Associate lead for therapies and professional lead for dietetics, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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Lynn Woolsey
Chief nursing officer, Royal College of Nursing
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Magnus Kristjansson
Chief executive officer,
Thula Nordic Source Solutions -
Dr Manju Pallam
Senior lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Marcus Wooton
Associate director, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence
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Mark Lever
Chief executive,
Helpforce -
Professor Michael Doyle
Professor of mental health research, University of Huddersfield
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Marie Paterson
Wellbeing trainer and coach, Marie Paterson Wellbeing
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Marimouttou Coumarassamy
Deputy chief operating officer, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, founder and chair, British Indian Nurses Association
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Michael West CBE
Visiting fellow, the King's Fund
Professor of work and organisational psychology, Lancaster University -
Michaela Davies
OSCA practice education facilitator, University of Chester
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Michelle Howarth
Senior engagement fellow
Edge Hill University and Co-Chair, personalised care interprofessional Education Network (PerCIE) -
Molly Rankin
Master's student, University of the West of England
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Naomi Smith
Clinical general practice nurse manager,
New Otley Road Medical Practice -
Natasha Dare
Head of regulatory policy, Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Nathan Askew
Chief nursing, AHP and experience officer, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Chair, Association of Chief Children's Nurses -
Professor Nicola Ranger
General Secretary and chief executive, Royal College of Nursing
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Dr Nichola Ashby
Associate professor, UK deputy chief nurse, Royal College of Nursing
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Nick Lipley
CPD editor, RCNi
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Nicola Bailey
RCN Nurse of the Year 2021
Post-partum contraception manager & SWCTOPN, North Bristol NHS Trust and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust -
Nicola Milne
Primary care diabetes specialist nurse, Brooklands and Northenden Primary Care Network and healthcare professional committee member, Diabetes UK
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Nutmeg Hallett
Associate professor, mental health nursing, University of Birmingham
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Ofrah Muflahi
Professional lead - nursing support workers, Royal College of Nursing and British Arab Nursing and Midwifery Founding Director- BANMA)
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Oliver Soriano
Executive chief nursing officer, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust
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Orla O’Doherty
Education lead, UCLPartners and founder, physiotherapist and lead trainer, Clinic Coach
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Pam Morely
Senior lecturer, department of mental health, school of nursing, Birmingham City University
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Patrick Nyarumbu
Executive director of strategy, people and partnerships and deputy chief executive officer, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Paul Gibson
Return to practice coordinator (North-East and Yorkshire), NHS England
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Paul Vaughan
National deputy director – community nursing and primary care nursing, NHS England
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Philip Winterbottom
Head of safeguarding and protection, Cygnet Healthcare
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Rachel Gibson
Senior lecturer in nutrition and dietetics, King's College London
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Rachel Yates Hoyles
National practice innovation lead, Skills for Care
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Rebecca Howard
CEO and Founder, Shiny Mind
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Reema-Elvira Dsouza
Associate chief nurse, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
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Richard Hatchett
Senior nurse editor, RCNi
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Rohit Sagoo
Children's nurse, founder and director of British Sikh Nurses
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Rose Gallagher MBE
Professional lead infection prevention and control, nursing sustainability lead, Royal College of Nursing
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Ross Sheridan
Learning disability practitioner, Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Sam Donohue
Assistant director for the national and regional outreach service, professional practice, Nursing and Midwifery Council
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Sam Wills-Eve
OSCA practice education facilitator, University of Chester
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Sally Shearer
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel member, Department for Education
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Sally Wilson
Professional lead for older people and dementia, RCN
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Sarah Burton
Chief nurse,The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Sarah O’Donnell
Strategic lead for primary care integration, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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Sheeba Jefferson
Nurse director for cardiac, renal & vascular services, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Sian Batchelor
Manager – fleet medical staffing and training, Carnival
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Simon Carvell
GP, Lion Health, Stourbridge
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Sophie Blakemore
Editor Emergency Nurse and co-editor of Nursing Management, RCNi
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Sophie Waters
Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University
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Stacy Evans
Immunisation nurse and deputy head of quality and safety, ICB Cheshire and Merseyside
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Stephanie Gallard
Dermatology GPSI, Liverpool ICAPTS, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Suman Shrestha MBE
Professional lead for critical care, Royal College of Nursing
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Suresh Packiam
Head of service, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust and founder & general secretary, British Indian Nurses Association
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Susan Thomas
Director, Google Health UK
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Tara Clarke-Craig
Teaching fellow simulation, University of Coventry
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Teresa Griffith
Chair, Nurse Lifeline
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Tim James
Director – nursing executive, Oracle Health and co-chair, RCN digital nursing forum
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Toni Bewley
Senior teaching and learning fellowship lead, Edge Hill University and chair, Service User & Carer Group
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Tootie Bueser
Director for nursing & midwifery, south east genomic medicine service alliance,
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust -
Trish Hughes
Associate director - nursing practice, RCN Institute of Nursing Excellence
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Vanessa Taylor
Professor of cancer and palliative care, school director of practice and care partnerships, University of Huddersfield
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Wayne Taylor
OSCA Practice education facilitator, University of Chester
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Winnie George
National programme lead (retention), NHS England
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Dr Zena Aldridge
Social care nurse fellow, NIHR and Independent dementia nurse consultant
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Zoe Fry
Executive director, The Outstanding Society CIC and chair, South East Regional Social Care Nursing Advisory Council