CNO

Chief Nursing Officer for
England’s Policy Network
Briefing

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Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Policy Network Briefing

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England’s vision is that the voice of
nurses and midwives contribute to and have impact upon the
development of robust professional, contemporary, and clinically relevant
policy.

Nurses and midwives are expert leaders within their fields, from clinical
and operational improvement through to academia and strategic
planning - skills that lead change and are transforming care across a
broad range of settings.

By ensuring nurses and midwives can engage with policy we can
maximise the professions’ contribution to drive change and improvement
at national, regional and local levels across both health and care
sectors.

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The Chief Nursing Officer for England’s (CNO) Policy Network

The CNO Policy Network; established in 2019, offers colleagues from across England the opportunity to
engage with, inform and influence a broad range of areas of healthcare policy for the benefit of their
communities.

It is a network for registered nurses and midwives, nursing associates, student nurses and midwives; no
matter what their role and no matter where they work.

Throughout the pandemic the network has contributed to strategic and operational responses for the
benefit of our communities, our staff and our services. Offering leadership, clinical and professional
expertise as well as innovative ways of thinking and working, nurses and midwives have generated ideas
for improvement and innovation across health and care. Underpinned by evidence-based research, these
contributions are now helping us to sustain change and improve patient outcomes as well as outcomes for
our communities as we move forwards.

With a continued commitment to ensuring the nursing and midwifery voice within policy are heard, and
valued, the CNO’s Policy Network is a rapidly growing inclusive and diverse network. Underpinned by
Collective Leadership principles, the network continues to offer an opportunity to get involved in the policy
development cycle – wherever you work, whatever your role.

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Members are supported to work collaboratively, promoting research and evidence-based approaches,
which drive forward areas of policy for the benefit of our communities.

In particular, the network aims to:

➢ Strengthen the nursing and midwifery voice within national, regional, system and local policy.

➢ Ensure nursing and midwifery expertise is at the heart of all policy decision- making through expect
advice, political knowledge and collaborative working.

➢ Amplify our professional voice, profile and involvement in decision-making in forums related to
practice and research; locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

➢ Drive forward and support key national policies pertinent to the professions, including the CNO for
England’s strategic priorities for nursing and midwifery.

➢ Ensure that involvement in policy development, implementation and evaluation is accessible to all
nursing and midwifery colleagues across all levels in England.

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To support this, the Policy Matters Professional Network will work to:

➢ Bring together a broad and inclusive range of registered nurses and midwives from across England to
ensure, empower and enable the collective voice of our professions in policy arenas.

➢ Respond to the needs of its members ensuring the networks offer supports an increase nursing and
midwifery capacity and capability across the broad range of policy.

➢ Support access to policy forums and decision-making conversations in addition to related development
opportunities.

➢ Enable registered nurses and midwives to seek positions of influence where decisions are made about
prioritisation, commissioning, management including the translation of research.

➢ Establish and maintain a network that is representative of our professions and our communities - with
particular focus upon equity for those from traditionally underrepresented or marginalised groups.

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This document contains some content for use via your social channels
and in your bulletins, newsletters, staff intranet or websites. Please feel
free to personalise it for your audience. You can find more information
about The Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Policy Network on the
FutureNHS workspace or the NHS England Policy Matters webpage

It includes:

• Key messages
• Micro bulletin text
• Short bulletin text
• Example tweets and Twitter card

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Key Messages

• The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England’s vision is that the voice of nurses and midwives contribute to
and have impact upon the development of robust professional, contemporary, and clinically relevant policy.

• By ensuring nurses and midwives can engage with policy we can maximise the professions’ contribution to
drive change and improvement at national, regional and local levels across health and care.

• The CNO Policy Network; established in 2019, offers colleagues from across England the opportunity to
engage with, inform and influence a broad range of areas of healthcare policy for the benefit of their
communities.

• It is a network for registered nurses and midwives, nursing associates, student nurses and midwives; no
matter what their role and no matter where they work.

• Members are supported to work collaboratively, promoting research and evidence- based approaches, which
drive forward areas of policy for the benefit of their communities.

• To find out more, join the Policy Network Community on the FutureNHS platform or visit the NHS England
Policy Matters webpage.

• Become a member of the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Policy Network by completing the short online
registration.

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Micro bulletin text (word count 49)
The Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Policy Network provides support and opportunity for nurses and midwives
to engage with policy and to maximise the professions' contribution to drive change at national, regional and local
levels across health and care. Find out more and register to become a member today.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/nursingmidwifery/research-and-evidence/policy-matters/

Short bulletin text (word count 128)
The Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Policy Network offers nurses and midwives from across England the
opportunity to engage with, inform and influence a broad range of healthcare policy for the benefit of their
patients, colleagues, and communities.

It is a network for registered nurses and midwives, nursing associates, student nurses and midwives; no matter
what their role and no matter where they work. Members are supported to work collaboratively, promoting
research and evidence-based approaches to drive change at national, regional and local levels across health and
care.

To find out more, join the Policy Network Community on the FutureNHS platform or visit the NHS England Policy
Matters webpage. To become a member of the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s Policy Network by completing
the short online registration

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Example tweets and Twitter card

Tweet 1
Relaunched today the @CNOEngland Policy Network offers #teamCNO an exciting opportunity to
engage, inform and influence healthcare policy for the benefit of patients, colleagues, and
communities.

Tweet 2
The @CNOEngland Policy Network provides support and opportunity for nurses and midwives to
engage with policy and to maximise the professions' contribution to drive change at national,
regional and local levels across health and care.

Sign up #teamCNO https://www.england.nhs.uk/nursingmidwifery/research-and-
evidence/policy-matters/

Tweet 3
The @CNOEngland Policy Network welcomes all nurses, midwives, nursing associates and
students - no matter what your role and no matter where you work.

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.Find out how the network can support you to inform and
influence policy #teamCNO. Sign up today
https://www.england.nhs.uk/nursingmidwifery/research-and-
evidence/policy-matters/