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Nursing Management provides information that will enable readers to develop creative and evidence-based approaches to leadership and care provision
To ensure that content continues to be of practical value to subscribers, the editor and consultant editor are advised by members of an editorial advisory board, who have a range of experience and who work in a variety of settings.
As well as contributing to the editorial development of Nursing Management, they also act as ambassadors for RCNi and promote their position on the editorial advisory board among colleagues and on public occasions.
The current board members are:
| Amanda Claeys | Chief nursing information officer at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust | Alex McMahon | Executive director, nursing, midwifery and allied health professions; executive lead Royal Edinburgh and Associated Services and prison healthcare, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh |
| Paul Edwards | Director of clinical services, Dementia UK | Helen Reeves |
Head of specialist services, St Giles Hospice, Staffordshire |
| Matthew Hodson | Divisional director of nursing and therapies, Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | Abbe Robertson | Clinical and professional development lead nurse, Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust |
| Alison James | Senior lecturer (adult nursing), school of healthcare science, Cardiff University | Susie Scales | Clinical lead – School Nursing, Derbyshire Healthcare NHS foundation trust |
| Taurai Matare | RCN Nurse of the Year 2019 Matron and advanced nurse practitioner, Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London |
Amy Sims | Immunisation coordinator, Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust |
| Nichole McIntosh | Regional Head of Nursing (London), Health Education England | Elaine Strachan-Hall | Registered nurse on NHS South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body |
To find out more about joining the board, please contact the editor at daniel.allen@rcni.com