Elaine Inglesby-Burke Explained

Dame Elaine Inglesby-Burke is a British nurse. She was the Group Chief Nursing Officer at Salford Royal Hospital and the Northern Care Alliance NHS Group till 2019.[1] [2]

Career

Born in Orford, Elaine trained at Warrington General Hospital from 1977 to 1980 and qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1980.[3] She came to Salford Royal as Chief Nurse in 2004 and later held the positions of Executive Nurse Director and Deputy Chief Executive, at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust.[4] [5] She also worked on The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.[6]

She was a member of the Nursing and Care Quality Forum and was part of the Berwick National Advisory Group of the Safety of Patients in England. In 2016, She became the non-executive director of the National Institute of Care and Excellence.[7]

Awards

In 2015, she was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to nursing in the 2015. In 2019, Elaine became the first national recipient of NHS England's Chief Nursing Officers Gold Award.[8] [9]

In October 2020, she was promoted to a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queen's Birthday Honours: High Awards. 2021-10-14. GOV.UK. en.
  2. Web site: Pioneering Chief Nurse retires after 43 years NHS service. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029174602/https://www.srft.nhs.uk/media-centre/latest-news/news-archive/news-2020/pioneering-chief-nurse-retires-after-43-years-nhs-service/ . 2021-10-29 .
  3. Web site: I'm just a girl from Orford who has always loved her job - Nurse receives damehood. 2021-10-14. Warrington Guardian. 15 October 2020 . en.
  4. Statement from the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Bill. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.
  5. Web site: Merrifield. Nicola. 2016-08-12. Salford chief nurse takes on extra Pennine challenge. 2021-10-14. Nursing Times. en.
  6. Web site: Oldham midwife honoured gold award for 'excellent contributions' to her career. 2021-10-14. www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk.
  7. Web site: NICE non-executive director Elaine Inglesby-Burke CBE awarded Damehood for services to nursing News and features News. 2021-10-14. NICE. 12 October 2020 .
  8. Web site: Mitchell. Gemma. 2020-10-05. Retiring nurse leaves legacy 'akin to Nightingale and Seacole'. 2021-10-14. Nursing Times. en.
  9. Web site: Ford. Megan. 2019-03-30. CNO hands out first gold badge to patient safety advocate. 2021-10-14. Nursing Times. en.
  10. Web site: Former Chief Nurse leads the way in the Queen's Birthday Honours for the NCA NHS Group. 2021-10-14. www.pat.nhs.uk.
  11. Web site: 2019-07-12. Nurses celebrated in Covid-19 Queen's Birthday Honours. 2021-10-14. Medsolve. en-US.