Nicholas Hardiker RN, PhD

Nicholas R. Hardiker, RN PhD, is Professor of Nursing and Health Informatics and Associate Head (Research & Innovation) of the University of Salford School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work & Social Sciences. Nick has a background in Nursing and has Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. He has over 20 years experience of theoretical and applied research in Health Informatics, with a particular focus on Health Records and Terminologies.

Nick holds an adjunct position of Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, USA and is Director of the International Council of Nurses eHealth Programme. He has published widely and is asked regularly to speak at conferences and seminars. He is Editor-in-Chief of Informatics for Health and Social Care, he is a member of national and international standards bodies and think tanks, and regularly provides advice to organisations such as the UK Department of Health on informatics issues.