Group Leads
The Council delivers its policy work by working with its strategic policy groups and nation groups.
Strategic Policy Groups
Innovation in Education
Group Chair & Deputy Chair
Dr Ruth Paterson
Edinburgh Napier University
Associate professor and Head of Nursing
Chair of Innovation in Education Strategic Policy Group
Dr Mary Edmonds
Anglia Ruskin University
Deputy Dean in Practice Learning and Simulation
Deputy Chair of Innovation in Education Strategic Policy Group
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Group Chair & Deputy Chair
Andrea Cameron, NTF, PFHEA
Abertay University
Dean of Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences & Intellectual Lead for Teaching and Learning.
Chair of EDI Strategic Policy Group.
Member of the CoDH Nominations & Remuneration Committee.
Kate Newby
University of Sunderland
Faculty Academic Support Lead for Nursing and Midwifery.
Deputy Chair of EDI Strategic Policy Group.
Regulation
Group Chair & Deputy Chair
Professor Lorraine Dixon
Oxford Brookes University
Professor and Director, Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery
Chair of the Regulation Strategic Policy Group
Dr Karen Chandler
University of Westminster
Head of Nursing (Partnerships and Practice)
Deputy Chair of the Regulation Strategic Policy Group
Research
Group Chair & Deputy Chair
Professor Vanora Hundley
Bournemouth University
Professor of Midwifery
Chair of the Research Strategic Policy Group
Professor Paula Kersten
University of Suffolk
Dean of Health, Sciences and Society
Deputy Chair of the Research Strategic Policy Group
Nation Groups
Scotland
Convenor & Vice Convenor
Professor Susan Dawkes
Edinburgh Napier University
Dean / Professor of Nursing and Cardiovascular Health, School of Health and Social Care
Convenor of Council of Deans of Health Scotland
Professor Anita Simmers
Glasgow Caledonian University
Dean, School of Health and Life Sciences
Vice Convenor of Council of Deans of Health Scotland
Northern Ireland
Convenor & Vice Convenor
Professor Kenda Crozier
Queen’s University Belfast
Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery
Convenor of Council of Deans of Health Northern Ireland
Professor Daniel Kerr
Ulster University
Head of School of Health Sciences
Vice Convenor of Council of Deans of Health Northern Ireland
Wales
Convenor & Vice Convenor
Dr Elizabeth Mason
Bangor University
Deputy Head School of Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional Lead and Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing.
Convenor of Council of Deans of Health Wales / Cyngor Deoniaid lechyd Cymru
Amanda Jones
Aberystwyth University
Principal Lead and Head of Healthcare Education
Vice Convenor of Council of Deans of Health Wales / Cyngor Deoniaid Iechyd Cymru
England and Regions
Convenor & Vice Convenor
Professor Jackie Kelly
Anglia Ruskin University
Pro Vice Chancellor & Dean Faculty of Health, Medicine, and Social Care
Convenor of Council of Deans of Health England
Dr Anne Coufopoulos
Leeds Trinity University
Head of School of Health and Life Sciences
Vice Convenor of Council of Deans of Health England