Career
Holloway's career is based at the University of Edinburgh,where she is as professor,chair of nursing studies,and head of nursing studies. [1] She is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing. [2] Her research program spans over three decades,and she has held advisory roles with Public Health England and served on the board of the Royal College of Nursing Publishing (RCNi). [3] She was a recipient of a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Scotland Research Fellowship. [3]
Holloway's research on alcohol-related harm gained media attention in 2012 for highlighting the need for better nurse training,in 2015 for its use of photography to aid recovery,and in 2016 for a project helping male remand prisoners. [1] In 2016,as a Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholar,she visited the U.S. Congress and submitted written evidence to a UK All-Party Parliamentary Group. [1] On March 17,2017,she provided evidence to the Scottish Health and Sport Committee. [1]
Holloway received the Established Career Research Award in 2017 and a Cavell Star Award in 2019. [1] In 2020,she co-founded the Edinburgh Global Nursing Initiative (EGNI). [1] She joined the Law Society of Scotland as a lay member in May 2022. [3] She played a key role in the Scottish Government's Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce,established in 2023. [2]
Holloway holds the title of Fellow ad eundem of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FNMRCSI ad eundem) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. [2] [3] On June 2,2024,she was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing. [4] In July 2025,the Scottish Government announced her appointment as the next Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland,with Health Secretary Neil Gray offering his congratulations. [5] [2] She succeeded the interim CNO,Anne Armstrong,who had held the position since Alex McMahon retired. [5] Holloway is scheduled to begin her term in November 2025. [5]
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