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Ruth Oshikanlu MBE
Ruth Oshikanlu FRCN, MBE, (1973-) is a nurse, midwife and health visitor, best known as a social entrepreneur

Oshikanlu was born in 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Nursing
From 1993 to 1996 Oshikanlu trained as a nurse at King's College London, registering as a nurse in September 1996. Also at Kings she completed the Leading, Managing and Developing Nursing course incorporating ENB 998 in July 1997, and the Care Provision for People Affected by HIV (ENB 934) in March 2001.

In July 2004 Oshikanlu completed the Diploma in Tropical Nursing at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In September 2006 she completed the Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber at London South Bank University. And in September 2012 she completed the Nurse First Programme - Postgraduate Diploma in Social Innovation at Buckinghamshire New University.

Midwifery
Between 1997 to 1999 Oshikanlu gained her BSc (Hons) in Midwifery at Thames Valley University, registering as a midwife in March 1999

Health Visiting
Oshikanlu trained as a Registered Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting) RSCPHN (HV) between 2005 to 2006 at London South Bank University, where she went on to gain a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health (Health Visiting) in September 2006.

Additional
In December 2006 Oshikanlu completed Parent Adviser Training at King’s College London. In April 2015 Oshikanlu was awarded an MSc in Social Innovation -at Buckinghamshire New University.

Honorary
In March 2019 Oshikanlu was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Health and Social Care at London South Bank University, London

Awards and honours
Oshikanlu was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the New Year 2019 Honours List as an Ambassador for the Health Visiting Profession and for services to Community Nursing, Children and Families. December 2018

She was made an Honorary Doctor of London South Bank University (Health and Social Care) in 2019

She was awarded fellowships including of the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2023 ; the American Academy of Nursing in 2023 ; the Royal Society for Public Health in 2022 ; the Royal Society of Arts in 2019 ; the Royal College of Nursing in 2017 ; and the Institute of Health Visiting in 2014. She was named a Churchill Fellow in 2019 and a Queen's Nurse (Queen's Nursing Institute in 2012


 * Winner of The BATON Awards – Lord Hastings Integrity Award 2020
 * International Midwifery Expo Awards – Inclusion Award – Commended 2019
 * Finalist of The Nursing Times Workforce Awards – Diversity and Inclusion Champion November 2022
 * Finalist of The National Diversity Awards 2019 – Positive Role Model Award for Gender
 * Member of The Organising Committee of The Nigerian Healthcare Professionals UK Awards March 2019
 * Winner of The DIVAS of Colour Awards – Health Professional Woman of The Year March 2019
 * Winner of The CA Awards (Creativity & Arts Award) - Best Coach/Mentor November 2018
 * We Are The City Rising Star Champion – Gender Champion July 2017
 * Recognition Award – Nigerian Nurses Association UK (June 2017)
 * Recognition Award – Women4Africa 2017 Awards (May 2017)
 * Winner of The Nigerian Achievers Awards – Outstanding Entrepreneur Award (December 2016)
 * Finalist – Nursing Times Workforce Awards – Diversity and Inclusion Champion category (November 2022)
 * Finalist – Nursing Times – Florence Nightingale Nurse of the Year category (November 2020)
 * Finalist – Journal of Health Visiting Awards – Health Visitor of The Year, Leadership in Health Visiting, Innovation in Health Visiting categories (2017, 2018)
 * Finalist – Precious Awards – Professional services category (October 2016)
 * Finalist – Black British Business Awards – Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics category (October 2016)
 * Named on The Nursing Times Leaders List (September 2015)
 * Named on The HSJ BME Pioneer List (November 2014)
 * Finalist – Women Inspiring Women Awards – Coach/Mentor category (July 2014)
 * The Queen’s Nursing Institute’s Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Award for Outstanding Service to Community Nursing (May 2014)
 * Winner – Community Practitioner and Health Visitor Association - Community Practitioner of the Year Award 2014 (March 2014)
 * Finalist – Community Practitioner and Health Visitor Association - Community Practitioner of the Year Award 2013 (March 2013)