Expert Details

Medication Management

ID: 728809 United Kingdom

Expert is Reader in Mental Health Nursing at a university and leads the development of and provision for research and education in mental health within the School of Nursing & Caring Sciences. She historically has a background in forensic mental health although her focus in more recent years has been on acute adult psychiatric settings. An avid believer in the promotion of the service user view Expert has conducted extensive research into the role of the patient in the delivery of care. Accordingly the bulk of her research work and publications has been on staff and patient perspectives on aggression and violence in inpatient services. Expert is a member of the European Research Group on Violence in Psychiatry and leads the mental health research group within the School of Nursing.

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Education

Year	Degree	Subject	Institution
Year: 2003	Degree: PhD	Subject: Nursing	Institution: Lancaster University
Year: 2008	Degree: MA	Subject: Criminology	Institution: Open University
Year: 1993	Degree: BSc	Subject: Nursing Studies	Institution: Hull University

Work History

Years	Employer	Title	Department
Years: 2005 to 2010	Employer: University of Central Lancashire	Title: Reader in Mental Healt Nursing	Department: School of Nursing & Caring Sciences
Responsibilities: Available upon request.

Government Experience

Years	Agency	Role	Description
Years: 2006 to 2007	Agency: Coss Government Group on Management of Aggression	Role: Group Member	Description:

International Experience

Years	Country / Region	Summary
Years: 2010 to 2010	Country / Region: Norway, Trondheim	Summary: Invited to consult on a research project on aggression.
Years: 2009 to 2009	Country / Region: USA, Washington	Summary: Invited as expert consultant on restraint reduction training.
Years: 2010 to 2010	Country / Region: Canada, Toronto	Summary: Invited conference speaker for patient safety national conference.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Royal College of Nursing; Nursing Midwifery Council.

Professional Appointments
Board member of European Violence in Psychiatry Research Group; Editorial Board, Mental Health Review; Editorial Board, Journal of Aggression, Peace and Conflict.

Awards / Recognition
Nurse of the Year 1990

Publications and Patents Summary
She has authored 20 publications, 1 book, and 5 book chapters.

Language Skills

Language	Proficiency
English

Fields of Expertise

aggression, mental health