30 April 2027 | JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel, London
Ruth Oshikanlu
CEO
Goal Mind and Abule CIC
Dr Ruth Oshikanlu MBE is CEO of Goal Mind and Abule CIC. A multiple award-winning nursing, midwifery and health visiting leader and social entrepreneur, she has almost three decades' experience delivering secondary and community healthcare across the public, independent and voluntary sectors.
Passionate about equity, social justice and trauma-informed care, Ruth has spent most of her career working with marginalised communities to reduce health inequalities and improve life outcomes, and continues working to reduce disparities in health.
She is a Queen's Nurse, Churchill Fellow and Florence Nightingale Senior Leadership Scholar, and holds fellowships of the Institute of Health Visiting, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, Royal Society of Arts, Royal Society for Public Health and the American Academy of Nursing. Ruth was appointed MBE in the 2019 New Year Honours as an ambassador for health visiting and for services to community nursing, children and families.
