FACULTY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SCIENCES

Workforce Innovation, Development and Education Research Group: Projects

Examples of current and recent projects

TEAMS: Interprofessional teamwork across stroke care pathways - outcomes and patient and carer experience (2008-2011)
Researchers: Ruth Harris (PI); Fiona Ross; Geoffrey Cloud, St George's, University of London; Fiona Jones; Nan Greenwood; Professor Ann Mackenzie; Professor Vari Drennan; Dr Gillian Hewitt; Sarah Sims; Sally Brearley, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences; Mark Joy, Kingston University; Professor Lalit Kalra, King's College London
Funding: National Institute for Health Research: Services and Delivery (HS&DR) programmeOpens new window
Read more: Project page on the NIHR HS&DR programme websiteOpens new window
Investigating the contribution of physician assistants in primary care (2010-2012)
Researchers: Professor Vari Drennan; Mary Halter; Simon de Lusignan; Jon Gabe, Royal Holloway, University of London; Heather Gage, University of Surrey; Sally Brearley, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences
Funding: National Institute for Health Research: Services and Delivery (HS&DR) programmeOpens new window
Read more: Project page on the NIHR HS&DR programme websiteOpens new window
Readiness to Work: a series of interlinked studies exploring the employment experience of nurses qualifying from Universities in London
Researchers: Professor Ruth Harris; Dr Ann Ooms; Sara Christian; Robert Grant
Funding: NHS London
Transfer of e-learning quality innovation in mental health education (ePsychNurse.Net: eQuality System)
Researchers: Professor Mary Chambers. The project consortium consists of eight European countries and a total of 11 partners, led by the University of Turku.
Funding: European Commission Leonardo da Vinci Programme (2010-1-FI1-LEO05-03046)Opens new window
Read more: Project page on the University of Turku websiteOpens new window
Explaining health managers' information seeking behaviour and use
Researchers: Professor Christine Edwards, Dr Stephen Gourlay, Kingston University; Professor Stephen Iliffe, UCL, Professor Vari Drennan; Dr Steve Gillard, St George's, University of London; Professor Mary Chambers
Funding: National Institute for Health Research: Services and Delivery (HS&DR) programmeOpens new window
Read more: Project page on the NIHR HS&DR programme websiteOpens new window
Nurses' lives: a series of projects designed to capture the oral history of three prestigious London hospitals from the perspective of its nurses
Contact: Professor Vari Drennan
Funding: Various
Read more: Nurses' lives