Advisory Board

Our editorial advisory board comprises a range of leaders and experts from across the nursing profession.

They provide Nursing Times with guidance on editorial direction, individual articles, events and other resources, such as Nursing Times Learning, our online learning platform.

  • cheryll adams

    Cheryll Adams CBE

    Executive director, Institute of Health Visiting

  • richard adams

    Richard Adams

    Chief executive officer, Sears Healthcare Ltd

  • june andrews

    June Andrews OBE

    International consultant on the public understanding of dementia

  • University of Southampton

    Professor Jane Ball

    Professor of nursing workforce policy, University of Southampton

  • viv bennett

    Viv Bennett CBE

    Chief nurse and director for maternity and early years, Public Health England

  • Andy Brogan, associate national clinical director for mental health, NHS Improvement

    Andy Brogan

    Associate national clinical director for mental health, NHS Improvement

  • Hazel Chapman, postgraduate tutor and senior lecturer in nursing, University of Chester

    Hazel Chapman

    Postgraduate tutor and senior lecturer in nursing, University of Chester

  • Thomas Currid, programme lead for mental health, University of Essex

    Thomas Currid

    Programme lead for mental health, University of Essex

  • Paul Fish, executive director of nursing, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

    Paul Fish

    Executive director of nursing, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital

  • Carole Fry, lead nurse for infection prevention and control, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

    Carole Fry

    Lead nurse for infection prevention and control, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

  • Bob Gates, professor of learning disabilities, University of West London

    Bob Gates

    Professor of learning disabilities, University of West London

  • Susan Hamer, director of nursing, NIHR Clinical Research Network

    Susan Hamer

    Director of nursing, NIHR Clinical Research Network

  • helen laverty

    Helen Laverty MBE

    Professional lead for learning disability nursing, University of Nottingham

  • alison leary

    Alison Leary

    Professor of healthcare and workforce modelling, London South Bank University

  • jill maben

    Jill Maben OBE

    Professor of health services research and nursing, University of Surrey

  • ruth may

    Ruth May

    Chief nursing officer for England

  • Gail Mooney, associate professor, Swansea University

    Gail Mooney

    Associate professor, Swansea University

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    Dr Joan Myers OBE

    Director and trustee of the Florence Nightingale Foundation Joan has over 35…

  • Crystal Oldman CBE, chief executive, Queen’s Nursing Institute

    Crystal Oldman CBE

    Chief executive, Queen’s Nursing Institute

  • anne marie rafferty

    Anne Marie Rafferty CBE

    Professor of nursing policy, King’s College London, and RCN president

  • liz rix

    Liz Rix

    Chief nurse, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

  • Diane Sarkar, chief nursing officer, Mid-Essex, Southend and Basildon Hospitals

    Diane Sarkar

    Chief nursing officer, Mid-Essex, Southend and Basildon Hospitals

  • Dame Eileen Sills DBE, chief nurse and deputy chief executive, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust

    Dame Eileen Sills DBE

    Former chief nurse and deputy chief executive, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS…

  • RCN

    Dee Sissons

    Chief executive, Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People

  • Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE, director of health and wellbeing, Royal Hospital Chelsea

    Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE

    Chief nurse for adult social care