School of Nursing and Midwifery

R.G.N., Dip. N., E.N.B. 998, Pg.D. (Distinction), Cert. Ed Higher Education. NMC registered Teacher, PhD.

Fellow of The Higher Education Academy

Research Fellow Institute Primary Health Care Sciences / Health Service Research Unit

Member of the Palliative and End of Life Care Research Group

Sue is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery and teaches on both pre and post registration courses. Her special interests include Clinical Leadership, the development of Hospital at Home services and Post-acute Intermediate Care.

Sues clinical background is Adult General Nursing. She has worked in Primary Care since 1994 within the District Nursing Service. Her most recent practice as Clinical Lead Intermediate Care involved the development of the Community Intermediate Care Service within North Staffordshire working closely with the Fit for the Future Department developing care routes across the interface of Primary and Secondary Care.

Sue's PhD thesis explored the patient's experience entitled : From health crises to home: an embedded multi-case studio the experiences and perceptions of older people.

My research within Keele is split between the Institute for Primary Health Care Sciences and the School of Nursing. My main areas of research are primary care, primary and secondary care interface and the service user experience; with particular focus on chronic disease management and person-centred care.

• Pre-registration nurse programmes
• Dissertation supervisor
• Clinical Skills: BLS, Catheterisation, Venepuncture
• Continuing Professional Development
• Pathway and Module Lead BSc Long Term Conditions
• Module Lead Recognition of acutely ill/deteriorating clients in community settings for Allied Health Professionals

Link Lecturer:

Primary Care Leek Moorlands Locality

District Nurse/Health Visitor Teams / Intermediate Care / Long Term Conditions Team

Project management:

2011 Access and Progression into Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes West Midlands Strategic Health Authority.

2008 Development of module supporting changing landscape of NHS. Project 9

Bid West Midlands Strategic Health Authority also supported by Life Long Learning

Network Bid.

Conference Papers

Ashby, S.M.Shaw, J., Smithies, L. (2013) The changing face of user and carer engagement in healthcare education rhetoric or reality? Royal college of Nursing Education Forum International Conference, Glasgow 7-9th June 2013

Ashby, S., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2012) The experiences and perceptions of older people in health crisis: an exploratory case study. International Congress on Innovations in Nursing, Perth, Australia, November 2012.

Ashby, S., Beech, R (2010) Improving services for older people to reduce the unplanned use of hospital admission. Western Cheshire Primary Care Research Conference 28th January 2010.

Masterson, A., Maslin-Prothero, S., Ashby, S. (2010) Opening the’ Black Box’ of Interprofessional Education to Support Intermediate Care. Net10 Conference, Sydney. February 2010.

Read, S.C., Ashby, S., Gibbs, M. (2010) Users and carers engagement in nurse education: Reflections on active participation. RCN Conference Blackpool February 2010.

Ashby, S., Beech, R. (2009) Experiences of older people across the interface between primary and secondary care. BSG Conference 2009 Bristol.

Dickenson, A., Ashby, S., Henderson, C., Beech, R., Cove, J., Knapp, M. (2008) Patient Journeys: How can they be used to illuminate the impact of changes on service delivery on the health and social care experiences of older people?. The 37th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology University of the West of England, Bristol and the University of Bristol 4th-6th September 2008.

Ashby, S., Snape, J., Walker, J., Brandreth, M. (2008) Older Peoples Services, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really want. Royal College of Nursing International Conference Liverpool, April 08.

Ashby, S., Maslin-Prothero, S., Rout, A. (2007) Use of a virtual steering group'. Royal College of Nursing International Research Society Conference, University of Dundee , May 2007.

Rout, A., Ashby, S., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2007) Interprofessional Working Intermediate Care in the UK: A Literature Review'. Royal College of Nursing International Research Society Conference, University of Dundee May 2007.

Ashby, S., Rout, A., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2006) Involving Clients and their Carers as Equal Partners on a Project Using Electronic Communication'. 3rd International Conference of Healthy Ageing and Longevity Melbourne, Australia October 2006.

Rout, A., Ashby, S., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2006) Interprofessional Working Intermediate Care in the UK: A Literature Review' 3rd International Conference of Healthy Ageing and Longevity Melbourne, Australia October 2006.

Ashby, S., Rout, A., Maslin-Prothero, S. (2006) Involving Clients and their Carers as Equal Partners on a Project Using Electronic Communication'. INVOLVE Conference, September 2006.

Williams, J., Ashby, S. (2006) Following up patients: working across boundaries. A practical guide to setting up and running Nurse Led Follow Up. Manchester Conference Centre, Manchester. Healthcare Events. 28th February 2006.