New research by the RCN indicates a critical shortage of nurses in the capital
Members of the editorial advisory board provide guidance to the editorial team on existing and planned RCNi products, and suggest new initiatives
Members of the editorial advisory board provide guidance to the editorial team on existing and planned RCNi products, and suggest new initiatives
The expert panel also advises staff on potential contributors to our products. Members are appointed to the board and are not remunerated for their role but expenses are paid. The board meets around three times a year.
RCNi editorial advisory board
| Sandra Aitcheson | Assistant director nursing adult services, Public Health Agency, Northern Ireland | Winnie George | Retention lead, National retention programme NHSEI, NHS England & Improvement |
| Beverley Baker | Matron, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham | Louie Horne | Workforce Race Equality Standard clinical research fellow (international staff), deputy associate director of nursing, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust |
| Joanne Bosanquet | Chief executive, Foundation of Nursing Studies | Emma Hotston | Newly-qualified nurse, band 5 |
| Professor James Buchan | Visiting professor, University of Edinburgh | Lorraine Hicking-Woodison | Healthcare support worker adviser, Kent and Medway GP practices |
| Professor Clare Cable | Chief executive and nurse director, Queen's Nursing Institute, Scotland | Paul Jebb | Associate director, nursing, experience & engagement, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust |
| Professor Dave Clarke | Head of the Royal College of Nursing Prince of Wales Cadet Scheme, Cardiff; Visiting Pofessor: Cardiff University/University of Leicester | Professor Daniel Kelly | RCN chair of nursing research, Cardiff University |
| Nicki Credland | Reader in critical care, University of Hull | Group Captain Di Lamb | Defence professor of nursing, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine |
| Natalie Elliott | Community staff nurse, NHS Lanarkshire | Manyara Mushore | Course director, BSc mental health nursing; senior lecturer, London South Bank University |
| Professor Tonks Fawcett | Professor of student learning (nurse education), University of Edinburgh | Yana Richens | Director of midwifery, Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust |
Evidence and practice advisory panel
The evidence and practice advisory panel are a respected group of experienced clinical and academic healthcare professionals from a wide range of general and specialist practice areas. They advise Nursing Standard on the current direction and development of evidence-based practice, the key areas that practice staff will find invaluable in delivering effective patient care and the overall quality of our material, including the rigorous review process.
| Liz Allibone | Head of nursing, The Nightingale Academy, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London | William Gage | Improvement programme manager – safety, Office of the Medical Director, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England |
| Lily Bowdler | Fourth-year nursing student, Birmingham City University, England | Karen Harrison Dening | Head of research and publications, Admiral nursing, Dementia UK, England |
| Freda Browne | Lecturer/assistant professor, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Systems, University College Dublin, Ireland | Christopher Nicholson | Directorate manager, cardiology and respiratory directorates, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Chris Carter | Nursing officer, Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps, Birmingham, England | Anne Rowat | Senior lecturer, Nursing and Health Care School, University of Glasgow, Scotland |
| Felicia Cox | Senior nurse, pain management, Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust, London, England | Nikki Welyczko | Associate professor and associate head of school, De Montfort University, Leicester, England |
| William Gage | Improvement programme manager – safety, Office of the Medical Director, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, England |
