Yvonne Moores

Dame Yvonne Moores, born on 14 June 1941, is a retired British nurse who rose to the top of nursing administration in the United Kingdom. She qualified as a nurse and midwife in Southampton, worked as a ward sister in London and Winchester, and then moved into leadership posts in London and Manchester. She went on to serve as Chief Nursing Officer for Wales for six years, then for Scotland, and finally for England, and as of 2006 she was the only person to have held the post in three UK countries. As an NHS director she advised the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health on policy and on improving the quality of clinical services, and she also consulted for the United Nations and the World Health Organization. She retired in 2006, was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1999, and received an honorary degree from the University of Southampton and an international lifetime achievement award from the nursing honor society Sigma Theta Tau.