Karen Pudge

Karen joined Health Education England in 2021 and is a Senior Programme Manager. She a Registered Nurse and still works regularly in clinical practice in Critical Care. She has previously worked in acute services, community, diabetes, end of life and education. She is passionate about developing others to provide the best patient care and has extensive experience of education and workforce

development. She has led on several national workforce programmes including the introduction of nursing associate role, apprenticeships, return to practice and innovation in nurse education. She is currently programme manager for a new initiation to develop flexible and accessible education using the latest digital technologies, with the aim of widening access into nursing and other healthcare professions. She has a keen interest in how workplace culture, incivility and professional behaviours & values impacts the nursing workforce. She has recently completed a MSc Healthcare Management, is a Florence Nightingale Foundation leadership scholar and is part of NIHR research study on looking at unprofessional behaviours in nursing.