Deborah Sturdy CBE FRCN is a British nurse and professor. She is the Government of the United Kingdom Chief Nurse for Social Care. She was awarded an Order of the British Empire in 2017 and made a Commander of the British Empire in 2023.
Career edit
When Sturdy was awarded the British Geriatric Society Presidents Medal in 2011, she was the first ever nurse to receive such an honour.[1] From February 2020, Sturdy worked as an advisor on social care to the Chief Nursing Officer.[2] In December 2020 she was announced the UK's first Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care.[3][4] During the COVID-19 pandemic, this role looked to transform the experiences of the 430,000 UK people living in care homes.[2] She looked to champion the interests of social care nurses to government, and provide leadership to the workforce.[5] The post was made permnanet in September 2021.[6][7] In 2022 she launched the Adult Social Care Awards.[8]
Awards and honours edit
- 2011 British Geriatric Society Presidents Medal[9]
- 2015 Nurse Leaders Award[10]
- 2017 Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours List[11]
- 2018 Fellow of the Queen’s Nursing Institute[12]
- 2019 Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing[13]
Select publications edit
- Julienne Meyer; Deborah Sturdy (1 September 2004). "Exploring the future of gerontological nursing outcomes". Journal of Clinical Nursing. 13 (6B): 128–134. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2702.2004.01053.X. ISSN 0962-1067. PMID 15724828. Wikidata Q36051214.
- Amelia Rout; Sue Ashby; Sian Maslin-Prothero; et al. (1 March 2011). "A literature review of interprofessional working and intermediate care in the UK". Journal of Clinical Nursing. 20 (5–6): 775–783. doi:10.1111/J.1365-2702.2009.03156.X. ISSN 0962-1067. PMID 20662994. Wikidata Q37776010.
References edit
- ^ "Deborah Sturdy". Health Plus Care 2023. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ a b "BGS member Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE appointed Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care". British Geriatrics Society. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Mitchell, Gemma (2020-12-07). "Deborah Sturdy appointed as first chief nurse for adult social care". Nursing Times. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Deborah Sturdy - Social care". socialcare.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Chief nurse for adult social care to provide clinical leadership during winter". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "'We're all part of the solution in social care' | RCN Magazines | Royal College of Nursing". The Royal College of Nursing. 2022-07-14. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Launder, Mimi (2021-10-18). "Deborah Sturdy appointed as permanent social care chief nurse". Nursing in Practice. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care Awards: inspirational stories (part one of two) - Social care". socialcare.blog.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ "Awards and lectures". British Geriatrics Society. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Sondh, Gurvinder (2018-11-20). "Meet the judges". rcni.com. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Contributor, N. T. (2018-09-03). "Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE". Nursing Times. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
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- ^ Desk, Nursing Times News (2019-05-20). "Former minister and leading nursing figures become RCN fellows". Nursing Times. Retrieved 2022-12-31.