Wendy Irwin

Wendy Irwin is the Head of Equality and Diversity at the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). The RCN represents nurses and nursing, promotes excellence in practice and shapes health policies. Wendy is the strategic and operational lead on equality and human rights for RCN in the UK.

She has been instrumental in highlighting the workplace challenges faced by nurses and healthcare support workers working across a wide range of care settings. Her role focuses on improving the experience and outcomes for the diversity of the nursing workforce across the UK. Wendy is widely recognised as an equalities pioneer and contributed to both research and writing about equality and inclusion in the workplace.