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Fellows are inspirational leaders who have made an exceptional contribution to nursing and improving health care. A distinguished community of professionals, Fellows work with us to influence policy, practice, education and research. In doing so, they are leading and influencing change for the benefit of nursing and ultimately, patients.  

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This ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows event was held in conjunction with the 2026 ÍâÍøÌìÌà International Nursing Research Conference - Research Without Boundaries: Innovation, Collaboration and Global Impact. In the context of the conference theme, this Conversation aims to highlight the importance of nursing leadership for research in nursing by asking questions about the past, present and future of nurse-led research.

Introduced by Alison J Tierney CBE FÍâÍøÌìÌà - Coordinator of ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows Group Scotland and chaired by Catriona Stewart - Education correspondent at The Scotsman.

Speakers are Professor Aisha Holloway FÍâÍøÌìÌà - CNO Scotland, Professor Debra Jackson Hon FÍâÍøÌìÌà - University of Sydney, and Professor Bridget Johnston FÍâÍøÌìÌà - University of Glasgow and Chief Nurse Research, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.

This event was held in September 2026.

This ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows event explores the challenges currently facing learning disability nursing, and explores opportunities for the future.

Introduced by Convenor of ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows – Professor Daniel Kelly OBE, FÍâÍøÌìÌÃ, co-chaired by Wayne Crocker – Director, Mencap Cymru, and Beverley Humphreys MBE – Broadcaster, classical singer, and Advisory Board Member, Mencap Cymru. Speakers are ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows Jill Evans OBE, Simon Newman, and Professor Ruth Northway OBE.

This event was held in April 2025.

This panel of ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows discusses how women’s health, including maternity, has been underfunded and stigmatised. It has been seen as dirty nursing.

Speakers are ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows Debra Holloway MBE, Tendai Nzirawa and Wendy Norton. The event was chaired by Cecilia Anim CBE.

This ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows event focused on the escalating crisis of recruitment and retention in nursing, nationally and globally. This event was chaired by Sir Paul Grice. Speakers included ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows Professor Aisha Holloway, Professor Angela Wallace and Professor Danny Kelley. This was a hybrid event, held both online and in person, in September 2024. 

This ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows event, chaired by the Chief Nursing Officer of the World Health Organization, explores the future of nursing globally. The event was chaired by Dr Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu, Chief Nursing Officer of the World Health Organization. Speakers include ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty CBE, Professor Helen Allan and Dr Barbara Stilwell

This ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows event explored how changes in health and medicine have affected the complex needs of young people, and how nursing research and practice has helped improve care. This event was chaired by Professor Sir Alan Craft. Speakers included ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows Professor Jane Coad and Ray McMorrow. This was a hybrid event, held both online and in person in June 2023.

 

In this ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows event, three pioneering speakers came together on World Mental Health Day 2022 to discuss the current landscape of mental health nursing.

The speakers on the panel were: Cecilia Anim CBE FRSA FÍâÍøÌìÌÃ; Catherine Gamble FÍâÍøÌìÌÃ; and Roland Dix FÍâÍøÌìÌÃ. The event was introduced by Professor Danny Kelly OBE FÍâÍøÌìÌÃ, and chaired by Simon Arday.

This session was held online and recorded on 10 October 2022.

 

This event, hosted by Jim Campbell of the World Health Organisation (WHO), was the third in a series highlighting significant contributions to nursing.

Hear from a panel of ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows – David Benton, Jane Salvage and Neslyn Watson-Druée – about the past, present and future of nursing and politics, and why nurses and the public should engage with the political context of healthcare. This event was held online in May 2022.

 

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson hosts a panel of nursing experts, to find out why patients need well-educated nurses. Hear from a panel of ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows – Hilary Chapman, Brendan McCormack and Sonja McIlfatrick - about the past, present and future of nursing education, and why patients need well-educated nurses. This event was held online in October 2021.

 

Nurse and author of The Language of Kindness Christie Watson hosts this event highlighting significant contributions to nursing.

Hear from three ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fellows – Jane Ball, Tara Bartley and Ruth Oshikanlu – about the challenges and opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic has presented for nursing.

This event was held online in May 2021.

 

Fellows reception April 2023