Senior public health nurse recognised by professional body
One of the most senior public health nurses in England has received professional recognition of his work in the sector.
Professor Jamie Waterall, deputy chief nurse at the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), has this month been given honorary membership of the Faculty of Public Health.
“I would like to use this opportunity to recognise the vital role that the nursing and midwifery professions play in improving public health outcomes”
Jamie Waterall
Professor Waterall joined the OHID, an arms’-length body of the Department of Health and Social Care, in October 2021. He is also the national director for England’s All Our Health professional programme.
He was previously deputy chief nurse at Public Health England, from March 2017 until October 2021, prior to its reorganisation into the OHID. He trained at the University of Nottingham.
Professor Waterall is also one of our highly valued expert judges for the annual Nursing Times Awards and was a driving force behind the launch of the Public Health Nursing category in 2021.
The faculty, affiliated to the Royal College of Physicians of England, is the UK’s professional membership body for public health.
With around 5,000 members, its stated role is to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities and national populations.
Being made a honorary member or fellow of the faculty is among the ways that it recognises those who have made a significant contribution to public health research, practice or awareness.
Commenting on social media platform X, Professor Waterall said: “I am hugely honoured to be admitted to the Faculty of Public Health.
“[I] would like to use this opportunity to recognise the vital role that the nursing and midwifery professions play in improving public health outcomes,” he added.
The move by the faculty to recognise Professor Waterall was welcomed by the School and Public Health Nurses Association, the Institute of Health Visiting and the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
