Alison Kitson
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Professor Alison Kitson RN, BSc(Hons), PhD, FRCN is a UK nurse and is currently responsible for leading on the Royal College of Nursing professional nursing agenda.[1]
She was previously Director of the RCN Institute. As Director she supported the development of a number of innovative projects including the Clinical Leadership Programme, the RCN Learning Zone, an e-learning venture with three higher education establishments and an extensive set of practice-based research programmes.
She has had a distinguished academic and professional career. In 1991 she was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Nursing for her work on Standards of Care. She is a supernumerary Fellow of Green College, Oxford, holds a number of Visiting and Honorary Chairs and in 2001 was awarded Distinguished Graduate of the Year from her old university, University of Ulster.[2]
Alison has published over 100 academic and professional articles and has appeared on numerous local, national and international platforms. She has also worked with the World Health Organisation and as a consultant on international projects for the World Bank. She is a Trustee of the Brendoncare Foundation and former member of the Health Advisory Service 2000 Board and the Policy Advisory Board of the Nuffield Trust.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ RCN: Press Office Biographies. Royal College of Nursing. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.
- ^ Annual Report. University of Ulster. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.
- ^ Postgraduate Nursing Conference. University of Melbourne. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.
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