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I joined Keele in September 2005 as a Lecturer in Nursing at Keele University School of Nursing and Midwifery. I am a Registered Nurse (adult) and a Registered Teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. My clinical background is community nursing with latest experience at the interface of care as Clinical Lead of an intermediate care team. I have previously completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Leadership at Staffordshire University and have recently completed a PhD in Nursing at Keele University.
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 a particular focus on chronic disease management and person-centred care.
Selected Publications
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2013. Using interprofessional education to support intermediate care. Nursing Older People, vol. 25, 20-24.
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2010. Healthcare Research - A Handbook for Students and Practitioners. In Healthcare Research - A Handbook for Students and Practitioners. Roberts P (Ed.). Wiley.
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2010. Hospital at home shows similar mortality and subsequent hospital admissions to hospital care for older patients with acutely decompensated chronic heart failure. Evidence Based Nursing, 7-8. doi>
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A literature review of interprofessional working and intermediate care in the UK. doi>
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Journal Articles
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2013. Using interprofessional education to support intermediate care. Nursing Older People, vol. 25, 20-24.
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2010. Hospital at home shows similar mortality and subsequent hospital admissions to hospital care for older patients with acutely decompensated chronic heart failure. Evidence Based Nursing, 7-8. doi>
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A literature review of interprofessional working and intermediate care in the UK. doi>
Chapters
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2010. Healthcare Research - A Handbook for Students and Practitioners. In Healthcare Research - A Handbook for Students and Practitioners. Roberts P (Ed.). Wiley.
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Primary Care. In Foundation studies for caring. Glasper AMGRJ (Ed.). UK: Palgrave MacMillan.
Other
I was awarded the West Midland Birmingham Hospitals Travel Award 2006 which enabled me to observe older people’s services in the state of Victoria, Australia.
I am a peer reviewer for Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing and McMaster PLUS/PIER/EB Journals.
I am a member of
- Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership Trust Intermediate Care Steering Group
- North Staffordshire Respiratory Alliance (NSRA)
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Rehabilitation and intermediate care forum
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Discharge planning and continuing health care forum

