10 June 2014

Last night, Nursing Times (NT), announced its inaugural Leaders list at the Haymarket Hotel, London. Around 120 nursing leaders and guests attended a private reception to network and celebrate their success.

Allocate was delighted to support the join The Nursing Times' Top Leaders List alongside NHS Employers and the NHS Leadership Academy.

In our work delivering e-Rostering, safe staffing, patient flow and quality governance software our teams see great nurse leadership day in and day out. We see leadership at the ward with inspirational staff taking local decisions that make a huge difference to patients and colleagues. We see courageous new nurse leaders, as well as experienced leaders bringing energy, influence and innovation to how care is delivered in their own organisations, or in others they support through national work. 

So, when we were asked to support the NT Leadership awards we didn't hesitate in accepting the opportunity to be part of acknowledging the important impact that exceptional nurse leadership delivers.

The  list of over 200 individuals was put before the judging panel, that included our Director of Healthcare Paul Scandrett, through debate the judges collectively decided those individuals who have demonstrated strength across the five key areas outlined by the NHS Leadership Academy's Healthcare Leadership Model. The five key areas are: Leadership, influence, impact, role model and legacy.

Forty six individuals from all areas of nursing have made the inaugural list. The reception was hosted by Jenni Middleton, Editor of NT and she said "The work if these nurse leaders has shaped practice, the profession and most importantly of all, patient care. They have left a legacy that they can be proud of and we are delighted to honour them in this inaugural Nursing Times Leaders list."

The judges on the panel were:

  • Chris Beasley, former chief nursing officer, Department of Health

  • Karen Charman, director of engagement, NHS Employers

  • Professor Judith Ellis, dean of health, London Southbank University

  • Josie Irwin, head of employment relations, Royal College of Nursing

  • Alan Nobbs, senior programme lead: programme delivery & frameworks, NHS Leadership Academy

  • Jane Salvage, author and health consultant, Jane Salvage Limited & visiting professor, Kingston University & St George's, University of London

  • Paul Scandrett, director of healthcare, Allocate Software

  • Theresa Shaw, chief executive, Foundation of Nursing Studies 

  • Professor Janice Sigsworth, director of nursing, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 

  • Professor Janice Stevens, managing director, Health Education West Midlands

Congratulations to everyone who made the list:

Gail Adams,  Head of nursing,  UNISON

Caroline Alexander,  Chief nurse,  (London region) NHS England

Professor June Andrews Director, Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling

Professor Viv Bennett Director of nursing, Department of Health and Public Health England

Peter Blythin Director of nursing NHS Trust Development Authority

Phil Boulter, Consultant nurse, learning disabilities,

Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Neil Brimblecombe Director of nursing, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

Professor Hilary A Chapman Chief nurse, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Teresa Chinn RN & social media specialist @WeNurses

Yvonne Coghill, Senior programme lead - Inclusion & coaching NHS Leadership Academy

Jane Cummings Chief nursing officer for England NHS England

Professor Judith Ellis MBE, Executive dean, Faculty of Health and Social Care, London South Bank University and deputy chair, Nursing and Midwifery Council

Baroness Audrey Emerton Member of House of Lords

Kath Evans, Head of patient experience (children, young people and maternity), NHS England

Nathan Filer Author, Shock of the Fall

Dame Elizabeth Fradd Independent health service adviser

Professor Peter Griffiths, Chair of health services research, University of Southampton and visiting professor at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Elaine Inglesby-Burke, Executive nurse director and deputy chief executive, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust

Charlotte Johnston Student nurse University of Lincoln

Alison Kelly Director of nursing and quality, Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Claire Kent Matron, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

Helen Kirk, Head of occupational health Transition,Public Health England

Helen Laverty, Facilitator, positive choices network and professional lead learning disability nursing, University of Nottingham

Dr Alison Leary, Research analyst/reader in advanced practice

Daniel Marsden, Practice development nurse, learning disabilities East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Ruth May, Regional chief nurse (Midlands and East) NHS England

Debra Moore, Managing director, Debra Moore Associates

Ros Moore, Chief nursing officer for Scotland, Scottish Government

Trish Morris-Thompson, Director of quality and clinical Governance Barchester Healthcare

Joan Myers OBE, Head of nursing for children's services & nurse consultant, community children's nursing, Whittington Health NHS Trust

Dr Crystal Oldman Chief executive Queen's Nursing Institute

Dr Terri Porrett, Senior medical manager, ostomy Division Coloplast

Professor Anne Marie Rafferty, Professor of nursing policy & director of academic outreach Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London

Elizabeth Robb Chief executive The Florence Nightingale Foundation

Tom Sandford Director, England Royal College of Nursing

Dr Theresa Shaw, Chief executive, Foundation of Nursing Studies

Janice Sigsworth, Director of nursing, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Professor Eileen Sills CBE, Chief nurse and director of patient, Experience, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Commander Pauline Small, Senior officer, naval nursing, Reserves Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS), Royal Naval Reserve

Janice Smyth Director, Northern Ireland Royal College of Nursing

Professor Janice Stevens CBE Managing director Health Education West Midlands

Barbara Stilwell, Chief of party, Palestinian health capacity project and Senior director, Intrahealth International

Professor Ben Thomas, Professional adviser for mental health, learning disability nursing and dementia care, Department of Health

Professor Cathy Warwick CBE, Chief executive, Royal College of Midwives

Professor Jean White, Chief nursing officer, for Wales Welsh Government

Dr Suzette Woodward, Director of safety, learning and people, NHS Litigation Authority

To see the Nursing Times Top Leaders list, visit www.nursingtimes.net/home/leaders or follow on twitter at #NTLeaders / @NursingTimes

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