Nurses in the UK are highly valued as part of the multidisciplinary health team. However, as Daniel Kelly, PhD, from the School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK, discusses in this interview, this may not be the case in every country. Speaking from the UK Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS) Annual Conference 2017, Prof. Kelly discusses the upcoming European Nursing Oncology Society (EONS) leadership summit, which aims to raise the profile of leadership in nursing.