Ms. Susan OLIVER (UK)

Susan is an independent nurse consultant in rheumatology with a part time contract with Pennine Musculoskeletal Care Partnership. She is recent past chair of the Royal College of Nursing Rheumatology Forum in the UK and previous Chief Nurse Advisor for the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (2002-2009).

In her independent work she has undertaken a range of consultancy, advisory roles as well as projects such as planning service re-design and project management work for the National Patient Safety Agency and The British Society for Rheumatology (BSR). Susan led a large project with the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, mapping patient journey (2006) She has been invited to advise and support nurse training on rheumatology nursing developments nationally and internationally.

She has written on her specific areas of interest, editing two books (chronic disease nursing; a rheumatology example (2004) and an Oxford University Press Handbook on Musculoskeletal Nursing (2009)). Areas of specific interest include: Biologic therapies and immunology, Social and psychological issues related to long term conditions, pain management for inflammatory joint diseases, developing nursing roles to improve patient centred care, strategic and political issues related to health care delivery.