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Rebekah Bewsey

Forum Chair

RMN, BSc(Hons), MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, Non-Medical Prescriber

Rebekah is a Registered Mental Health Nurse with 22 years’ experience working for the NHS, 16 of these as a Nurse. She currently works as CAMHS Lead Nurse for OXLEAS NHS Foundation Trust. 

Rebekah’s expertise is in Child and Adolescent Mental Health, with a noteworthy reputation working in mental health crisis and inpatient services for children and young people with complex presentations. Rebekah’s career has seen her progress in a diverse range of clinical, operational, strategic, and managerial roles. Rebekah currently supports CAMHS services to deliver high-quality care, with an emphasis on transformation, continuous improvement, leadership and parity of esteem. She is passionate to develop and share knowledge and has presented at several conferences on topics such as safeguarding adolescents and prescribing in CAMHS. Rebekah’s passion and dedication for nursing saw her win the 2019 麻豆视频 Award for Mental Health Practice.

Being extremely devoted to nursing, Rebekah has been a member of the RCN since qualifying in 2010. She is committed to advancing the profession and is passionate to influence policy and champion improved care for children and young people with mental health challenges. 

Jamie Cargill

Vice Chair

Jamie Cargill is a Nurse Consultant with extensive experience supporting children, young people and adults across diverse care settings throughout the UK. Jamie combines frontline clinical expertise with strategic leadership, contributing to policy development, strengthening care pathways and promoting equitable, person鈥慶entred care across the lifespan.

Working collaboratively with colleagues and partners regionally and UK鈥憌ide, Jamie is committed to empowering the nursing workforce, driving meaningful service improvement and advocating for the wellbeing of people, families and communities.

Living on the east coast of Scotland, Jamie enjoys triathlon, walking and spending time outdoors. Married with two children at university, Jamie values family life and brings a grounded, people鈥慺ocused perspective to every aspect of practice. As an active RCN member, Jamie champions open, collaborative conversations about the future of nursing.

Neil Fletcher

Roald Dahl Clinical Nurse Specialist for teenagers and young adults, Barts Health NHS Trust.

Dual registered RGN and RN (Child) with over 35 years’ experience across a variety of clinical settings. 

MSc (Advanced Clinical Practice) and Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarship.

Neil is passionate and committed to improve healthcare transition pathways and developmentally appropriate healthcare. He is keen to promote the importance of children and young peoples mental health and parity of esteem. Neil is also eager to raise the awareness and importance of the impact of CYP social prescribing and youth worker roles, and to continue to raise the awareness of young carers.

Neil supports the Barts Health Youth Forum and is an advocate for the importance of involving young people in “what matters to me”. He is also an Advisory Group Member for Your Stance (Community interest Company), a Young People’s Health Specialist Interest Group member and a Charity Trustee.

Andy Jones

Esther Salimon

Esther is a Registered Children’s Nurse and Specialist Public Health Nurse with over ten years’ post-qualification experience, working across the 0–19 age range to support children, young people and families within diverse communities across London. Her professional background spans across safeguarding, school health and children in care. She is deeply committed to addressing complex public health challenges, reducing health inequalities, and improving outcomes for vulnerable and marginalised populations.

Alongside her clinical expertise, Esther currently manages a multidisciplinary public health nursing team and provides strategic leadership across services. Her role includes day-to-day operational management, service development, workforce planning, performance oversight and quality improvement, with a particular focus on improving health outcomes for children in care. She works closely with colleagues across health, education, social care and the voluntary sector, contributing to system-wide approaches to public health and advocacy.

Away from work, Esther enjoys travelling, playing netball, and creating music. Valuing both physical activity and creative expression as essential to her overall wellbeing and nature.
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Nonnita Thresher

Nonni has 22 year's experience as a registered paediatric nurse. Her nursing career has spanned many fields of children's nursing before she found her passion for Adolescent care. For the past 5 years Nonni has been the ward sister of the Adolescent ward at Bristol Children's Hospital. 

She is a huge advocate for the recognition of Adolescent care being a medical speciality in its own right. She is a strong believer in age and developmentally appropriate care, delivered by health professionals who have been trained in the specific needs of young people.  

Nonni has been pivotal in the development of an annual adolescent health conference, regional adolescent study days and guest lecturing for the University of the West of England pre registration adult and child nursing programmes.

Amy Walker