Meet the team
Ann Norman RGN. PG DipN. Specialist Practitioner (General practice nursing).
Current role: RCN Professional Nurse Adviser for Learning Disability and Nursing in Criminal Justice Services.
My career in nursing within the NHS and the Prison Service has been varied. My background was that of a community nurse. I joined the Prison Service in 1992 and received a Nursing Standard award in 1998 for recognition of developing services to female prisoners . Later in 1999 I was awarded a further Prison Service award for my work at HMP Winchester. I have been a long standing RCN activist and was keenly involved in the development of forum status within the RCN. I was chair of the Prison nurses Forum between 1998- 2000.
I have been active in the past in writing for publication around the nursing roles in prisons and vulnerable people within our society. I co-edited a book in 2002 on 'Prison Nursing' (Blackwell publishing)
In 1999 I was seconded to the Department of Health (Prison Health Task Force) and in 2000 my role was that of Assistant Director of Nursing in a national cross government department.
In 2004 I was seconded to RCN in my current role where I assist in the development of policy, support members locally and nationally across the 4 UK countries.
I support two very active and enthusiastic forums and aim to continue that support in the interests of both prisoners, prison nursing staff, individuals who have a learning disability and the nurses who provide care to them