Dame Christine Joan Beasley, DBE (born 13 June 1944, in Essex, England)[1] is a British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator.
During most of the 1970s she took a career gap to support her young family, returning to work as a district nurse in Ealing in 1979.
[3] She was a strong supporter of the lead provided by nurses in tackling infections of patients in hospitals caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the early 2000s.
[5] In 2020, her continued professional activity included advocacy for improvements to nurse training and retention.
[7] She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.