Yvonne Coghill
Yvonne Veronica Coghill CBE JP is a British National Health Service manager who currently serves on the NHS Equality and Diversity Council and is the Vice President of the Royal College of Nursing.
Early life[edit]
Coghill moved to the United Kingdom with her mother in the 1950s from Guyana (then British Guiana). Her mother worked in Frenchay Hospital in Bristol.[1]
Career[edit]
Coghill began training as a nurse in 1977 at Central Middlesex Hospital, qualifying as a general nurse in 1980.[2] She entered NHS management in 1986.[2]
She worked in the Department of Health from 2004 to 2007 including as private secretary to the chief executive of the NHS.[2]
Coghill sits as a member of the NHS Equality and Diversity Council.[3] She is a faculty member of the US-based Institute for Healthcare Improvement.[3] She was elected Vice President of the Royal College of Nursing in 2018, to hold office from January 2019 to December 2020.[4]
Honours[edit]
Coghill was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2010 for services to healthcare.[5] She was made a Commander of the same order (CBE) in 2018 for commitment to equality and diversity in the NHS.[6] She was made a fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 2018.[7]
She was made a fellow of King's College London, as well as awarded honorary doctorates by both Buckinghamshire New University and Middlesex University in 2018.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "NHS book honours Caribbean heroes". 6 March 2005. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "NHS England » Yvonne Coghill". www.england.nhs.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Yvonne Coghill awarded Honorary Degree at Middlesex Uni". www.voice-online.co.uk. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Results of recent RCN elections | Royal College of Nursing". The Royal College of Nursing. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Honours List: Order of the British Empire, OBE (names A-K)". The Independent. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ "Medics recognised in Birthday Honours". BBC News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ Royal College of Nursing (2022). "RCN Fellowship Roll of Honour".