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RCN Fellows and Honorary Fellows

RCN Fellowship is the highest honour we can give to our members. 

Fellows are inspirational leaders who have made an exceptional contribution to nursing and improving health care. A distinguished community of professionals, Fellows work with us to influence policy, practice, education and research. In doing so, they are leading and influencing change for the benefit of nursing and ultimately, patients.  
 

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Professor Daniel Kelly OBE, RN, FRCN, Convenor of RCN Fellows
daniel.kelly@reps.rcn.org.uk


24 blog posts
  • Rod Thomson Rod Thomson 4 Jul 2024

    Are Zero Suicide targets just an aspiration?

    Suicide rates are much lower now than in the past but that downward trend has faltered. RCN Fellow Professor Rod Thomson questions whether the ultimate goal of ‘Zero Suicide’, although a laudable aspiration, is actually achievable.   

  • Nikki Cotterill Nikki Cotterill 17 Jun 2024

    Let's bring incontinence out of the shadows

    During World Continence Week, RCN Fellow Professor Nikki Cotterill shares how we all can help raise the profile of bladder and bowel leakage. 

  • Professor Daniel Kelly Professor Daniel Kelly 31 May 2024

    A meeting of minds: our first full Fellows event of the year

    RCN Fellow Professor Daniel Kelly reflects on our recent Fellows’ event, where a dynamic group of nursing experts came together to share interests, opinion and ideas.

  • Alan Finnegan Alan Finnegan 14 May 2024

    Nursing and the Armed Forces Community

    Military nursing is a vital, yet often overlooked, area of our profession. RCN Fellow and former British Army Colonel Alan Finnegan is determined to change this.  

  • Regina Murphy Keith Regina Murphy Keith 7 Apr 2024

    Can we really end hunger by 2030?

    On World Health Day, RCN Fellow Dr Regina Keith calls on nurses to use their voice to help achieve global targets to end food insecurity and hunger. 

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Our publications

RCN Fellows are widely and regularly published. Read their latest work.
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Directory of Fellows

Search our alphabetised directory to dig further into our Fellows’ professional experience and expertise.
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Roll of honour

View the list of exceptional individuals honoured with an RCN Fellowship.
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How to nominate RCN Fellows

RCN members can submit nominations at any point during the year. 
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The role of a Fellow

Find out more about a Fellow’s role and responsibilities.
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Advancing the science and practice of nursing

A collection of articles by RCN Fellows to celebrate the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife 2020.
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Hear from RCN Fellows

The Nursing Matters podcast regularly features RCN Fellows discussing nursing issues.

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Meet the coordinating team

Find out more about our coordinating committee members.

'Being awarded a Fellowship was a highlight of my career’

Dr Calvin Moorley tells us what it’s really like being part of the RCN Fellowship, why representation is so important, and how collaborating with other Fellows will enrich his work.

Watch previous Fellows events

This RCN Fellows event explored how changes in health and medicine have affected the complex needs of young people, and how nursing research and practice has helped improve care. This event was chaired by Professor Sir Alan Craft. Speakers included RCN Fellows Professor Jane Coad and Ray McMorrow. This was a hybrid event, held both online and in person in June 2023.

 

In this RCN Fellows event, three pioneering speakers came together on World Mental Health Day 2022 to discuss the current landscape of mental health nursing.

The speakers on the panel were: Cecilia Anim CBE FRSA FRCN; Catherine Gamble FRCN; and Roland Dix FRCN. The event was introduced by Professor Danny Kelly OBE FRCN, and chaired by Simon Arday.

This session was held online and recorded on 10 October 2022.

 

This event, hosted by Jim Campbell of the World Health Organisation (WHO), was the third in a series highlighting significant contributions to nursing.

Hear from a panel of RCN Fellows – David Benton, Jane Salvage and Neslyn Watson-Druée – about the past, present and future of nursing and politics, and why nurses and the public should engage with the political context of healthcare. This event was held online in May 2022.

 

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson hosts a panel of nursing experts, to find out why patients need well-educated nurses. Hear from a panel of RCN Fellows – Hilary Chapman, Brendan McCormack and Sonja McIlfatrick - about the past, present and future of nursing education, and why patients need well-educated nurses. This event was held online in October 2021.

 

Nurse and author of The Language of Kindness Christie Watson hosts this event highlighting significant contributions to nursing.

Hear from three RCN Fellows – Jane Ball, Tara Bartley and Ruth Oshikanlu – about the challenges and opportunities the COVID-19 pandemic has presented for nursing.

This event was held online in May 2021.

 

Fellows reception April 2023

RCN Fellows standing on staircase at RCN HQ group of RCN Fellows Professor Daniel Kelly OBE FRCN (Convenor of RCN Fellows) Sheilabye Sobrany, RCN President and Dr Regina Keith FRCN Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE FRCN Dame Neslyn Watson-Druee CBE FRCN and Dr Cecilia Anim CBE FRCN Professor Bridget Johnston FRCN Jessica Davidson FRCN and Gush Uppal, RCN Group Director of Finance Dr Sue Woodward FRCN and Dr Regina Keith FRCN Professor Jane Ball FRCN and Professor Michael Traynor FRCN Jane Salvage FRCN and Dr Barbara Stilwell FRCN Susan Oliver OBE FRCN Jane Denton CBE FRCN Professor Kate Gerrish CBE FRCN, Professor David Thompson FRCN, and Professor Sonja McIlfatrick MBE FRCN Dr Sue Woodward FRCN, Felicity Cox FRCN, and Rachel Hollis FRCN (Fellow and Chair of the Professional Nursing Committee) Professor Ann Gallagher FRCN, Susan Oliver OBE FRCN, and Jane Denton CBE FRCN Lisa Elliott, Deputy Director of Nursing; Workforce, Professional Practice and Quality, Dr Ann McMahon FRCN, Stephanie Wilson, Director of Governance Support, and Jessica Davidson FRCN Gush Uppal, RCN Group Director of Finance and Professor Laura Serrant OBE FRCN Tara Bartley OBE FRCN and Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN Chief Nurse Dr Barbara Stilwell FRCN and Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE FRCN Linda Nazarko FRCN and Professor Anne Harris FRCN Dr Regina Keith FRCN and Tendai Nzirawa FRCN Rachel Hollis FRCN (Chair of the RCN Professional Nursing Committee), Sandra Campbell FRCN and Felicity Cox FRCN Susan Oliver OBE FRCN, Lisa Elliott, Deputy Director of Nursing; Workforce, Professional Practice and Quality, Gush Uppal, RCN Group Director of Finance, Jane Salvage FRCN, Professor Sonja McIlfatrick MBE FRCN, Jessica Davidson FRCN, Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN Chief Nurse Professor Anne Harris FRCN and Anthony Clarkson FRCN Professor Ann Gallagher FRCN and Professor Kevin Gournay CBE FRCN Dame Neslyn Watson- Druee CBE FRCN Dame Neslyn Watson-Druee CBE FRCN, Dr Cecilia Anim CBE FRCN, and Dr Regina Keith FRCN Dr Ann McMahon FRCN Dr Cecilia Anim CBE FRCN and Dr Regina Keith FRCN Dr Ann McMahon FRCN and Anthony Clarkson FRCN Professor Kate Gerrish CBE FRCN Professor Dame Jenifer Wilson-Barnett FRCN Professor Michael Traynor FRCN Sheilabye Sobrany, Professor Jane Ball FRCN and Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN Chief Nurse Professor Alison Tierney CBE FRCN and Baroness Mary Watkins of Tavistock FRCN Anne Harris FRCN Professor Bridie Kent FRCN and Baroness Mary Watkins of Tavistock FRCN Clare Warnock BEM FRCN and Anne Harris FRCN

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