Dame Ruth Rosemarie Beverley,[1]DBE (born 1 June 1967[citation needed]), known professionally as Ruth May, is a British nurse. Since 2019, she has served as the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England and an executive/national director at NHS England and NHS Improvement where she is also the national director responsible for infection prevention and control.[2][3]
May began her career with a variety of nursing roles before becoming a theatre sister at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey.[3] She was subsequently acting Director of Nursing at Barnet Hospital in London before being appointed the substantive Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Executive at Havering Primary Care Trust in North East London.[3]
She was appointed Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England on 7 January 2019,[2] succeeding Jane Cummings.[5] Her role came to public attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. On one occasion during its early stages, she was driven to call for an end to the abuse of nurses by patients.[6]
She leads the NHS's "Stop the Pressure" campaign, to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers in hospital in-patients.[3][7]
She was born in Wales but has lived in Colchester, Essex for most of the 21st century[9] She has a daughter who was eight at the time of May's appointment as CNO.[13]
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^"Birthday Honours 2022" (PDF). gov.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
^ ab"Chief Nursing Officer for England". NHS England. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^Swan, David (11 December 2018). "Ruth May announced as new CNO for England". Nursing in Practice. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^Adedokun, Naomi (20 March 2020). "Coronavirus horror: NHS chief exposes brutal abuse as patients SPIT at vital care staff". Express. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^"Stop the Pressure". NHS Improvement. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^ abMooney, Bernadette (20 October 2016). "Honorary Doctorate awarded to Executive Director of Nursing". University of Suffolk. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^"Coventry University's honorary doctorates include a princess and Coventry sporting legend". Coventry University. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
^"QNI Fellow | Dr Ruth May". Queen's Nursing Institute.
ruth, nurse, dame, ruth, rosemarie, beverley, born, june, 1967, citation, needed, known, professionally, ruth, british, nurse, since, 2019, served, chief, nursing, officer, england, executive, national, director, england, improvement, where, also, national, di. Dame Ruth Rosemarie Beverley 1 DBE born 1 June 1967 citation needed known professionally as Ruth May is a British nurse Since 2019 she has served as the Chief Nursing Officer CNO for England and an executive national director at NHS England and NHS Improvement where she is also the national director responsible for infection prevention and control 2 3 DameRuth MayDBEChief Nursing Officer England IncumbentAssumed office 7 January 2019Preceded byJane Cummings CBEDeputyHilary Garrett CBEPersonal detailsBorn 1967 06 01 1 June 1967 age 56 WalesChildren1ProfessionNurseWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Career 2 Honours and awards 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksCareer editMay began her career with a variety of nursing roles before becoming a theatre sister at Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey 3 She was subsequently acting Director of Nursing at Barnet Hospital in London before being appointed the substantive Director of Nursing and Deputy Chief Executive at Havering Primary Care Trust in North East London 3 In October 2005 May became Chief Executive of Queen Elizabeth Hospital King s Lynn a post she held for two years She has also been Chief Executive of Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust 3 She also worked as Director of Nursing at Monitor from 2015 to 2016 3 4 From April 2016 to 2019 she served as executive director of nursing at NHS Improvement 3 4 She was appointed Chief Nursing Officer CNO for England on 7 January 2019 2 succeeding Jane Cummings 5 Her role came to public attention during the COVID 19 pandemic On one occasion during its early stages she was driven to call for an end to the abuse of nurses by patients 6 She leads the NHS s Stop the Pressure campaign to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers in hospital in patients 3 7 Honours and awards editMay has received honorary doctorates from the Anglia Ruskin University in 2009 8 the University of Suffolk in 2016 9 and from Coventry University for her contribution as a national leader of nursing in 2019 10 She became a Fellow of the Queen s Nursing Institute in 2020 11 She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to nursing midwifery and the NHS 12 Personal life editShe was born in Wales but has lived in Colchester Essex for most of the 21st century 9 She has a daughter who was eight at the time of May s appointment as CNO 13 References edit Birthday Honours 2022 PDF gov uk Retrieved 2 June 2022 a b Chief Nursing Officer for England NHS England Retrieved 20 March 2020 a b c d e f g Ruth May NHS England a b Ruth May United Kingdom Government Retrieved 20 March 2020 Swan David 11 December 2018 Ruth May announced as new CNO for England Nursing in Practice Retrieved 20 March 2020 Adedokun Naomi 20 March 2020 Coronavirus horror NHS chief exposes brutal abuse as patients SPIT at vital care staff Express Retrieved 20 March 2020 Stop the Pressure NHS Improvement Retrieved 20 March 2020 Ruth May Anglia Ruskin University Retrieved 20 March 2020 a b Mooney Bernadette 20 October 2016 Honorary Doctorate awarded to Executive Director of Nursing University of Suffolk Retrieved 20 March 2020 Coventry University s honorary doctorates include a princess and Coventry sporting legend Coventry University Retrieved 20 March 2020 QNI Fellow Dr Ruth May Queen s Nursing Institute No 63714 The London Gazette Supplement 1 June 2022 p B8 Mitchell Gemma 15 February 2019 Exclusive England s new CNO pledges to boost pride in nursing Nursing Times Retrieved 20 March 2020 External links editOfficial website nbsp Ruth May on Twitter nbsp 2018 video of May speaking about Stop the Pressure on YouTube Preceded byJane Cummings Chief Nursing Officer for England2019 Succeeded byIncumbent Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ruth May nurse amp oldid 1209218208, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
