🧵Today, after five years as CNO for England and a career in the NHS for almost 40 years, I have announced that I will be retiring later this year. My role as CNO has, undoubtedly, been the highlight of my career in the NHS and has been a privilege.
Throughout this time, I have had the honour of caring for patients and worked alongside fantastic colleagues. Although recent years have been the most challenging for the NHS, nurses, midwives, nursing associates and health and care support staff have together achieved so much.
I am and will always be proud to be a nurse. #teamCNO
@CNOEngland Ruth thanks you for all of your support during your tenure as #CNO
@CNOEngland Thank you for your leadership! Enjoy your retirement.
@CNOEngland Thank you Ruth for being an inspiring leader & for all you have done to champion the nursing workforce & for supporting the work with babies, children & young people ~ you will be missed.
@CNOEngland Thank you Ruth for your support, sage advice and championing BAME leaders in the days before everyone was doing it and for your steadfast leadership during the pandemic. I will miss you x 💙
@CNOEngland Thank you for everything Ruth. So humbled that I was given an opportunity to meet you during covid pandemic. You made me so proud to work as a nurse and to work for the NHS.