Nellie Kumaralingam is a member of the Workforce Panel of the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce, King's College London.

Macmillan Cancer CNS Development Lead - North West London RM Partners - NW & SW London Cancer Alliance. Nellie works as a Macmillan Cancer CNS Development Lead for North West London. The role is part of a two year project to support current cancer CNSs and develop a cohort of aspirant cancer CNSs to maintain and sustain the cancer CNS role in London. A qualified advanced nurse practitioner, Nellie is passionate about supporting nurses to gain the skills, expertise and experience needed to provide expanded care for patients. Nellie is an experienced cancer nurse with a specialist interest in melanoma, immunotherapy and workforce. Over a 20+ year career, she has worked in a variety of nursing roles from staff nurse to ward sister to clinical nurse specialist to advanced nurse practitioner.

Nellie completed a Bachelor of Science in nursing studies at Middlesex University. She has a Master of Science in advanced nursing practice from London South Bank University. She also, has a diploma in cancer nursing from The Royal Marsden School of Cancer Nursing. She has completed research into patient initiated follow for stage 1 melanoma and the experiences of patients receiving immunotherapy for metastatic melanoma. Her achievements include co-editing The Fundamentals of Cancer Care for UKONS in 2021. She co-wrote chapters for The Fundamentals of Cancer Care. Nellie is a board member for BASCSN and UKONS. Nellie is an advocate for nursing leadership, patient/ public involvement, and advanced practice.