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Aisha Holloway
Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland and Chair of Nursing Studies, The University of Edinburgh, UK
Professor Aisha Holloway took the role of Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for Scotland in November 2025. She is also Chair of Nursing Studies, The University of Edinburgh. She also maintains her role as Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and is a Fellow of the RCSI and RCN.
Aisha is formerly Programme Director for the global programme Nursing Now Challenge the largest global community network of early career nurses, midwives and students. She recently worked for the WHO HQ in Geneva, with a specific focus on workforce. Most recently sat on the state of the Worlds Nursing (SoWNN) steering committee launched in May 2025.
She has held a number of Government, Non-Government Advisory and Board roles within the UK and Internationally.
She has built a strong research programme spanning 30 years in public health and alcohol and workforce with a strong focus on health policy and political nurse leadership.