This weeks’ blog is 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) There are lots of reasons to publish your work: To add to the body of knowledge (high-quality, evidence-based nursing), you might […]
Category: Early Career Researchers
Unveiling the Integrated Community Care Network
This weeks’ blog is written by Helen Lord (H.Lord@bolton.ac.uk), Joey Weber, Joanne Smith, Katie, Bannister, Phil Downing and Hayley Carr from the University of Bolton #BoltonUni The surge in complex health and social care challenges has brought to light inefficiencies within existing systems, as noted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2013 1. In […]
‘What was I made for?’ Navigating the a clinical academic career as an early career researcher.
This week’s blog is part of the ‘Early Career Researchers'(ECRs) theme. Dr Gearóid Brennan is the Lead Psychiatric Liaison Nurse at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He is an early career researcher, having achieved his PhD in 2021. Gearóid reflects on his journey of being an ECR while maintaining a clinical career and offers some […]
Building a Nursing Academic Career in the UK: Reflections from an International Early Career Researcher
This week’s blog is part of the ‘Early Career Researchers (ECRs)’ theme. Dr Catherine Clarissa (Clarissa) is a Lecturer in Nursing (Life Sciences) and a Research Fellow (YARNS Transitions) in Nursing Studies, School of Health in Social Science, University of Edinburgh. She is an early career researcher having achieved her PhD in 20211. Moving from […]
Being a Mental Health Nurse and PhD student: Working, studying and evolving identity
This weeks’ blog, and the first as part of our Early Career Researcher theme, is from Zoe Dodd. Zoe is a part time PhD student, a registered Mental Health Nurse and also works full time in a leadership role in a Mental Health Trust. Since starting my PhD in 2020, there has been a significant […]
Evidence Based Practice Through a Journal Club; How can we promote nursing practice?
By Mudhar Al Adawi, Senior Nurse, Nurse Researcher at Royal Hospital, Oman. Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become a global issue among health care providers due to improvements in the quality of health systems. Acquired knowledge from EBP helps to improve patient outcomes, guide clinical practice, and improve the quality of care for the healthcare consumer […]