Michelle Cox

Michelle has 30 years’ experience in the NHS and 26 years as a registered nurse. 

Michelle has a particular interest in health inequalities. As a black nurse she has shone a light on issues affecting not just black communities and ethnic minorities, in her hometown of Liverpool, but has led on a number of national programs to elevate understandings around equality, diversity and inclusion, ensuring that challenges are addressed and learning embedded throughout NHS organisations. 

Michelle is more than passionate about challenging discrimination and injustices and has often used her platform as a nurse. Until recently she was the chair of Steve Biko Housing Association ensuring that the elderly and vulnerable in the local community have access to quality affordable homes free from race discrimination. 

It came as no surprise to hear of Michelle’s landmark win at an Employment Tribunal in February 2023, taking on her employer for race discrimination, harassment, victimisation and detriments for whistleblowing. A fight she describes as a win for all global majority staff in the NHS experiencing discrimination. 

She has recently returned from her second medical mission in Ghana. Her first was in 2022 to Sierra Leone which Michelle describes as an enriching experience