Jane Salvage

Jane Salvage serves as a Visiting Professor at Kingston University's School of Nursing, Allied and Public Health within the Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education since 2013, previously holding the Writer in Residence position. An internationally active nursing and midwifery leadership consultant, she collaborates with organizations including the World Health Organization and serves on the Royal College of Nursing International Committee.

Her educational credentials include:

• BA in English Literature from the University of Cambridge
• Registered General Nurse (UK)
• MSc in Sociology of Health and Illness from the University of London
• Certified Global Nurse Consultant in Health Policy and Nursing Leadership

Professor Salvage's work is fundamentally driven by social justice advocacy for women and addressing health inequalities, originating from her nursing practice in London's East End. Her expertise spans nursing/midwifery policy leadership, international development, and health equity, with increasing focus on global health systems through roles at WHO and UK governmental bodies. This trajectory reflects her commitment to transforming nursing's political dimensions into actionable policy.

Her publication history reveals evolving engagement with nursing's structural challenges, from the foundational analysis in The Politics of Nursing (1985) to commissioning national policy through Front Line Care (2010), culminating in the globally influential Triple Impact report (2016) that launched the Nursing Now campaign. Collectively, these works demonstrate consistent thematic focus on leveraging nursing leadership for health equity, gender justice, and sustainable development within complex health systems.

As policy adviser to the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on Global Health and former Programme Director of the ICN Global Nursing Leadership Institute (2016-2021), she has shaped international nursing capacity building. Her editorial leadership at Nursing Times and WHO advisory roles further demonstrate extensive knowledge translation across clinical, academic, and policy spheres.