Professional society for clinical nurses
Clinical Nursing Society
Advancing evidence-based practice across the UK
CNS brings clinical nurses and midwives together to raise standards at the bedside and in the community, to mentor the next generation, and to give nurses a voice in health policy across the United Kingdom.
Who we are
A society for nurses who deliver and lead clinical care
The Clinical Nursing Society is a professional society for nurses and midwives who deliver and lead clinical care across the United Kingdom. Our members work in NHS trusts, community settings, theatres, critical care, maternity and education.
We started as a mentoring movement. After the ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute in 2017, our founder began supporting internationally educated nurses joining the UK workforce. That work grew into the International Junior Nurse Fellowship, connecting NHS trusts with nursing talent worldwide.
CNS is non-partisan. We work with government, NHS bodies, the NMC, unions and partners on what improves care for patients and conditions for nurses.
How we grew
2017
Our founder attends the ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute.
After
Mentoring of internationally educated nurses begins in the UK.
IJNF
The International Junior Nurse Fellowship forms, linking NHS trusts with nursing institutions worldwide.
Today
The Clinical Nursing Society launches to serve nurses and midwives across the United Kingdom.
Society profile
Leadership and contacts
CNS is led by nurses, for nurses. Write to the Secretariat for membership, partnerships and media.
Founder and Secretary
Jeremiah Maina
ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute alumnus; founder of the International Junior Nurse Fellowship.
Chair
To be announced
To be confirmed by the CNS Executive.
| Name | Clinical Nursing Society (CNS) |
|---|---|
| Chair | To be announced |
| Founder and Secretary | Jeremiah Maina |
| Focus | Clinical practice, education, nursing leadership and health policy |
| Partner | Secure and Reliable Artificial Nurse (SERAN) LTD, through the Nurses Agenda platform |
| info@cns-uk.org | |
| Nurses Agenda | nursesagenda@gmail.com · @NursesAgenda |
What we do
Four programmes, one purpose: better care
Clinical Nursing Academy
Tutoring, revalidation support, continuing professional development and preceptorship, delivered by NMC-registered nurse tutors.
Learn moreInternational Nurses Network
Mentoring, OSCE preparation and professional integration support for internationally educated nurses joining the UK workforce.
Nursing Policy Forum
Contributing to NHS workforce policy: safe staffing ratios, fair pay, career progression and community-based care transformation.
Nursing services
NMC-registered nurses for home care, post-discharge care and short-term cover for NHS trusts, care homes and clinics.
Learn moreJoin a society that speaks for the bedside.
Membership is open to students, nurses, midwives, specialists, internationally educated nurses and partner institutions across the UK.