We would like to extend a very warm welcome to Commander Kay Hallsworth to her new permanent role as Operations Manager. Kay has been volunteering with ARNO and the RNOC for the past 12 months during the COVID-19 crisis and so many of you will already have encountered her, both on and offline.

Commander Kay Hallsworth joined the QARNNS in 1992 as a Probationary Student Naval Nurse. In 2002 she commissioned as a Medical Services Officer and has worked across a wide variety of jobs in the UK and overseas. In 2020 she was named as the inaugural Naval Servicewoman of the Year. Compassionate and inclusive, Kay is a highly experienced specialist with a history of delivering medical operational capabilities in the Defence Medical Services. We wish her every success in her new role.