Natalie Welsh started her nursing career as a nursing auxiliary, and once qualified she worked on a colorectal surgical ward. A short spell as a prison nurse followed, then she began working for a homecare company as a community nutrition support nurse, where her passion for nutrition support was born. Following a secondment with the nutrition support & IFU team at St Marks in Harrow, Natalie returned to the NHS. Natalie was part of the team that achieved Tameside Hospital NHS trust moving out of special measures and then moved to take up her current post as a lead nutrition specialist nurse/matron at Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust. Natalie has been an NNNG committee member since 2017 and has held roles such as conference lead and vice chair. She moved into the role of Chair at the beginning of 2023; she is delighted to have this opportunity and looks forward to continuing to raise the profile of the Nurses voice in nutritional care.