Professor Mark Radford is the Chief Nurse for Health Education England and Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for England. 

Mark’s focus on education and healthcare have overlapped since his own graduation, in 1994. He has held full-time clinical roles at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. He was a nurse consultant for 10 years, with a focus on trauma, perioperative and emergency care, before being appointed Director of Nursing for Surgery in 2009 and, subsequently, Chief Nursing Officer and Executive Director.

The Award of Honorary Doctor of Staffordshire University is bestowed upon Mark in recognition of his position as a highly respected and influential healthcare leader. Working at the vanguard of policy and implementation, he has devoted his career to the development of innovative approaches to healthcare, which deliver on both quality and patient safety. The award also acknowledges his role in pioneering non-physician services within the fields of perioperative care and surgical assessment.

Professor Mark Radford PhD RN, Honorary Doctorate acceptance speech

University of Staffordshire