This blog is written by Dr Analisa Smythe, Research Matron, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Trust, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (analisa.smythe@nhs.net) and Dr Catharine Jenkins, Associate Professor, Dementia Care, Birmingham City University (catharine.jenkins@bcu.ac.uk ). IntroductionQualitative research is key to understanding participants’ experiences and insights, usually collected through focus groups and […]
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The Overlooked Crisis: Trauma Care for Older Adults in a Strained Nursing Workforce
This week’s blog is written by Hanna Järbrink, a specialist nurse surgical care, PhD student, and research nurse at the Department of surgery and trauma care, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden. The Growing Burden of Trauma in an Aging Population As the global population ages, the number of older adults requiring trauma care is rising rapidly […]
Sitting with imperfection- did I forget my New Years resolution?
This weeks EBN blog is from Andrea Stebbings (andrea.stebbings@plymouth.ac.uk), Associate Professor Midwifery (Education), University of Plymouth, https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/staff/andrea-lorien-stebbings As we approach a new season, this is often a time when we look forward and reflect on changes we want to make; for ourselves and in our work. The lived reality is that we may never quite get there. […]
Bridging the gap between clinical services and research
Bridging the gap between clinical services and research: Implementing a trust-wide research link initiative Nicola Manning @nicmanning2 Deputy Director of Research Nursing. University Hospitals Bristol & Weston NHS Foundation Trust and NIHR Nursing & Midwifery Senior Research Leader (SRL). There is a growing body of evidence that patients treated in research active organisations have improved […]
Growing the nursing workforce in the United Kingdom: Aspiration and reality
Introduction This week’s blog is by Rebecca Garcia and Irtiza Qureshi. The nursing workforce in the United Kingdom (UK) has been under capacity for a long time [1]. According to the latest published figures from NHS Digital (2024) [2], there are currently 34,709 qualified nursing vacancies in England. Worryingly, UCAS figures for 2024 demonstrate a […]
Decision Making in Dementia Care: Balancing Autonomy and Support in Thai Families
This week’s blog is written by Dr Natthawut Suriya, lecturer at Srimahasrakham Nursing College, Faculty of Nursing, Praboromarajchanok Institute, Thailand. Introduction Making everyday decisions is crucial for people with dementia and their family caregivers. Decision-making allows individuals with dementia to maintain their autonomy and self-identity. However, family caregivers often struggle to balance respecting this independence […]
Valuing and Integrating PPIE in Research: Recommendations for researchers
Written by Lindsay Welch (@LindsayICOPD) on behalf of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Education Consortium (PREC) group Welch, L1,2. Williams, S4. Sgroi, E1. Barker, R.E3. Pritchard, A5. Graham, L6. Loughran, K7. Armstrong, M8. Clifton, H9. Roberts, NJ10 1 Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, 2 University Hospital Dorset NHS Foundation Trust, 3 Health Innovation Wessex, […]
Embracing Diversity in English Language Expression
This week’s blog has been written by Dr Victor Kpandemoi Abu, Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, London South Bank University, London, UK. Non-native English speakers face the challenge of communicating the ‘standard’ form of English in publications or academic works. Attention has been drawn to my English linguistic deficit in these areas. You […]
Climate change and nursing; catalysing sustainability in healthcare
This week’s blog has been written by Ebenezer Akore Yeboah, a nurse and PhD candidate at Coventry University, UK, specialising in nursing, climate change, and sustainability. He is a member of the UK Florence Nightingale Foundation’s sustainability expert group. Climate change is having a widespread impact on all forms of life, leading to shifts in […]
Empowering Underrepresented Voices in Research: An Arts-Based Approach
This week’s blog has been written by Lorenza Nwafor, Research Sister at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Art-Based Research (ABR) is an alternative to conventional methods of data collection and analysis. Unlike traditional approaches, ABR allows participants to communicate through visual and literary art, going past language and literacy barriers. This approach prioritises […]