Chief Nursing Officer (United Kingdom)

The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is the most senior advisor on nursing matters in a government.

Each CNO is assisted by one or more Deputy Chief Nursing Officers, and are complemented by a Chief Medical Officer.

The Chief Nursing Officer is based at the Department of Health (and its predecessors).

The Chief Nursing Officers for Scotland is based at the Scottish Government and previously at the Scottish Office.

The Chief Nursing Officer for Northern Ireland is based at the Department of Health (Northern Ireland) (and its processors).

Shirley-Anne Somerville , Nicola Sturgeon and Fiona McQueen briefing Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic in September 2020