Gary Jones (nurse)

Gary J. Jones, CBE, FRCN (born 1953[1]) is a British nurse and author. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing, the Florence Nightingale Foundation and the Faculty of Emergency Nursing. He is the editor and/or author of a number of journals and published articles about nursing.

In 1969, Jones began his nursing career as a hospital cadet at Orsett Hospital, Essex. He qualified as a nurse in 1974. He then trained as an ophthalmic nurse at Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, before returning to Orsett Hospital.[2] He was chair of the Royal College of Nursing's (RCN) Accident & Emergency Forum UK from 1987 to 1990, and then chair of its successor, the RCN's Accident & Emergency Nursing Association UK from 1990 to 1995.[1][3] From 1994 to 1997, he was honorary consultant nurse advisor to the Chief Nursing Officer at the Department of Health (DoH).[1] He was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing in 2002.[4]

He has advised on many aspects of emergency care, including paramedic training, expert nursing practice and emergency community care, on a national level. He owns and operates his own medical care company, Health Care Training & Development Services Ltd.

In the 2003 Queen's Birthday Honours, Janes was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to emergency nursing.[5]