Association of Nephrology Nurses UK (ANN UK)

ANN UK is a non-profit making membership organisation that aims to provide support for registered and non-registered nurses through education, research, evidence-based practice and by setting national standards for nurses working in kidney care. 

ANN UK was founded in 2018 by three experienced renal nurses, Karen Jenkins, Professor Helen Hurst (University of Salford) and Professor Paula Ormandy (University of Salford).

Team:

Prof Helen Hurst, Executive Committee Member, Educations Lead (Founding member), University of Salford

Prof Paula Ormandy, Executive Committee Member, Treasurer (Founding member), University of Salford

Karen Jenkins, President ANN UK (Founding member), Consultant Nurse Renal Medicine, Kent Kidney Care Centre, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Sarah Brand, President Elect, Assistant Divisional Nurse in the Cancer and Associated Specialities, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.

Becky Bonfield, Executive Committee Member, AKI Advanced Nurse Practitioner, University of Southampton

Dr Nicola Anderson, Executive Committee Member, Senior Renal Research Nurse, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Emma Murphy, Executive Committee Member, Associate Professor in Nursing Centre for Care Excellence, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

Claire Main, Executive Committee Member, Lead Nurse for Nephrology and Transplant, Cardiff and Vale Health Board

Helen Spooner, Executive Committee Member, Nurse Consultant, New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton

Helen Watts, Executive Committee Member, Lead Nurse, West London Renal and Transplant Centre, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust 

Lynsey Stronach, Executive Committee Member, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Renal Services, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

Sarah McMillan, Executive Committee Member, Lead Nurse for Welsh Kidney Network

Ali Roche, ANN UK Secretariat