Although he doesn't know yet what his next career move will be, when he does settle on an option, Dickon Weir-Hughes will doubtless pursue it with the same single-minded determination that has made him Chief Nurse/Deputy Chief Executive at the Royal Marsden Hospital. A self-confessed E, N, T, J in the Myers Briggs personality classification--someone who thrives on leadership and independence of thought--Mr Weir-Hughes has wanted to become a nurse since his school days, and during his career has moved deliberately and successfully into nursing management so that he can make 'big broad changes' to patient care.

'I made a conscious decision to become a nurse when I was at ...