Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby
Background and experience
Professor Ann-Marie Cannaby is the Pro-Vice Chancellor for the School of Health and Care at Coventry University. Prior to this role she worked in a collaborative group structure as the Chief Nurse at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and Chief Nurse and Deputy CEO at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust. Ann-Marie's clinical background is grounded in caring for patients with medical conditions. She has worked within large university hospitals in the UK and has held a variety of clinical, research and managerial roles including chief operating officer.
For the last 18 years, Ann-Marie has held executives' roles, gaining a wealth of leadership experience across the NHS and internationally, including Chief Nursing Officer at Hamad Medical Corporation the public health system in Qatar. Ann-Marie has maintained an international nursing perspective and has been involved in nursing leadership and quality projects in Holland, China, Egypt, Qatar, Malawi, Australia and New Zealand.
Ann-Marie remains actively involved in research and education and holds a first degree, a master's degree and a PhD. She held substantive professorial positions and is now a Visiting Professor at Birmingham City University and Staffordshire University. She continues to teach on topics including transformational leadership and global policy. Her research interests focus on quality across nursing services including how technology (digital and robotic) can improve nursing care and patient outcomes. Ann-Mare is a member of the Health Advisory Board at British Telecom.