Professor Aisha Holloway has been appointed as Scotland's Chief
Nursing Officer (CNO).
She will take up the role in November following an external
recruitment process.
Professor Holloway currently serves as the Chair of Nursing
Studies at The University of Edinburgh, is the Programme Director
for the Nursing Now Challenge, and is an Adjunct Professor at
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. She is also a Fellow of both the
Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Nursing.
Health Secretary said:
“I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Professor
Holloway on her appointment as Chief Nursing Officer.
“With 30 years' research experience in the fields of
alcohol-related harm, public health and workforce, and a strong
focus on health policy, she will play a key role in our plans to
improve the NHS in the coming years.
“Her national and international experience will help focus our
efforts to ensure that people across Scotland will continue to
access the right care, in the right place.
“I would also like to express my thanks to Anne Armstrong for her
support and service in the interim and look forward to continuing
to work with her as she returns to Deputy Chief Nursing Officer.”
Professor Holloway said:
“It's a huge privilege to be appointed as the new Chief Nursing
Officer for Scotland. The challenge ahead is great, but one that
requires a clear and unwavering focus on improving the health of
the people of Scotland.
“Those that constitute the NHS health and social care workforce
across sectors, have always been the beating heart of this most
beloved institution. They must be valued and respected as their
contribution, knits together the very fabric of our society and
wellbeing.
“The work we must do now together, will address not only the
current demands we face but is an investment into the health of
future generations.
“I very much look forward to working in meaningful and inclusive
ways, to fulfil our full potential, to influence and to impact
health outcomes across Scotland."
Background
Professor Holloway co-founded and is co-director of the Edinburgh
Global Nursing Initiative.
She has held several government and non-government advisory and
executive board roles in the UK and overseas. She was a member of
the State of the World's Nursing Steering Committee and recently
spent a year as a Consultant at the World Health Organisation in
Geneva.
The CNO role was advertised as a fair and open external
recruitment process and was chaired by a Civil Service
Commissioner, in accordance with the Civil Service Recruitment
Principles.
The CNO has professional responsibility for the nursing workforce
and is also responsible for professional leadership and advice in
relation to healthcare associated infection and antimicrobial
resistance.
The CNO Directorate includes professional responsibility for the
midwifery, allied health professions and healthcare science
workforce and provides policy advice for ministers on a wide
range of health-related policy areas including professional
healthcare regulation.
