Nicky Bradley is a senior nurse leader and a national Deputy Director at NHS England, with more than 30 years’ experience across frontline nursing, operational leadership, complex care commissioning, quality oversight and national policy advisory support. She leads major programmes in All-age Continuing Care, with responsibilities spanning NHS Continuing Healthcare, Children and Young People’s Continuing Care and Personal Health Budgets.

Nicky has built a career connecting clinical practice, service delivery with system leadership. She works with NHS teams, government, local authorities, clinicians and people who use services toturn policy into operational pathways, practical system improvements, strengthen assurance and reduce unwarranted variation in care delivery. Active in the Royal College of Nursing as a branch chair and committee member for the management and leadership forum, Nicky is passionate about inclusive leadership, professional standards and achieving better outcomes for individuals and communities.