Steph Lawrence

Steph has been a nurse for more than 37 years with the last 23 years spent working in the community. She is both an adult and children trained general nurse as well as being a very proud District Nurse. She was until her retirement at the end of August 2024 the Chief Nurse at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. She also spent 3 years working at the CQC as the National Professional Adviser for Community Services. She continues to practice clinically as a District Nurse.

She led the national trailblazer group for the District Nurse Apprenticeship standard which is now being delivered in many English universities.

She also co-chaired the Clinical Reference Group for the National Community Nursing plan for several years.

She was recognised in the Queens 2022 Jubilee Birthday Honours and received an MBE for services to District Nursing.

Whilst retired from the NHS she has taken up a new role with the Queens Institute of Community Nursing from 21st October 2024 as the Director of Nursing and Deputy CEO. She has recently been appointed as the new CEO at the Queens Institute for Community Nursing and will take up post as from 1/7/2025. As a Queens Nurse and Fellow of the QNI this is a great opportunity to continue to shape community nursing and ensure the community nursing voice is heard at all levels.