Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust nurses rank among the UK's top ten most influential ethnic minority health professionals.

Chief Nurse, Karen Bonner, and Associate Chief Nurse, May Parsons, were recognised in the Health Service Journal’s (HSJ) crucial list of the 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic individuals in the English NHS and health policy.

This year, the Buckinghamshire Trust is the only Trust having more than one colleague in the top 10. 

Karen Bonner is among the few ethnic minority trust chief nurses in the NHS who has achieved significant recognition for her "tremendous leadership" and "inspirational talks".

She said:  “I feel honoured to be on the HSJ list, particularly as we celebrate 75 years since the arrival of the Empire Windrush.

"This resonates with me personally. It was the Windrush generation, my mother among them, who helped build and shape the NHS, and black and brown people continue to build on this legacy.”

Associate Chief Nurse, May Parsons, became the first to deliver a Covid vaccine outside of a clinical trial in December 2020.

She also serves as the regional director for the Filipino Nurses Association.

May said: “I am humbled to be recognised by the HSJ in this way. I am passionate about representation, fairness and equality within the NHS. To me this simply means advocating for all our colleagues and patients with the compassion and kindness they deserve.”

She harbours a strong advocacy position for the NHS.

Adrian Hayter, one of the Trust’s non-executive directors, also appeared in the HSJ's 'bubbling under' list of influential ethnic minority health figures.

With over 25 years as a GP partner, he passionately promotes care for the elderly and encourages collaboration.

Hayter has also been a part-time national clinical director.

This triple recognition for Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust speaks volumes for its commitment to diversity and influence in health.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust provides services from two acute hospital sites in Stoke Mandeville and Wycombe, five community hospitals at Amersham, Buckingham, Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross, Marlow and Thame, and many community sites across the county, as well as in patients’ own homes.

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Around 6,000 staff serve residents across Buckinghamshire, Thame (Oxfordshire), Tring (Hertfordshire) and Leighton Buzzard (Bedfordshire) - a combined population of 500,000.

It serves a much larger population, 1.5m, for burns and plastic services and 14m for spinal injuries.