David C. Benton
| David C. Benton | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 29, 1957 Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| 🏳️ Nationality | United Kingdom |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Robert Gordon University; Stirling University; University of Abertay; University of Complutense |
| 💼 Occupation | Nurse |
| 👔 Employer | NCSBN |
David C. Benton (Born October 29, 1957) is a British nurse, and regulatory and health policy expert who is the fifth Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) based in Chicago[1][2][3]. NCSBN is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization whose members include jurisdictional boards of nursing from member boards in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories. The membership also includes 30 associate members. Most recently, NCSBN created an exam user member category at the 2017 Delegate Assembly. NCSBN is the vehicle through which jurisdictional boards of nursing act and counsel together to provide regulatory excellence for public health, safety and welfare[2][3].
Benton is the author of multiple publications[4] relating to nursing and health policy; leadership; occupational licensure and nurse regulatory models; workforce and migration; and research methods including the use of social networks analysis, bibliometric analysis, and both quantitative and qualitative methods[5]. He is the recipient of a number of awards and honours[6].
Early Education and Personal Life
Benton[1] was born on October 29, 1957 in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Alfred David Benton and Isabella Margaret Benton (née Walker). He was educated at Elgin East End School and then Elgin Academy before studying for and graduating with a BSc in Electronic and Electrical Engineering (1978) at the Robert Gordon Institute of Technology, Aberdeen, Scotland (now Robert Gordon University).
Benton[1] is married to Elizabeth Denise Benton (née Macrae) and they have three children, Kenneth, Katrina and Andrew.
Professional Education
During the illness of his father Benton[7] decided to study and qualify as a general (RGN, 1983) and mental health nurse (RMN, 1984) at the Highland College of Nursing and Midwifery in Inverness, which later became part of the University of Stirling.
Benton, while working full-time at the Highland Health Board Mental Health Unit, undertook part-time study at Dundee College of Technology (now the University of Abertay) gaining an MPhil degree in 1988, based on his examination of the application of computer-assisted learning to post-basic psychiatric nurse education[7]. This study also launched his interest in publication in the popular nursing press, contributing to various book chapters and professional scholarship journals.
During his time as Chief Executive Officer at the International Council of Nurses, Benton studied at the University of Complutense in Madrid, Spain and completed both a MSc in Health Research Methods and graduated in 2013 with a PhD Summa Cum Laude for his work on an international comparative analysis of the regulation of nursing practice[8][9].
Career History
Benton[10] began his nursing career working clinically in general medicine and then in acute psychiatric nursing in Inverness, Highlands of Scotland. After completing his MPhil degree, he moved to a specialist post as District Research Nurse in 1988 for the North East Essex Health Authority.
With the advent of government health systems reforms, creating the purchaser-provider split, Benton pursued work for commissioning authorities and was recruited as the Chief Nurse and Director of Quality for the Tower Hamlets Health Authority in London in 1990. It was during this time that Benton became an advocate for the inclusion of nursing in the highest levels of health policymaking by highlighting the contributions that nurses can bring to the commissioning of health services and the monitoring of their quality.
In 1995, Benton took up a post as Regional Nurse Director for the Northern and Yorkshire Regional Health Authority, where he managed the transition of nursing schools into the higher education sector and introduced innovative leadership development activities for nurses in service provider, commissioning, and education sectors.
The National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland recruited Benton as their Chief Executive Officer in 1998. During this time, he represented all four national boards on the group reviewing the future of the UK nursing regulatory model, which ultimately resulted in the creation of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
In 2001, Benton was recruited as the Director of Nursing of NHS Grampian Acute Hospitals Trust. Restructuring of the healthcare provider units and a change in the associated health board's responsibilities led to Benton becoming the Executive Nurse Director for NHS Grampian, a position he held until moving to the International Council of Nurses (ICN) in 2005. As Executive Nurse Director, Benton successfully merged nursing leadership of various provider units into an integrated health system encompassing primary, secondary, and tertiary services, and strengthened relationships with nursing education departments at Aberdeen and Robert Gordon University. Additionally, he served as a special advisor to the Scottish Parliament's workforce committee and as a member of the Health Minister's committee for nursing on "Facing the Future." Benton was elected Chair of the Scottish Nurse Directors group and served from 2003 to 2005.
In 2005, Benton[6] was recruited to lead the Regulation, Licensure, and Education work of the ICN, based in Geneva, Switzerland. During this time, Benton completely reformed the Council's work on regulation, established the regulatory observatory and the regulators forum, initiated and authored work on a series of toolkits relating to the Model Nursing Act, the GATS, and Mutual Recognition Agreement, and conducted research on the future of regulation. He was then appointed as the organization's twelfth Chief Executive Officer in 2008, a position he held until 2015[11][12]. As Chief Executive Officer of ICN, he expanded the membership to include, among others, India, China, and Palestine. He participated in various expert groups at the World Health Organization, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent, and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and served as a nursing regulation expert for the WHO in numerous countries.
Current Work with NCSBN
Immediately upon joining NCSBN in 2015, Benton led the revision of the organization's strategic initiatives, shifting towards a more leadership-oriented focus on nursing regulation reform, borderless healthcare, regulatory leadership development, and next-generation testing. This work resulted in a visionary 2030 regulation model, the inclusion of 30 states in the enhanced nurse licensure compact, the identification of regulator competencies, and significant progress in developing new exam item types.
Scientific Publications and Research
Benton has published over 200 articles covering diverse topics such as regulation, leadership, workforce, quality improvement, research methods, bibliometrics, social network analysis, and health and nursing policy.
Honours and Awards
Benton is the recipient of numerous awards, honors, and scholarships[1][6][13][14]. These include: the Dr. George MacKenzie Memorial Scholarship (1983); National Florence Nightingale Committee (Mercers' Company Scholarship - 1990); The Nurse 93 Awards, inaugural Leadership in Nursing Award (1993); The Nuffield Traveling Fellowship for Research and Policy Studies in Health services (1999); Elected Fellow of the Florence Nightingale Foundation (2001); Appointed Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing (2003); Golden Dolphin Award for contributions to MSc in Nursing at the Escola Universitaria d'lnfermeria Santa Madrona, Universitat de Barcalona (2009); Asociacion Nacional de Enfermeras delnau Panama distinguished international nurse leader award for contributions to health and nursing policy (2010); Colegio de Enfermeros del Peru honorable distinction award the Florence Nightingale lamp for outstanding professional work on behalf of the profession (2011); Inducted as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (2015); Spanish Grand Nursing Cross - Gold Category - highest award for nursing in relation to work on health policy and nursing regulation (2017); Inaugural award of distinction from the Spanish Alliance of Professional Colleges in recognition of his global contribution and expertise in nursing regulation & Health Policy (2017).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Carrick Media (2018) Who's Who in Scotland 2018. Kilmarnock, UK. Carrick Media.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Kappel, D. (2016) A conversation with NCSBN CEO David Benton Part II. In Focus Winter, 14-15".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Kappel, D. (2015) A conversation with NCSBN CEO David Benton Part I. In Focus 2015 Fall. 1, 8-11, 17".
- ↑ "ORCID (2018) David Benton Publications".
- ↑ Cormack, D. (2000) The Research Process in Nursing 4th Ed. Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publications Ltd.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Harrington, J. {ICN appoints a new chief executive officer. International Nursing Review. 55:4, 370".
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nickitas, D.M. (2016) Shifting the Curve: An interview with David C. Benton. Nursing Economic$ 34:2, 77-81.
- ↑ "David Benton, nombrado doctor por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)".
- ↑ "Thesis" (PDF).
- ↑ "Shaffer, F. (2017) A spiral of transitions leading to broader influence and action. Nursing Administration Quarterly. 41:3, 218-222".
- ↑ "Harrington, J. (2009) Our diversity is our strength. International Nursing Review. 56(4}, 404-406".
- ↑ "Harrington, J. (2015) Nurses Find Solutions: a conversation with David Benton. International Nursing Review, 62:4, 439-440".
- ↑ Nursing Standard (1993) An agent of change: Inaugural Nursing Leadership Award. Nursing Standard 17:8, 17-20.
- ↑ "NCSBN (2017) NCSBN CEO Benton receives Great Cross of Spanish Nursing from the Spanish Nursing Council".
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