Nursing Standard is marking the RCN’s centenary year with a monthly series celebrating the range and impact of modern nursing roles across the UK. In the third of our series, Alison Whyte talks to three nurses whose dedication and vision is having an effect in the north of England

Nurses today perform an astonishing range of roles with energy, imagination and dedication. The three individuals featured here each show a different aspect of nursing: Kirstie Wallace’s high-octane job involves managing aircraft and surgeons, Amy Louise Parkes is enabling people with dementia to have more independence, and Anna Richardson has created a ward culture that is open to challenge from patients.