Advisory Board
Every aspect of Nursing Live is designed to add real value to the professional and personal development of nurses. To ensure all elements of our unique nursing event are aligned to the needs of all nurses across the nursing profession, RCNi works with a group of expert advisors, nurse leaders and nursing advocates drawn from across all nursing specialties to help shape our special nursing conference.
Find out more about the people on this year’s Nursing Live advisory board. We hope to see you at Hall 6, the NEC, Birmingham on 5-6 November, so save the date.
Meet the board for 2025
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Alison Dinning
Year 3 professional lead and senior lecturer (adult nursing), University of the West of England
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Andy Winter
Assistant professor in health simulation, Coventry University
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Anita Astle MBE
Managing director, Wren Hall Nursing Home, Co-chair – Midlands, Social Care Nursing Advisory Council
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Claire Sutton
Transformational lead for the independent health and social care sector, RCN
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Clare Lomas
Career development editor, RCNi
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Emily Pimm
National practice innovation lead, Skills for Care, Co-chair – South West, Social Care Nursing Advisory Council
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Emma Wadey
Chief nursing officer, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
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Flavia Munn
Editor, Nursing Standard
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James Ridley
Nurse consultant, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Jo-Anne Wilson MBE
Registered manager, Royal British Legion, Co-chair – Midlands, Social Care Nursing Advisory Council
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Liavel Vargas
Senior nurse for practice education, Institute of Care Excellence, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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Louie Horne BEM
Senior global health fellow, NHS England
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Molly Rankin
Registered nurse (adult) and MRes student, University of the West of England
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Ofrah Mulahi
Professional lead, nursing support workers, RCN and founding director, British Arab Nursing and Midwifery Association
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Patricia Hughes
Associate director of nursing practice, RCN Institute
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Patrick Nyarumbu
Executive director of strategy, people and partnerships and deputy chief executive, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
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Sarah O’Donnell
Strategic lead for primary care integration, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust
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Suresh Packiam
Head of service, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and founder, BINA
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Tim James
Clinical director (UK) and clinician executive, Oracle and Co-chair, RCN digital nursing forum