A clinician, manager, and economist from the London School of Economics, Christine was a Ward Sister, CEO in the NHS in North London, CEO of the Royal College of Nursing for 12 years, and president of the International Council of Nurses where she was involved in policy-making through WHO and other UN bodies and visited 50 countries. Christine is currently a member of the advisory panel for the WHO/PAHO Collaborating Centre to Advance the Policy on Research for Health at Arizona State University. She is also a member of the NHS Healthy Workforce Advisory Board, overseeing efforts to create a step change in the health of the 1.2 million-strong NHS workforce.