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Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty CBE

Professor of Nursing Policy

Research interests

  • Nursing
  • Policy

Biography

Anne Marie Rafferty is a Professor of Nursing Policy, and former Dean of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care at King’s College London.

She is a historian, health workforce and policy researcher, graduated from Edinburgh University in Nursing Studies, MPhil (Surgery) Nottingham University; the first nurse to gain a doctorate (DPhil Modern History) from Oxford University.

She was seconded to the Department of Health to work with Lord Ara Darzi on the Next Stage Review of the NHS and awarded a CBE for services to healthcare in 2008. She served on the Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery 2009-10 and has been the recipient of various awards; Nursing Times Leadership Award in 2014 and Health Services Journal Top 100 Clinical Leaders Award in 2015 and was inducted onto the Sigma Theta Tau International Hall of Fame in 2016.

She holds fellowships from the Royal College of Nursing, American Academy of Nursing. She co-led a Student Commission on the Future of the NHS supported by NHS England and was a member of the Parliamentary Review of Health and Social Care in Wales which was reported in 2018.

She was elected President of the Royal College of Nursing from 2019-21.

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Research Profile

    Research

    tides logo
    Tackling Inequalities and Discrimination Experiences in health Services (TIDES)

    TIDES study investigates how discrimination experienced by both patients and healthcare practitioners may generate and perpetuate inequalities in health service

    Project status: Ongoing

    elderly lady wearing mask covid csi 1903x558
    Protecting Older People Living in Care Homes from COVID-19

    Challenges and solutions to implementing social distancing and isolation to protect older people care home residents from COVID-19.

    Project status: Completed

    42564057_presentation-wide
    The Centre for the Humanities and Health

    A multidisciplinary forum interfacing the humanities, health, science & society.

    News

    'It's about hope' Symposium advocates for lived-experience ambassadors in Creative Health

    The symposium advocated for the powerful role of lived experience ambassadors in the health and social care system

    Let Silence Speak Web 1

    Professor Louise Rose awarded an MBE in New Year Honours

    Professor Louise Rose has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for services to the NHS during COVID-19.

    Professor Louise Rose

    Research shows psychological impact of pandemic on UK nursing and midwifery workforce

    Extremely concerning levels of psychological distress are reported in results from a longitudinal study of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during...

    ICU Nurse

    Highest ever impact ranking for International Journal of Nursing Studies

    The journal has strong ties with the Faculty and tops the rankings for the seventh year in a row.

    Montage of different types of graphs in blue and green

    Professor Anne Marie Rafferty elected as President of Royal College of Nursing

    Anne Marie Rafferty, Professor of Nursing Policy at King’s College London, has been elected as the next President of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The...

    Anne-Marie

    NIHR funds new study into protecting older people in care homes from COVID-19

    Findings from this study will provide practical support for health and care delivery through further outbreaks of coronavirus.

    An older woman washes her hands in a sink

    New research to examine student nurses educational experiences during COVID-19

    The study will assess how education prepared student nurses for clinical placement during pandemic.

    students wearing face coverings in a classroom

    Professor Anne Marie Rafferty awarded Damehood

    Professor Anne Marie Rafferty has been awarded a Damehood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

    Anne Marie Rafferty

    King's Principal receives Knighthood

    Professor Edward Byrne, President & Principal of King’s College London has been awarded a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

    ed-byrne-headshot-780 (002)

    UK nurses and midwives' ongoing concerns during COVID-19

    Results from the second of three surveys during the pandemic highlights ongoing challenges.

    Graphic of healthcare workers wearing protective equipment

    Events

    16NovKCLA for events

    2023 KCLA Annual Address and Reception

    The KCLA Annual Address will be presented this year by Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty CBE, Professor of Nursing Policy at King’s, on 'The NHS at 75:...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    20OctKCLA for events

    KCLA Centenary Conversations: The ethical dilemmas in treating and managing Covid-19

    Join KCLA for their Centenary series of webinars.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    12Mayflorence-nightingale-warhol-780x450

    Florence Nightingale @200: an icon for today?

    Celebrating the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale, looking at her contribution to nursing and its influence on the coronavirus pandemic.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    NHS at 75: "It's been my life's dream"

    This year, the National Health Service turns 75. We hear from students and staff across King’s as they talk about what the NHS means to them and their...

    nhs_d

    Coronavirus, nursing and war: action that followed national conflict can help guide the UK now

    Wars and pandemics reveal the fault lines in our society. Professor Anne Marie Rafferty looks at the lessons on nursing provision from the second world war...

    Student nurse life at St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey in 1943. Wikimedia Commons

    Is Florence Nightingale still relevant today?

    200 years later, does Florence Nightingale speak to us today?

    Florence Nightingale in 1886 (centre, seated) with a group of Nightingale nurses and her brother-in-law Sir Harry Verney.

    The influence and legacy of a nursing icon

    Why Florence Nightingale is an icon for today.

    Florence Nightingale Illustration Hero

    Spotlight

    Spotlight on COVID: Connecting patients and families during lockdown

    Professor Louise Rose talks to Professor Anne Marie Rafferty about the Life Lines project.

    Coronavirus COVID-19

    Spotlight on COVID: Critical care training at NHS Nightingale

    Grace McDonald talks to Professor Anne Marie Rafferty about her experiences as part of the education team at NHS Nightingale.

    spotlight-covid-1920

      Research

      tides logo
      Tackling Inequalities and Discrimination Experiences in health Services (TIDES)

      TIDES study investigates how discrimination experienced by both patients and healthcare practitioners may generate and perpetuate inequalities in health service

      Project status: Ongoing

      elderly lady wearing mask covid csi 1903x558
      Protecting Older People Living in Care Homes from COVID-19

      Challenges and solutions to implementing social distancing and isolation to protect older people care home residents from COVID-19.

      Project status: Completed

      42564057_presentation-wide
      The Centre for the Humanities and Health

      A multidisciplinary forum interfacing the humanities, health, science & society.

      News

      'It's about hope' Symposium advocates for lived-experience ambassadors in Creative Health

      The symposium advocated for the powerful role of lived experience ambassadors in the health and social care system

      Let Silence Speak Web 1

      Professor Louise Rose awarded an MBE in New Year Honours

      Professor Louise Rose has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for services to the NHS during COVID-19.

      Professor Louise Rose

      Research shows psychological impact of pandemic on UK nursing and midwifery workforce

      Extremely concerning levels of psychological distress are reported in results from a longitudinal study of the UK nursing and midwifery workforce during...

      ICU Nurse

      Highest ever impact ranking for International Journal of Nursing Studies

      The journal has strong ties with the Faculty and tops the rankings for the seventh year in a row.

      Montage of different types of graphs in blue and green

      Professor Anne Marie Rafferty elected as President of Royal College of Nursing

      Anne Marie Rafferty, Professor of Nursing Policy at King’s College London, has been elected as the next President of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The...

      Anne-Marie

      NIHR funds new study into protecting older people in care homes from COVID-19

      Findings from this study will provide practical support for health and care delivery through further outbreaks of coronavirus.

      An older woman washes her hands in a sink

      New research to examine student nurses educational experiences during COVID-19

      The study will assess how education prepared student nurses for clinical placement during pandemic.

      students wearing face coverings in a classroom

      Professor Anne Marie Rafferty awarded Damehood

      Professor Anne Marie Rafferty has been awarded a Damehood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

      Anne Marie Rafferty

      King's Principal receives Knighthood

      Professor Edward Byrne, President & Principal of King’s College London has been awarded a Knighthood in the Queen’s Birthday Honours

      ed-byrne-headshot-780 (002)

      UK nurses and midwives' ongoing concerns during COVID-19

      Results from the second of three surveys during the pandemic highlights ongoing challenges.

      Graphic of healthcare workers wearing protective equipment

      Events

      16NovKCLA for events

      2023 KCLA Annual Address and Reception

      The KCLA Annual Address will be presented this year by Professor Dame Anne Marie Rafferty CBE, Professor of Nursing Policy at King’s, on 'The NHS at 75:...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      20OctKCLA for events

      KCLA Centenary Conversations: The ethical dilemmas in treating and managing Covid-19

      Join KCLA for their Centenary series of webinars.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      12Mayflorence-nightingale-warhol-780x450

      Florence Nightingale @200: an icon for today?

      Celebrating the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale, looking at her contribution to nursing and its influence on the coronavirus pandemic.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      NHS at 75: "It's been my life's dream"

      This year, the National Health Service turns 75. We hear from students and staff across King’s as they talk about what the NHS means to them and their...

      nhs_d

      Coronavirus, nursing and war: action that followed national conflict can help guide the UK now

      Wars and pandemics reveal the fault lines in our society. Professor Anne Marie Rafferty looks at the lessons on nursing provision from the second world war...

      Student nurse life at St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey in 1943. Wikimedia Commons

      Is Florence Nightingale still relevant today?

      200 years later, does Florence Nightingale speak to us today?

      Florence Nightingale in 1886 (centre, seated) with a group of Nightingale nurses and her brother-in-law Sir Harry Verney.

      The influence and legacy of a nursing icon

      Why Florence Nightingale is an icon for today.

      Florence Nightingale Illustration Hero

      Spotlight

      Spotlight on COVID: Connecting patients and families during lockdown

      Professor Louise Rose talks to Professor Anne Marie Rafferty about the Life Lines project.

      Coronavirus COVID-19

      Spotlight on COVID: Critical care training at NHS Nightingale

      Grace McDonald talks to Professor Anne Marie Rafferty about her experiences as part of the education team at NHS Nightingale.

      spotlight-covid-1920