RN, Associate Professor @unisouthampton. Researching the health workforce, shift patterns, staffing levels to improve patient & workforce outcomes.southampton.ac.uk/healthsciences… Southampton, EnglandJoined October 2014
NEW: RCN Research Strategy
Nursing is an evidence based profession. To deliver care effectively we need to know what works.
Research generates that evidence - so it’s crucial to us all in healthcare.
Download and read the strategy here: bit.ly/42iUhv5
Our @NIHR_RSS Research Methods Academy is launching a seminar series on innovations and best-practice research methodologies!
Led by experts, these sessions will help researchers apply these methods independently, strengthen proposals, and boost research quality across health,…
We are recruiting! Are you an early or mid-career health services researcher with an interest in improving the quality of UK healthcare? This Research Associate or Assistant Research Professor role could be the one for you. Deadline 7 September. cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-…
New paper alert! Led by Dr Hannah Barker, we explore how NHS shift scheduling can better support nurses.
Collaborative & compromising strategies, flexible scheduling, and proactive communication are key to improving wellbeing & efficiency.
bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…
📊 New research alert! Led by Dr Paul Meredith, we tested whether an algorithm could estimate ward workload using routine NHS data.
Moderate accuracy on general wards = promising step toward automating nurse staffing assessments.
medinform.jmir.org/2025/1/e71666
Good things come in pairs! Our new paper shows that eliminating hospital understaffing by hiring more permanent nurses is cost-effective, saving £4,728 per year of healthy life gained per patient. Investing in RNs benefits patients & the economy.
qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/qhc/ea…
A study by our @HSciences researchers shows understaffing among registered nurses increases their chances of going off sick. The study also found a link between long shifts and nurse sickness.
Read more👉 brnw.ch/21wSadd@ora_dall@workforcesoton
💡 Research Discussion Spotlight
The NHS face pressing challenges in training and retaining staff. Our Workforce: Training & Retention session will tackle key issues including gender pay gaps and capacity. Don't miss this insightful discussion!
Register➡️hsruk2025.org
“A third of England’s acute hospitals are consistently missing more than one in ten of the nurses they have planned for on average across their wards”
FactCheck reveals: England’s missing nurses – Channel 4 News channel4.com/news/factcheck…
If you could not attend the webinar on shift work & patient safety here is the recording available online on the Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group YouTube channel @YHPSRC
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youtube.com/watch?v=Ekj0cG…
Thank you so much for having me and for an engaging discussion!
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