The Professional Nurse Advocate's Handbook

Liz Lees-Deutsch is a Professor for Nursing Practice based in the Centre for Care Excellence, a collaborative partnership between Coventry University and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire. She led a team of researchers to complete the first national evaluation of the PNA programme in 2022 and an evaluation of the impact of quality improvements led by PNAs in 2025.

Emma Wadey is the Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey. She was formerly the National Deputy Director for Mental Health Nursing at NHS England.

Rosie Kneafsey is Director of the Research Centre for Healthcare and Communities at Coventry University and strategic lead for the Centre for Care Excellence for Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health.