Steve Ford is editor of Nursing Times. The leading independent brand for nurses, Nursing Times is a monthly print magazine and the largest nursing website outside of the US. He has been editor since 2018, having joined in 2007 as news editor. Under his stewardship, Nursing Times was named PPA Special Interest Magazine of the Year in 2019. A journalist who has spent his career specialising in the health sector, he has also written for Health Service Journal and Doctor among others. He specialises in health policy, especially workforce, education and regulation, but has also written regularly about clinical issues. He has overseen coverage of major stories such as the Francis report and Covid-19, and is regularly asked by the wider media to comment on nursing stories.