Gloria Cooke

Gloria has had a forty-year career within the NHS, initially in both adult and children’s nursing, practising for ten years in A&E but ultimately as head of nursing for a large integrated service. Her NHS management career has covered a wide range of services rising to Group Operations Director for one of the largest acute trusts in the UK managing three district general hospitals. In five years of independent practice Gloria has fulfilled roles as Interim Deputy COO, Director of Transformation and as professional consultant undertaking service reviews. Gloria currently also acts as a non-executive director of companies operating within the retail sector.