30th September 2015
Dr Cheryll Adams, Executive Director of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), is named as one of the country’s most inspirational nursing leaders in the Nursing Times Leaders 2015.
Announced at a reception in London on 30 September, the list includes 48 individuals who come from all aspects of the nursing profession including frontline patient care, management, research and academia, national organisations and charities. They include nurses at all career stages from the recently qualified to a retired nurse who now serves in the House of Lords as a crossbench peer.
Sally Russell, Chair of the Institute of Health Visiting, said: “I am sure that health visitors across the country will join with me in congratulating Dr Cheryll Adams on her prestigious award. She inspires those around her with a wonderful combination of determination, passion and humility. The iHV continues to find new and innovative ways to support the health visiting profession in their essential work with families, and that is a testament to Dr Adam’s vision for the Institute.”
Many of the leaders were nominated by Nursing Times readers, and the list was selected by a panel of expert judges that included the chief nursing officer for Northern Ireland, and has been endorsed by the chief nurses of all four countries in the UK. Nominees were judged on the impact of their work on nursing policy, practice or care; their influence on and understanding of how health and social care fit together; the sustainability of their achievement and the extent to which they act as role models for others.
Dr Adams has devoted her life to improving health visiting. After spending several years in research and practice development whilst also being in practice herself, she has held several national advisory roles, before becoming one of the founder members of the Institute of Health Visiting which was set up to strengthen the practice of all health visitors and ultimately improve the lives of children, families and communities.
Dr Cheryll Adams commented on her nomination: “I am thrilled and delighted to find myself on the Nursing Times Leaders 2015 list, and I’d like to thank those who nominated me. The iHV has come a long way over the last 3 years, we’ve grown very rapidly and our activities have made a real impact on the quality of services that the health visiting profession delivers to children and their families.”
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Photo caption: Dr Cheryll Adams, Executive Director of the Institute of Health Visiting
Notes to editors
Nursing Times Leaders 2015 were announced at a reception on 30 September at Prince Philip House, London. The full list is as follows:
- Cheryll Adams, executive director, Institute of Health Visiting
- Gail Adams, Head of nursing, Unison
- Breda Athan, senior matron for infection and immunity, and high-level isolation and immunity lead, Royal Free London Foundation Trust
- David Bates, director, Army Nursing Services and assistant director for healthcare requirements and assurance, Army Medical Services
- Viv Bennett, chief nurse, Public Health England
- Sally Burgess, matron, mental health liaison, Worcester Royal Hospital
- Yinglen Butt, deputy chief nurse, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, London
- Heather Caudle, chief nurse, Ashford and St Peter’s Foundation Trust
- Teresa Chinn, founder, @WeNurses
- Michael Clift, practice development nurse, Whittington Health, London
- Shirley Coward, paediatric/neonatal matron, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust
- Caitlin Dean, chair, Pregnancy Sickness Support
- Avril Devaney, director of nursing and therapies, Cheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust
- Maurice Devine, assistant director, HSC Clinical Education Centre
- Belinda Dewar, professor of practice improvement, University of the West of Scotland
- Jan Dewing, Sue Pembrey chair in nursing, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
- Jo Dickson, lead nurse – informatics, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
- Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, interim head of midwifery, NHS England
- Anna-Marie Edwards and Kerry Taylor, shared governance facilitators, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust
- Audrey Emerton, cross bench member, House of Lords
- Kath Evans, head of patient experience, maternity, newborn, children and young people, NHS England
- Susan Hamer, director of nursing, learning and organisational development, National Institute for Health Research
- Hilda Hayo, chief Admiral Nurse/ chief executive, Dementia UK
- Heather Henry, co-vice chair, NHS Alliance
- Cheryl Kipping, consultant nurse (dual diagnosis, South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust, London
- Kim Manley, professor of practice development, Canterbury Christ Church University
- Wendy Mashlan, lead advanced nurse practitioner for care of the elderly, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board
- Ruth May, nurse director, Monitor
- Tanya McCance, director, Institute of Nursing and Health Research, Ulster University
- Brendan McCormack, Head of division of nursing, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
- Julienne Meyer, professor of nursing: care for older people, City University, London
- Gary Mitchell, dementia care advisor, Four Seasons Health Care
- Gwen Moulster, clinical director/consultant nurse, South Staffordshire and Shropshire Foundation Trust
- Ruth Northway, professor of learning disability nursing, University of South Wales
- Crystal Oldman, chief executive, Queen’s Nursing Institute
- Ruth Oshikanlu, trustee and founding director, Nu Social Health Organisation
- Mark Radford, chief nursing officer, University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust
- Shellie Radford, staff nurse, critical care, Nottingham University Hospitals trust
- Laura Serrant, professor of community and public health nursing, University of Wolverhampton
- Oliver Shanley, deputy chief nurse and director of quality and safety, Herefordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust
- Rebecca Sherrington, respiratory nurse consultant, Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey
- Louise Silverton, director for midwifery, Royal College of Midwives
- Sur Smith, executive chief nurse, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust
- Janice Smyth, director, RCN Northern Ireland
- Chris Stanley, retired executive director of nursing and governance, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust
- Deborah Sturdy, director, Deborah Sturdy Ltd
- Paul Trevatt, strategic clinical network lead, cardiovascular disease and end-of-life care (London Region), NHS England
About the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV)
- The Institute of Health Visiting is a UK Centre of Excellence supporting the development of universally high-quality health visiting practice. It was launched on 28 November 2012 to promote excellence in health visiting practice to benefit all children, families and communities.
- The aim for the iHV is to raise standards in health visiting practice, so improving public health outcomes for all children, families and communities.
- For more information go to ihv.org.uk
- Follow the Institute of Health Visiting on Twitter @iHealthVisiting and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/iHealthVisiting
