Professor Beverley Harden (MBE)
Deputy Chief Allied Health Professions Officer
Professor Beverley Harden is an esteemed physiotherapist and a global authority on Allied Health workforce optimisation, driving transformative initiatives across NHS England. As the leader of the national multi-professional Advancing Practice programme, she spearheads the development of educational and career pathways that elevate enhanced, advanced, and consultant-level practice for healthcare professionals.
In recognition of her leadership and contributions, Professor Harden was awarded the prestigious Churchill Fellowship in 2023, enabling her to foster an international network of Allied Health workforce leaders dedicated to collaborative development. Alongside her national role, she serves as a Visiting Professor at the University of Winchester, where she continues to influence the future of healthcare education and practice.
Dr Navina Evans
Chief Workforce Officer
NHS England
Dr. Navina Evans is the Chief Workforce Officer at NHS England, leading workforce strategies that shape the future of healthcare delivery across the country. With a wealth of experience and a deep commitment to improving health services, Dr. Evans previously served as the Chief Executive of Health Education England, where she championed workforce development and education initiatives to equip healthcare professionals with the skills needed for modern practice. Her career spans a range of leadership roles, including Director of Operations and Deputy CEO, Director for Mental Health, and Clinical Director for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. She has also led clinical efforts at Newham CAMHS, driving mental health innovations for young people. In addition to her executive experience, Dr. Evans has contributed to medical education at Barts and The London Medical School as an Honorary Senior Lecturer, Associate Dean, and Academic Year Tutor. She brings a clinical background in psychiatry and paediatrics, holding qualifications that include MBBS, DCH, and MRCPsych. Dr. Evans is a dedicated advocate for workforce transformation and healthcare innovation, with a career devoted to advancing patient care and professional development in the NHS.
Professor Sheona MacLeod
Director of Education and Training
NHS England
Professor Sheona Macleod is NHS England’s Director of Education and Training. She worked clinically as a General Practitioner for 26 years, an Occupational Health Advisor to a number of regional industries, as Clinical Assistant in the local community hospital, and as a Medical Officer for Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) service. She was appointed as GP Dean in 2009 and Postgraduate Dean in September 2012. She was also the Regional Director of Education and Quality from 2013 to 2014 and was appointed as Deputy Medical Director in October 2017. Sheona covered the Interim Medical Director and Director of Education and Quality role in HEE during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 and was responsible for the successful development and delivery of COVID 19 Training Recovery programme. Sheona shares the Director of Education and Training role with Professor Mark Radford and together they lead the multiprofessional team responsible for healthcare education and training in England.
Katie Cooper
Head of Advanced Practice
Katie is an accomplished Therapeutic Radiographer, having worked as a Gynaecological Advanced Radiographer at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals (NNUHFT), where she made significant strides in standardised minimum capabilities, role development, job planning, and job descriptions across various professions, not just therapeutic radiography, ensuring robust governance of advanced roles throughout the Trust. In 2017, she advanced into a Consultant Brachytherapy post.
Katie leads the East of England Regional Advanced Practice Faculty, where she has been committed to evaluating and improving advancing practice with positive outcome for practitioners and patients alike.
Katie is set to transition from her current role as Regional Faculty Lead in the East of England to become the Head of Multiprofessional Advanced Practice, beginning Mid-December. She brings a wealth of experience in driving advancements in clinical practice and is committed to furthering the impact of advanced practice across healthcare.
Professor Julian Barratt
Head of Centre for Advancing Practice
Julian is a distinguished senior nursing academic leader with a career dedicated to advancing practice across clinical settings, education, and research. Since qualifying as a Registered Nurse in 1991, Julian has held a variety of roles, including Charge Nurse in emergency nursing at St. George’s Hospital, South London, and Nurse Practitioner in unscheduled primary care and general practice in London and Shropshire. As the former Regional Faculty Lead for Advancing Practice in the Midlands and now Head of the Centre for Advancing Practice, Julian drives efforts to standardise and develop advanced practice and optimise patient care.
Professor Deborah Harding
Subject Matter Expert for Multi-Professional Supervision
NHS England
Deborah ‘s training as a speech and language therapist has been the foundation of a varied career in healthcare as a clinician, manager, educator and researcher. Deborah is a Professor of Learning and Innovation for Practice. She has research and teaching interest in supervision and leadership for health professionals and combines her academic post with the role of Subject Matter Expert in multiprofessional supervision at NHS England. With her rich background and commitment to innovation in healthcare education, Deborah is dedicated to fostering the development of supervision across healthcare.
Andrew Hichisson
Clinical Practice Development Manager for Advanced Paramedic Practitioners (Urgent Care)
London Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Andrew is the Clinical Practice Development Manager (CPDM) responsible for the clinical and education of Advanced Paramedic Practitioners in Urgent Care (APP-UC) with the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS). He has undertaken various clinical and leadership roles within the LAS for over 20 years and has been an APP-UC himself since 2018. As well as the LAS, he has also worked for NHS England as Paramedic Workforce Programme lead and as visiting lecturer at the University of Hertfordshire helping to the deliver the MSc in Advanced Paramedic Practice.
Anna Jones
Professor Beverly Snaith
Clinical Professor of Radiography
University of Bradford
Professor Beverly Snaith is a distinguished leader in advancing healthcare practice, holding a unique joint appointment that combines her professorial role with ongoing clinical, research, and leadership responsibilities as a Consultant Allied Health Professional at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. With over two decades of experience at the forefront of radiographer role development, she brings a wealth of contemporary clinical expertise and applied research skills to her work. As a leader in advancing practice across the Faculty of Health, Beverly leverages her strategic workforce experience to drive academic and clinical excellence. Her research portfolio is broad, encompassing service redesign, role utilization, and evidence-based practice, reflecting her deep commitment to shaping the future of healthcare. Her background in strategic healthcare leadership and advancing practice positions her as a key advocate for innovation and transformation in the sector.
Clare Butler
Programme Lead, Specialist, Enhanced and Advanced Practice CPD programmes
Oxford Brookes University
I am a nurse with a clinical background, primarily in critical care and cardiothoracic surgery. My passion for teaching began when I worked as a clinical educator, and now, for the last 12 years, I have worked in higher education. I oversee a CPD programme portfolio and teach across advanced practice areas. Our trainee advanced practitioners bring so much experience to the classroom; they are more like colleagues than students, learning with and from each other. I thoroughly enjoy supporting them on their journey and empowering them to expand their skills and scope, enhancing patient care, and contributing to a more resilient healthcare system.
Donna Pereira
Advanced Practice Integrated Care Board Lead for Devon
Donna qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2001 and began her career in Hillingdon NHS Trust. She completed a mixed rotation and enjoyed the mental health side, so spent the next 15 years of her career in this area, working clinically in both older people, adult mental health and Occupational health with staff. Donna has held several senior positions including Head of Development and Staff Well Being for Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Head of Occupational Health and Head of Occupational Therapy in West London Mental Health Trust. She is interested in staff engagement and development and have completed research on staff engagement in the NHS workplace. She has also worked with educational partners and have been a moderator for courses at post graduate level. Donna is passionate about Workforce planning, Learning & Development and looks forward to working with organisations and educational partners across the Devon system to develop advanced practice.
Dr Gerri Mortimore
Associate Professor in Post-registration Health Care
University of Derby
Gerri Mortimore is an Associate Professor in Post-registration Health Care and is a Registered General Nurse with over 36 years of experience, spanning both acute medical and surgical nursing within the UK and abroad.
Girish Lakhanpal
Regional Deputy Lead and Chair for the Advanced Practice Inclusivity group
NHS England
James Pratt
Lead for Advanced Practice
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Jane Bowes
Senior Lecturer
Teesside University
Senior Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice, following working in Cardiology as a Staff Nurse between 2010-2013 and as a Specialist Nurse between 2013-2024.
Jason Mistry
Quality Manager, Centre for Advancing Practice
NHS England
Joey Giles
Associate Director of Advanced Practice
University Hospitals Plymouth
Joseph Dent
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Professor Joy Conway
Interim Divisional Lead / Professor in Physiotherapy
Brunel University
Professor Joy Conway is the Professor of Respiratory Sciences, Centre for Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University London. Joy has extensive experience as a researcher and educator with over 25 years in UK Higher Education Institutions. Joy has a strong interest in lung disease, the care of those with lung disease, respiratory physiology and pathophysiology and lung imaging. Following qualification as a chartered physiotherapist and a Masters in Rehabilitation (University of Southampton) her PhD (University of Southampton) investigated the use of three-dimensional lung imaging techniques to quantify inhaled aerosol deposition in the lung and structural and functional changes that occur with disease. Joy then progressed through to a personal Chair at the University of Southampton in 2009. In 2019 Joy was appointed as Professor of Respiratory Sciences at Brunel University London. Previously Joy was also the national research lead for Centre for Advancing Practice and maintains visiting Professor status with the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre for Respiratory and Critical Care
Kate Knowles
Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICS AP Lead and Deputy Advanced Practice Lead
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Kate has joined NATH in a year’s part-time secondment from Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH). She is responsible for leading on the implementation of the Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System (ICS) Advanced Practitioner (AP) Agenda and will support the ICS AP Steering Group in developing and implementing a multi-professional ICS advanced practice strategy.
Having completed the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice at the University of Nottingham (UoN) Kate also works part-time as an AP within Acute Medicine, Medicine Divisional Lead AP at NUH and Assistant Honorary Professor UoN. Previous accomplishments include Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Fellow (2017).
Dr Kathleen Greenway
Senior Lecturer for the Advanced Practice and DNurs Programmes
Oxford Brookes University
Kathleen Greenway is Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at Oxford Brookes University, UK with a background in gastrointestinal and gerontological nursing. She completed her MA in Education at the Open University and her EdD at Oxford Brookes. She now teaches pre-registration, post graduate and Doctoral programme nursing.
Kathy Payne
Consultant Physiotherapist MSK, Trust Joint Professional Lead Advanced Practice
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Kathy Payne is a consultant physiotherapist at Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Trust (GSTT). She is the joint lead of musculoskeletal physiotherapy services at GSTT and across Lambeth and Southwark and the joint Trust professional lead for advanced practice. Advanced practice interests include developing the supervisor workforce, embedding clinical supervision into practice and enabling better workforce planning to support role innovation to improve patient an staff experience . Her clinical work is as a consultant physiotherapist in the specialist spine service including pain services. Clinical interests include communication to support compassionate patient care and leadership, ensuring that all voices are influential in service development.
Katie Retallick
Advanced Clinical Practitioner and CVD Lead
Bay Medical Group
Kirsty Laing
Regional Advancing Practice Supervision and Assessment Lead
NHS England
Kirsty qualified as an adult nurse in 2004 where she began her career working in medical admissions and coronary care. She then progressed to be one of the first critical care outreach sisters within the trust, and this is where she embarked on her MSc in Advanced Practice. This role combined with the knowledge and skills from her MSc fuelled her enthusiasm, drive, and capability to ensure patients receive high quality care and interventions in a timely manner. Kirsty successfully secured her first ACP post in 2012.
Kirsty has gained a breadth of experience within medical disciplines, including Hospital out of hours, Acute medicine/ambulatory care, Frailty, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Community rehabilitation and Respiratory.
Kirsty now specialises within respiratory medicine, where she has established an ACP led pleural outpatient service and has a passion for pleural disease. Alongside this she is highly motivated to deliver quality improvement projects, is an active mentor of trainee ACPs, and is an enthusiastic member of both the pleural society and the respiratory ACP network. She values collaborative multi-professional working to develop and improve quality of services delivered to our patients.
Lou Buckle
Advanced Practice Education & Development Specialist Lead
NHS England South West Faculty for Advanced Practice
Lou is the Advanced Practice Education & Development Specialist Lead, providing expert support across the region to systems, organisations, training hubs, and services. In her role, she helps partners understand what advanced practice entails and how it can drive workforce transformation, enhance service delivery, and optimize patient pathways. Lou also assists in developing governance structures and processes to ensure advanced practice roles are effectively integrated and supported. A registered nurse with a strong clinical background, Lou has extensive experience as an advanced practitioner in various unscheduled care settings. Her practical insights and dedication to education and workforce development make her a valuable advocate for advancing practice in healthcare.
Matt Fowler
ACP (RN) for Oncology and Haematology
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHSFT
Matt is a Consultant Advanced Clinical Practitioner for cancer services at University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHSFT. Matt’s interests lie in advanced practice in cancer care, same day emergency care and the management of low-risk febrile neutropenia as well as cancer associated thrombosis. Matt undertakes weekly ACP clinics in colorectal oncology and thrombosis and is soon to commence outreach clinics in non-malignant haematology. Matt holds a MSc in Nursing and a Post Graduate Certificate in Advanced Clinical Practice from Warwick university. Matt regularly teaches undergraduate and postgraduate nurses, including on the MSc in oncology and palliative care nursing at Bethlehem University. Matt is in the final year of his Doctorate in Nursing Practice at Duke University in North Carolina. Whilst undertaking his Doctoral studies Matt has been fortunate to deliver remote supervision sessions to tACPs working in haematology and oncology.
Melanie Clarkson
Programme Lead for the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Radiotherapy and Oncology and the PgC Enhanced Practice in Radiotherapy and Oncology.
Sheffield Hallam University
Melanie Clarkson is an accomplished radiographer and educator with a career spanning over two decades. She began her journey in 1999 after graduating from the University of Central England in Birmingham, starting her professional career at the South Cleveland Radiotherapy Department. Over the years, she advanced from a basic grade radiographer to a Superintendent Radiographer, driven by a deep passion for education and training. In 2014, Melanie joined Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) after several years of serving as a secondee educator. Her role at SHU has grown to encompass Advanced Practice, with a focus on Therapeutic Radiography. She extends her expertise across nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions, ensuring that a broad spectrum of healthcare practitioners can benefit from her insights and teaching. Nationally, Melanie works with the Centre for Advancing Practice as a reviewer and actively contributes to the development of resources. She is passionate about the clinical development of the under graduate students and the progression of qualified staff who are inspiring in pushing the boundaries of enhanced, advanced and consultant practice.
Professor Melanie Rogers
Chair UK Advanced Practice Academy of Research
UK Advanced Practice Academy of Research
Professor Melanie Rogers is an internationally renowned Advanced Practice Nurse clinician, educator and researcher. She is the Professor of Advanced Practice and Spirituality at the University of Huddersfield, in England as well as a National Teaching Fellow in these areas of specialism. She still works clinically as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Primary Care. Melanie is the Director od the newly developed Academy of Advanced Practice Research-UK. She was the inaugural Director of the ICN Nurse Practitioner/Advanced Practice Nurse Academy of Research and served at Chair of the Network for 5 years. Her international work and collaborations are extensive and well developed; she has been presented with the Queens Nurse award for her work in practice and education. She also holds an international certification as a Global Nurse Consultant
Natalie Ruscoe
Advancing Practice Faculty Lead – North East and Yorkshire
NHS England
Nat Ruscoe is the Regional ACP Faculty Lead for NE&Y. Nat previously worked as the Deputy Centre Lead and Lead for Programme Accreditation at the Centre for Advancing Practice. Nat is a nurse by profession and before joining HEE/NHSE she worked clinically as an advanced practitioner in an Emergency Department but also worked within an academic role as a programme lead for advanced practice.
Nick Browning
Advanced Practitioner and Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Advanced Practice
Nick Browning is an accomplished Advanced Practitioner specialising in Gastrointestinal and Emergency General Surgery at a secondary care NHS Trust. With a passion for advancing healthcare practice, Nick also serves as the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Advanced Practice, where he focuses on enhancing governance and workforce development within advanced practice roles. His influence extends to national strategic initiatives, as he contributes to Advanced Practice Steering Groups that aim to improve the evaluation and impact of advanced practice across the UK.
A published author, Nick’s research interests lie in the management of complex benign pathologies and innovative techniques in wound management within the surgical field. His commitment to advancing healthcare was recognized with the prestigious Florence Nightingale Scholarship in 2023/24, which supports his work on refining appraisal and evaluation processes for advanced practitioners.
In addition to his clinical and leadership roles, Nick is an Associate Principal Investigator with the National Institute for Health Research, participating in a range of clinical trials focused on surgery. He also shares his expertise as an Associate Lecturer, teaching on the Advanced Practice Programme, where he inspires the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Nick is an Advanced Practitioner in GI and Emergency General Surgery in a secondary care NHS Trust. Additionally, Nick is the Assistant Chief Nursing Officer for Advanced Practice focusing on enhancing the governance and workforce development of Advanced Practice. Nick contributes to national Strategic Advanced Practice Steering Groups aiming to enhance the evaluation of advanced practice both locally and nationally. Nick is a published author on various studies within the surgical field, with a particular interest in the management of complex benign pathologies as well as novel techniques in advanced wound management. Nick was awarded a Florence Nightingale Scholarship in 2023/24 to focus on enhancing the appraisal and evaluation process for Advanced Practice. Alongside his clinical and leadership role, Nick is an Associate principal Investigator with the National Institute for Health Research on a range of clinical trials centred around the surgical field. In addition, Nick is an Associate Lecturer teaching on the Advanced Practice Programme
Nicki Heys
Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Critical Care and Rehabilitation
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust
I am respiratory physiotherapist with a special interest in Intensive Care by background. With 26 years post-graduate experience and completion of my ACP MSc I am now working in a role as an ACP in Critical Care and Rehabilitation. I have a special interest in tracheostomy care and FUSIC lung ultrasound.
Nicola Parker
Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Bay Medical Group
Dr Noreen Cushen-Brewer
Associate Dean
University of Suffolk
Dr Noreen Cushen-Brewster trained as an Adult Nurse in Ireland, and soon after specialised in oncology. She has a strong scientific and research background and completed her Professional Doctorate at the University of Essex in 2007. She has extensive experience in senior leadership and management nursing roles within health and social care across the UK, Australia and Ireland. Prior to joining the University of Suffolk in 2020 she was the Executive Director of Quality at East Coast Community Healthcare. She is currently working as the Associate Dean for Research & Knowledge Exchange in the school of Nursing & Midwifery and is the theme lead for long term conditions within the Institute of Health & Wellbeing. Throughout her nursing career, she has worked in close collaboration with other organisations, as a Non-Executive Director, Trustee on Cancer Charity Boards, and in the development and leadership of research programmes.
Payal Wilson
Manchester Community Response North
Payal qualified as an occupational therapist in 2001 from The University of Salford and subsequently worked within a general medical and surgical rotation before securing a static post within stroke and general rehabilitation. She was then appointed to a Band 7 post in Intermediate Care in Oldham where she worked for 10 years. During this time, she was AHP and Transfer of Care Team Lead and gained valuable strategic, leadership and operational management experience and skill.
Payal regards completing her MSc Advanced Practice in 2017 at the University of Bolton as one of her greatest achievements. It ignited her passion for promoting AHP’s within advanced practice and advocating occupational therapists within MSc Advanced Clinical Practice roles.
Currently, she works as part of the Crisis Team for Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the clinical management of acutely unwell patients within the community. The team works closely with the North West Ambulance Service and community, A&E and GPs to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions. Combining therapeutic and advanced practice core skills allows Payal to provide high-quality care to patients and reduces duplication and delays in urgent assessment.
Payal is a passionate and committed member of the University of Bolton’s Faculty of Health and Wellbeing and is proud to teach and mentor students at the university from which she graduated.
Professor Robert Crouch
Subject Matter Expert for Consultant Practice
NHS England
Robert is a distinguished Consultant Nurse & Honorary Professor of Emergency Care, University Hospital Southampton/Southampton University, School of Health Sciences. Visiting Professor, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, University of the West of England. Prof Crouch has significant clinical leadership experience having led the Emergency Department nursing team at UHS for over 2 decades, and in Trust wide leadership role as Deputy Director of Major Trauma at University Hospital Southampton (2017 -2020). He has contributed significantly to the development of advanced roles, in particular the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Practitioner programme. He has an interest in pre-hospital care; he previously worked as Consultant Practitioner with the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance service HEMS team; he now contributes as a Community First Responder for Southwest Ambulance Service. Working with NHS England, he has contributed to the national development framework for advanced practice and is the NHS England Senior Clinical Lead for Multiprofessional consultant level practice. He has been involved in workforce development for over 3 decades and has served on numerous national groups involved in multidisciplinary workforce development in Emergency Care. He was a member of the NHS England Clinical Reference Group for Major Trauma. He is recognised a clinical academic and has published extensively in peer reviewed journals. He is a member of the International Emergency Nursing Editorial Board and Reviewer Advisory Group of the Emergency Medicine Journal. Prof Crouch is one of the Editors of the Oxford Handbook of Emergency Nursing. He has held a number of significant research grants and is currently the research lead for Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Robert’s wealth of experience and contributions make him a leading voice in emergency care, consultant practice, and clinical education.
Sarah Chalmers-Page
Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub, Nottingham & Nottinghamshire ICS
Sarah is an experienced NHS Manager who has worked as a Freelance Consultant in Healthcare evaluation, evidence, improvement and strategy since 2014. Experienced in primary, community and hospital care, and having worked for the likes of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for 4 years, Sarah brings a wealth of experience to the team.
As an associate of NATH, Sarah has conducted an evaluation of a range of new roles and support programmes, including GP Fellowships, the new GP Assistant role, and supervision of multi-professional teams. She has also worked on service evaluation across health and social care.
Sarah Goodhew
Advancing Practice Faculty Lead – South East
NHS England
A long NHS career clinically focused on adult critical care, with senior education and service lead posts held. Visiting lecturer and simulation faculty member at Brighton & Sussex Medical School.
Collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders across the Region to shape our Advancing Practice Faculty to best meet the needs of our people and multi-professional workforce. Working in partnership increasing awareness and understanding of this level of practice, the support, governance, and education preparation required. Through curious conversations helping stakeholders identify where advancing practice roles are best placed within services and across systems to have maximum impact for our local populations.
Sarah Meenan
Advancing Practice Faculty Lead – Midlands
NHS England
Sarah Meenan is a dedicated Paediatric Advanced Clinical Practitioner based in the Midlands region, with extensive experience across various clinical settings, including General Paediatrics, Accident and Emergency, ITU, and Community. Since embarking on her advanced practice journey in Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care in 2010, Sarah has developed a strong passion for advancing clinical practice. She has a keen interest in Simulation and Human Factors and is currently pursuing a Post Graduate Certificate in Human Factors for Patient Safety. Sarah is committed to enhancing patient care through innovative practices and collaborative approaches in paediatric healthcare.
Suzanne Owens
Consultant Nurse and Prfessional Lead for Advanced Clinical Practice
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Suzanne Owens is a Consultant Nurse and Advanced Practice Professional Lead at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, overseeing around 300 multi-professional APs. With over 24 years of experience in Emergency Departments across the UK and Australia, she has been an AP in South Yorkshire for the past 19 years. Suzanne holds an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice from the University of Nottingham and is an NMC-registered teacher and Advanced Life Support Instructor. She is passionate about education, with experience developing a range of educational courses for Advanced Practitioners across all four pillars, and is a currently a visiting fellow at Sheffield Hallam University.
In her leadership role, Suzanne has contributed to developing ACP governance structures, including the CASP appraisal tool, aligned with national frameworks. She also supports regional and national ACP projects, including curriculum development, and chairs the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ACP Community of Practice.
Outside of her NHS work, Suzanne is also a trustee of Concussion Legacy Foundation UK and works in the Professional Football Association Brain Health Department. Her advocacy for brain health is driven by her father, Billy McEwan, a former professional footballer who lived with Parkinson’s and dementia, later found to be caused by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). His diagnosis, confirmed after his brain was donated to research in 2022, inspired Suzanne to raise awareness and support the prevention, research, and treatment of concussion
Thom Luxon
Non-Medical Consultant
Salford Care Organisation – Northern Care Alliance
The stroke non-medical work force consists of 4 qualified Advanced Practitioners from differing disciplines. We work across the entire stroke pathway. As a team we engage in regional and national projects. Developing new and innovative models of care striving to provide high quality experiences and outcomes for patients who have suffered an acute stroke.
Tim Yorston
Consultant Nurse – Urgent and Emergency Care, Trust Joint Professional Lead Advanced Practice
Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Tim works in partnership to help develop all areas of enhanced, advanced and consultant level practice across the Trust, but with a recent focus on assurance/governance, supervision and job planning. In his consultant nurse role, his area of interest and expertise is urgent and Emergency care, practicing over 5 pillars including the clinical management of patients with unscheduled minor injuries and illness