Ofrah Muflahi’s passion for nursing started at an early age when she noted the care being provided by nursing staff who looked after her unwell mother. She brings more than 20 years’ clinical and nursing experience/expertise working in various roles in and outside of an NHS setting and started her nursing career as a healthcare assistant. She is a highly competent registered nurse with knowledge, skills and experience in paediatrics, community nursing, quality governance, project management and quality improvement. She was the only Mary Seacole Leadership Award winner in 2008, which was funded by the Department of Health, RCN, Royal College of Midwives and Unite. The Mary Seacole leadership award commemorates the Crimean war nurse and supports nursing staff improve the care of BAME patients.

Ms Muflahi has a passion for equality, equity and fairness, and is the founder/director of the first British Arab Nursing and Midwifery Association in the UK. She has held board roles in multiple charities, including at Kidney Care UK and Age UK, and is currently the UK wide professional lead for the nursing support workforce at the RCN and is a non-executive director in the NHS. She is passionate about her role in delivering excellent care, supporting innovation and driving ethical leadership in a nursing and clinical context. She has an MSc in healthcare management and policy from the University of Birmingham and is also a certified cultural intelligence assessor. She is passionate about the development of the next nursing and midwifery generation and spends some of her spare time mentoring in a volunteering capacity.