Sheffield head of nursing named in top 50 most influential BAME health leaders

A nurse who lives in Sheffield has been named as one of the most influential BAME health figures in the country.
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Professor Laura Serrant OBE is the head of nursing at Manchester Metropolitan

University and has been named in the top 50 list published by the highly regarded Health Service Journal (HSJ).

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The ‘BAME50’ lists the black, Asian and minority ethnic figures who will exercise the most power and influence in the English NHS and health policy over the next 12 months.

Head of nursing at Manchester Metropolitan , Professor Laura Serrant OBEHead of nursing at Manchester Metropolitan , Professor Laura Serrant OBE
Head of nursing at Manchester Metropolitan , Professor Laura Serrant OBE
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The list is a collaboration with NHS England, judged by 16 of the most prominent figures in healthcare.

Prof Serrant has been head of the nursing department at Manchester Metropolitan University since 2018, the only black head of nursing in a UK university at that time.

Her influence across the university’s nursing programmes has been substantial, which she credits to working alongside a talented, supportive and highly professional colleagues in the Faculty of Health, Psychology and Social Care.

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The department has continued to grow and prosper across education, research and internationalisation, most recently recognised as one of the top 10 programmes in the country in the Guardian University Guide 2020.

Professor Serrant said: “I am proud and honoured to be listed in the top 50 BAME influencers for 2020. It has been a challenging year for nursing and healthcare in general, however, we have learned more than ever of the vital role that nurses and health care professionals play in the health and wellbeing of our communities.

“As a leading department in the education and training of the next generation of nurses, our work to support the future diverse workforce has never been more important.”

Prof Serrant’s career has been defined by her determined and impassioned voice for equality, chairing the Chief Nursing Office for England's BME strategic advisory group and advising on black and minority ethnic issues for the government. She is also an ambassador for the Equality Challenge Unit for Higher Education. She has also been a non-executive director of Sheffield Health and Social Care Foundation Trust.

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Much of her academic work has focused on racial and ethnic inequalities and cultural safety.

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