Daljit Athwal

Daljit Athwal is Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, a role she has held since August 2022. A registered nurse, registered sick children’s nurse and registered health visitor, Daljit also holds an MBA and was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Science, honoris causa, by Coventry University in 2023. Daljit is an experienced senior NHS nurse leader with a career spanning acute, community, regional and national roles. Before joining Birmingham Women’s and Children’s, she served for four years as Chief Nurse at George Eliot Hospital. Her earlier executive and senior leadership roles include Deputy Chief Nurse at Nottingham University Hospitals and Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals, Head of Quality at the Trust Development Authority, and Director of Quality Governance at Kettering General Hospital. She was also one of the first Nursing Fellows within the Chief Nursing Officer for England’s team, where she led a national initiative to