Sue Tranka Chief Nursing Officer
Sue Tranka is the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO)
Sue Tranka is the Chief Nursing Officer for Wales and Nurse Director of NHS Wales as of 2021. She was formerly the Deputy Chief Nursing Officer for Patient Safety and Innovation at NHS England and Improvement.
Sue has 32 years of varied experience in nursing and has spent the last 25 years working in the National Health Service. Sue trained as a midwife, registered general nurse, mental health nurse and community nurse. Sue has a strong interest in quality improvement, human factors and safety systems.
As of April 2022, Sue holds the title of Honorary Visiting Professor at Cardiff University.
In 2020 and 2024, the Health Service Journal listed Sue in health’s 50 most influential people from a black, Asian and minority ethnic background. Sue is a fellow of the Queen’s Nursing Institute.
Sue Tranka
Email: qualityandnursing@gov.wales
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