Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally, DBE (born 1962) began her career in nursing in 1984, at St Thomas' Hospital, having qualified from London South Bank University.[1]
She then held a number of nursing leadership roles including Director of Nursing at the Chelsea and Westminster and later Deputy Chief Executive Officer. In 1999 she was appointed as Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Patient Experience for England. She was the youngest person to hold these positions. She has also been a non-executive Director of the English Board of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting.[2]
Mullally became a Deacon in the Church of England in 2001 and a Priest in 2002. She became an Independent Governor for the London London South Bank University in August 2005 and a non executive director of The Royal Mardsen NHS Foundation Trust in November 2005.[3] [4]
In 2005, she became a Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition for her contribution to nursing and midwifery.[5]
In 2004 she left her post as Chief Nursing Officer to be ordained in the Church of England, and was appointed assistant curate at St. Saviour's, Battersea Fields. In September 2006 she was installed as Team Rector of St. Nicholas Church in Sutton, London.
She is married with a son and daughter.