Gerry Bolger MHM RN
Gerry Bolger (MHM, RN) is currently the Programme Director for the Quality in Caring work within the Chief Nursing Officer’s (CNO) Professional Leadership Team at the Department of Health (England).
He is responsible for leading the Quality in nursing agenda and key indicators and standards for nursing work for the CNO. As well as holding a nursing registration, Gerry holds a Masters’ in Health Management.
Formerly he led the delivery of the out of hours whole scale change programme ‘Hospital at Night’ across England. Gerry has over 22 years NHS experience working at A&E nursing, operational management, senior management and board level experience as an Interim Director of Nursing. He also led the work on reviewing the use of temporary staffing across the profession for a previous London SHA.
Gerry is well established in nursing and is currently Vice Chair of the Royal College of Nursing Council as well as professionally active within the RCN – the largest professional organisation of nurses in the world. He has an interest in nursing leadership and e-health. He also holds a coaching certificate. In his spare time, he flies and holds a valid EU-wide private pilot’s licence.
