Meet the team

Chair

Steering committee members

Profiles

Jenny Aston

I work in General Practice in Thetford where we have 12600 patients . I lead the nursing team and manage the long term conditions and anticoagulation clinics. Since qualifying as an NP in 1996, I have worked in minor injuries, out of hours and general practice. The  best part of my  work in the surgery is educating patients about their condition. I enjoy the opportunities I have to teach both in the surgery and in other situations.

As chair of the  NP Forum it  should be no surprise that much of my spare time is given to promoting  nurse practitioners and seeking every opportunity to push for regulation of advanced nurse practitioners. My hope is that we will have a regulated advanced nurse practitioner title so that we can end the debate and get on with doing a good job. I have been involved in discussions within the RCN involving all the  forums  which should result in a clear statement on advanced practice which I believe we need if we are to move forward on a protected title.