Yvonne Moores

Dame
Yvonne Moores
DBE FRSH
Born (1941-06-14) 14 June 1941 (age 83)
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Consultant to the United Nations and World Health Organization

Dame Yvonne Moores, DBE, FRSH, CIMgt (born 14 June 1941)[1] is a retired British nurse. She is a former Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, for Scotland and for England. As a Director of the NHS, she played a key role as advisor to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health on a range of issues related to policy and improving the quality of clinical services.

Moores serves as consultant to the United Nations and the World Health Organization. She has been a Pro-Chancellor at Bournemouth University and Council Chair of Southampton University (2000–06).[2]

In 1999, she was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

References

  1. ^ "Birthday's today". The Telegraph. 14 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014. Dame Yvonne Moores, Chief Nursing Officer and Director of Nursing, Department of Health, 1992–99, 72
  2. ^ University of Southampton Media Centre website Archived February 16, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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