Gary Jones (nurse)

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Gary J. Jones, CBE , FRCN (born 1953 [1] ) is a British nurse and author. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, the Florence Nightingale Foundation and the Faculty of Emergency Nursing. He is the editor and/or author of a number of journals and published articles about nursing.

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In 1969, Jones began his nursing career as a hospital cadet at Orsett Hospital, Essex. He qualified as a nurse in 1974. He then trained as an ophthalmic nurse at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, before returning to Orsett Hospital. [2] He was chair of the Royal College of Nursing's (RCN) Accident & Emergency Forum UK from 1987 to 1990, and then chair of its successor, the RCN's Accident & Emergency Nursing Association UK from 1990 to 1995. [1] [3] From 1994 to 1997, he was honorary consultant nurse advisor to the Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health (DoH). [1] He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 2002. [4]

He has advised on many aspects of emergency care, including paramedic training, expert nursing practice and emergency community care, on a national level. He owns and operates his own medical care company, Health Care Training & Development Services Ltd.

In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, Jones was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to emergency nursing. [5]

Selected works

Some of his publications include:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gary Jones CBE". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  2. Critchell, Matthew (11 March 2020). "Ex-nurse Gary shares memories with new published book". Thurrock Gazette. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. Jones, Gary (28 March 1990). "A&E nursing: today and the future: Gary Jones identifies the issues that will have significance for A&E nursing in the 1990s". Nursing Standard. 4 (27): 51–52. doi:10.7748/ns.4.27.51.s51. PMID   2111502.
  4. "RCN Fellows and Honorary Fellows". Royal College of Nursing. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. "No. 56963". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 June 2003. pp. 7–8.