Professor Tom Quinn

About

I am a cardiac nurse with over 40 years experience (I started my training as an orthopaedic nurse in 1979).

My NHS career took me from the bedside - general medicine and cardiac care units at both secondary and tertiary centres including Bart's and the National Heart Hospital in London, and in York - to central Government where I was section head of the Department of Health policy team responsible for the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. Along the way I played a significant role in establishing the Defibrillators in Public Places Initiative and later was involved in the development of England's national programme to provide primary angioplasty (attending and speaking at the initial meeting with the Prime Minister's Delivery Unit). I subsequently worked strategically at regional level on cardiovascular issues, including 4 years in an ambulance service as a consultant cardiac nurse/regional head of cardiovascular, stroke and research. During this time I became a visiting professor at Coventry University, subsequently moving to the University of Surrey in 2009 as a full professor. While at Surrey I was Associate Dean for Health & Medical Strategy, leading development of a 10-year strategy for the institution with NHS partners.

On moving to the Joint Faculty here at Kingston & St George's, University of London as Professor of Nursing, I took up a leadership role as Associate Dean for Research & Director of the Centre for Health & Social Care Research. On completing my term I became Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing, leading a new Emergency, Cardiovascular & Critical Care Research Group.

I holed external leadership roles as an Independent Non-Executive Director of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, Board member of the Association of Acute Cardiovascular Care, European Society of Cardiology, and Director/Trustee of the British Association for Immediate Care.

Academic responsibilities

Emeritus Professor of Cardiovascular Nursing

Qualifications

  • MPhil
  • RN
  • FRCN
  • FESC
  • FAHA
  • FACC

Research