Alison While
Emeritus Professor at King's College London
Schools
- King's College London
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Biography
King's College London
Having had significant executive and non-executive management experience over many years in healthcare and nurse education with a track record of winning, leading and managing complex public sector contracts with demanding financial and quality targets, I am looking for non-executive and advisory work in the fields of older people and long term care, education and care training.
I understand the interface with public sector organisations and regulatory frameworks. I have worked with public services and other sectors to deliver advisory work (including strategic and operational), professional education, CPPD and research with particular reference to nursing.
I am an expert in long term care across the lifespan (including care of the elderly) especially relating to care outside hospitals. I have a very strong UK and international reputation earned over many years of publishing and from visiting professorial appointments. I have knowledge of healthcare delivery in the UK, parts of Europe, the Middle East and PR China. Most recently I have undertaken risk reviews and advised on risk management.
Specialties:
- Advisory roles
- Non-executive
- Risk management
- Mentoring
- Culture change
- Healthcare strategy
- Healthcare regulation
- Staff development
- Education
- Customer/user/patient insight
- Long term care including older people care
- Children with chronic illness/disabilities
- Wellbeing and wellness
- Telecare / digital health
Companies
- Associate Editor International Journal of Nursing Studies (2017)
- Emeritus Professor King's College London (2014)
- Chair of Council Queen's College London (2011)
- Consultant Editor of British Journal of Community Nursing Mark Allen Group (1997)
- Non Executive Director Audley Retirement (2015 — 2016)
- Visiting Professor 2nd Military Medical University, Shanghai, PR China (2008 — 2014)
- Foundation Governor Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2009 — 2014)
- Professor of Community Nursing King's College London (1977 — 2014)
- Visiting Professor Trinity College Dublin (2005 — 2013)
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Nursing Studies University of London (1980 - 1985)
- MSc, Sociology of Education Polytechnic of the South Bank London (1978 - 1980)
- BSc, Sociology and Social Administration University of Southampton (1972 - 1977)
- Registered Nurse Educator Thames Polytechnic, London (1991)
- Registered Health Visitor University of Southampton (1975 — 1977)
- Registered Nurse Florence Nightingale School of Nursing, St Thomas' Hospital, London (1972 — 1975)
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