Yvonne Moores

Dame Yvonne Moores, DBE, FRSH, CIMgt (born 14 June 1941) is a retired British nurse. She is a former Chief Nursing Officer for Wales, for Scotland and for England, the only person as of 2006 to have served as chief nurse in three UK countries. As a Director of the NHS, she played a key role as advisor to the Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Health on a range of issues related to policy and improving the quality of clinical services. Moores served as consultant to the United Nations and the World Health Organization. She has been a Pro-Chancellor at Bournemouth University and Council Chair of Southampton University. In 1999, she was named Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. She has been awarded nursing organisation Sigma Theta Tau's International Lifetime Achievement Award, and an honorary degree from the University of Southampton.