FEN Board
Lead. Influence. Shape the Future.
The Faculty of Emergency Nursing (FEN) Board sits at the heart of our organisation — a committed, profession-led group of Emergency Nurses who volunteer their time, expertise and insight to guide the strategic direction and impact of FEN.
Our Board represents voices from across the UK and Ireland, bringing together wide-ranging frontline experience, clinical leadership, educational expertise and professional insight from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. This breadth ensures that FEN’s work remains grounded in real emergency care practice, while looking firmly to the future.
FEN also works closely with key national partners, including the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care, Royal College of Emergency Medicine, and the RCN Emergency Care Forum, helping us stay connected to the wider emergency care landscape and contribute meaningfully at national level.
As FEN continues to grow — expanding our endorsed and credentialled education offer, strengthening governance, and supporting smarter, practice-focused professional development — there are increasing opportunities for Emergency Nurses to shape our work.
You don’t need to sit on the main Board to make a difference. Much of FEN’s work is driven through our specialist Boards and groups, including:
Competency Board
Help shape, review and refine Emergency Nursing competencies, and contribute to the development of professionally endorsed and credentialled Emergency Nursing courses, ensuring they reflect contemporary practice and workforce needs.
Education Board
Contribute to the design, quality assurance and ongoing development of practice-focused educational content, including the creation and refinement of proformas, assessment tools and supporting resources used across FEN programmes.
Research & Evaluation Group
Provide opportunities for Emergency Nurses who have undertaken research, service evaluation or quality improvement work to present and share their findings. The group also supports the evaluation of FEN education activity, including reviewing webinar feedback and learning impact, helping ensure our offer remains responsive, evidence-informed and continually improving.
This is your opportunity to influence the future of Emergency Nursing.
Whether your passion lies in education, professional standards, clinical leadership, research or evaluation, your contribution matters.
Ready to get involved?
Contact us to find out how you can play a role in a profession-led movement shaping Emergency Nursing — now and for the future.
As of January 2026
the current members of the Faculty of Emergency Nursing Board are:
Dr Claire McCarthy, Immediate Past President, Director of Research and Evaluation Finance Board.
Catherine Connelly, Research and Evaluation, Ireland Representative
Emma Edwards, Deputy Chair Education Board, Welsh Representative
Jeanette Welsh, President, Director of Education. Education Lead, Chair of Education Board, Finance Board
Jennifer Wherity. Competency Board. Ireland Representative.
Judith Morgan. Director of Competency and Quality Assurance, Chair of Competency Board and Internal Quality Assurance Board (IQAB). Past President.
Kayleigh Chainey, Accreditation and Qualifications Consultant, Competency Board, Agored Cymru Centre Lead.
Nathan Griffiths, President Elect. FEN Director of Marcoms. Competency Board, Education Board, Paediatric Representative.
Ollie Allen, Education Board, Ireland Representative.
Ros Carlile, Deputy Chair Education Board
Ruth Cave, Competency Board, England Representative
Sandra Roberts, Competency Board, Welsh Representative
Andy Thurgood, FPHC Representative
Prof. Frank Coffey, RCEM Representative
Sara Morgan, RCN Emergency Care Forum Representative
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