Fiona Ross

Fiona Mary Ross, (born 23 October 1951) is a British nurse and academic. She is Emerita Professor in Health and Social Care at Kingston University and an independent governor on the Westminster University Court. Formerly she was Dean at Kingston University and St George's, University of London, and also the director of research at the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education.

Early life and education Ross was born on 23 October 1951 in London, England.

Career Ross qualified as a registered nurse (RN) in 1975.

Ross was Professor of Gerontological Nursing and the Director of the National Nursing Research Unit at King's College, London between 2002 and 2005. She joined Kingston University and St George's, University of London in 2006 as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Social Care. She was an expert advisor on the Prime Minister's independent commission into nursing and midwifery that published the Front Line Care (Report) in 2010. In 2014, she took up two part-time posts: as director of research at the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (LFHE), and as Professor of Health Research at Kingston University and St George's, University of London. She stepped down from her role at the LFHE in 2017.

Honours In the 2015 New Year Honours, Ross was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) "for services to nursing". She is a Fellow of the Queen's Nursing Institute, and a Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Sciences.

Personal life In 1982, Ross married John C. Tatam. Together they have three children: one daughter and two sons and three grandchildren.

Selected works

Sims S, Fletcher S, Brearley S, Ross F, Manthorpe J, Harris R. What does Success Look Like for Leaders of Integrated Health and Social Care Systems? a Realist Review. International Journal of Integrated Care, 2021; 21(4): 26, 1–17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.5936