Ruth May | |
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Chief Nursing Officer (England) | |
In office 7 January 2019 – 25 July 2024 | |
Deputy | Mark Radford CBE Duncan Burton Charlotte McCardle Acosia Nyanin |
Preceded by | Jane Cummings CBE |
Succeeded by | Duncan Burton |
Personal details | |
Born | Wales | 1 June 1967
Children | 1 |
Profession | Nurse |
Website | Official website |
Dame Ruth Rosemarie Beverley,[1] DBE (born 1 June 1967[citation needed]), known professionally as Ruth May, is a British nurse. From 2019 until 2024, she served as the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England and an executive/national director at NHS England and NHS Improvement where she was also the national director responsible for infection prevention and control.[2][3]