Dr Emma Pascale Blakey is a registered nurse, researcher, and sustainability leader currently serving as Lead Nurse  Sustainability at NHS England. She brings a lived commitment to integrating environmental stewardship and healthcare, underscored by her academic credentials and frontline clinical experience.

Emma completed her PhD in nursing and is actively involved in the Chief Sustainability Officer’s Clinical Fellows programme, through which she applies systems thinking and leadership to drive greener health practices. In her clinical background, she has worked in acute and procedural settings, including in the Endoscopy department at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. 

She is a vocal advocate for the essential role of nurses and midwives in achieving the NHS’s net-zero priorities, arguing that environmental sustainability is inseparable from health equity, quality of care, and public health. Emma writes and speaks regularly on how the profession can lead translational change from low-carbon clinical methods to embedding sustainability in nursing education and policy.

With her unique blend of clinical insight, research grounding, and leadership in the sustainability agenda, Emma is helping to steer NHS England toward a future where high-quality care and planetary health go hand in hand.