Meet the team
Alison While - Consultant Editor
Alison While has been Professor of Community Nursing at the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London since 1992. Having completed her nursing training at St Thomas' Hospital in 1975, Alison was a practising health visitor until joining King's College London in 1985. Extensively published in journals and books, Alison is involved with a number of major research projects with the Government and charities, and has specialist expertise in chronic disease care for people living at home.
Oisin Sands - Editor
Oisin has a degree in English from Goldsmiths College, University of London and has previously worked on the British Journal of Nursing and for the Royal College of Physicians.
Editorial board
Mandy Bowler - Senior Nurse for Planned Care, Sunderland PCT
David Briggs - Senior Lecturer, University of Hertfordshire and Vice-Chair, CDNA
Ann Bryan - Head of Community and Child Health, Chester University
Julie Clennell - Head of Professional Development, Directorate of Nursing, Allied Health Professionals & Clinical Quality County Durham & Darlington, Community Health Services Health Partnership Centre, Fern Court, Peterlee Co Durham
Dr Maria Horne - Health Visiting Research Fellow, University of Manchester
Dr Gill Hubbard - Cancer care research centre, Stirling University
Kay Kane - Nurse Manager, District Nursing, Belfast HSC trust
Prof Catriona Kennedy - School Director, Napier University
Dr Karen Ousey - Divisional Head, University of Huddersfield
Ann Skingley - Senior Researcher, University Centre Folkestone
Vera Todorovic - Manager, Dietetics and Nutrition Service, Bassetlaw Hospital, Worksop
John Unsworth - Deputy Director of Nursing, Northumberland Care Trust
Dr Tricia Wilson - Senior Lecturer,University of Hertfordshire
