Deborah Sturdy
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.