Our achievements

Posted on 1 Jul 2021

Congratulations to Anita Astle who is one of our Public Governors in Nottinghamshire County. She has been shortlisted in the RCN Nursing Awards for the Leadership award, recognising her work in care homes through the pandemic.

After leaving the NHS to work in social care, nurse manager and managing director of Wren Hall Nursing Home Anita Astle was shocked by the marginalisation of the sector. She has since raised the profile of social care nurses by developing her own team and supporting other care homes to do the same. She works strategically with local authorities and the NHS, gives talks in schools, colleges and universities and co-created a video funded by Health Education England to highlight the role of social care nurses. She created the Integrated Care Homes Group to deliver the Enhanced Health in Care Homes goals which are part of The NHS Long Term Plan and cover areas such as dementia training, and she led an initiative to develop the skills of 30 care home managers and 900 front-line staff.

Well done Anita. Good luck for the next stage!