Staff profile: Professor Fiona Ross
Position: Dean and Professor of Primary Care Nursing
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8725 2155
Email: f.ross@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Biography
Fiona Ross joined the Faculty in 2006 as a research active Dean. Previously she was the Director of the NIHR-funded National Nursing Research Unit at King's College London and prior to that, was the Faculty's first Chair in Primary Care Nursing. Over the last 20 years she has carried out evaluations of nurse-led interventions in primary care using multi-method approaches. Fiona has established interests in care of older people in community settings, long-term conditions, shifting boundaries between professional groups and teamwork. She recently completed an NIHR study on on the professional experience of governance and incentives in primary care, and currently leads a programme on patient and public involvement.
Fiona is the past editor in chief of the Journal of Interprofessional Care and is co-editor with Sally Redfern of the textbook Nursing Older People, now in its fourth edition. She is a fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Sciences, a member of the NIHR SDO (National Institute for Health Research Service Delivery and Organisation Programme) commissioning board and Chair of the London Higher Healthcare Education Group.
Interests
Evaluation of change in complex healthcare organisations; evaluating change in practice through evidence based approaches; service user involvement in research; shifting professional boundaries and collaborative practice; multidisciplinary approaches to the care of older people.
Publications
Article
Smith, Pam, Mackintosh, Maureen, Ross, Fiona, Clayton, Julie, Price, Linnie, Christian, Sara, Byng, Richard and Allan, Helen (2012) Financial and clinical risk in health care reform: a view from below. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 17(2), pp. 11-17. ISSN (print) 1355-8196
Lui, May, Lee, Diana, Greenwood, Nan and Ross, Fiona (2012) Informal stroke caregivers' self appraised problem solving abilities as a predictor of wellbeing and perceived social support. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 21(1-2), pp. 232-242. ISSN (print) 0962-1067
Ross, Fiona, Harris, Ruth, Christian, Sara and Redfern, Sally (2011) The impact of nursing innovations in the context of governance and incentives. Journal of Research in Nursing, 16(3), pp. 274-294. ISSN (print) 1744-9871
Harris, Ruth, Bennett, Janette, Davey, Barbara and Ross, Fiona (2010) Flexible working and the contribution of nurses in mid-life to the workforce: a qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 47(4), pp. 418-426. ISSN (print) 0020-7489
Barr, Hugh and Ross, Fiona (2010) Handing over. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 24(1), pp. 1-2. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Ross, Fiona (2010) Learning from older people: shifting the balance in research. Generations Review, 20(4), ISSN (print) 0965-2000
Ross, Fiona (2010) Poor organisational cultures erode compassionate care. Nursing Times, 106(33), p. 27. ISSN (print) 0954-7762
Ross, Fiona (2010) Tensions between universities and the NHS need ironing out. Nursing Times.net, 106(47), p. 25. ISSN (print) 0954-7762
Morrow, Elizabeth, Ross, Fiona, Grocott, Patricia and Bennett, Janette (2010) A model and measure for quality service user involvement in health research. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 34(5), pp. 532-539. ISSN (print) 1470-6423
Smith, Pam, Pearson, Pauline H and Ross, Fiona (2009) Emotions at work: what is the link to patient and staff safety - implications for nurse managers in the NHS. Journal Of Nursing Management, 17(2), pp. 230-237. ISSN (print) 0966-0429
Smith, Elizabeth, Donovan, Sheila, Beresford, Peter, Manthorpe, Jill, Brearley, Sally, Sitzia, John and Ross, Fiona (2009) Getting ready for user involvement in a systematic review. Health Expectations, 12(2), pp. 197-208. ISSN (print) 1369-6513
Axford, John, Heron, Christine, Ross, Fiona and Victor, Christina R. (2008) Management of knee osteoarthritis in primary care: pain and depression are the major obstacles. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 64(5), pp. 461-467. ISSN (print) 0022-3999
Vernon, Sue and Ross, Fiona (2008) Participation in community exercise classes: barriers to access. British Journal of Community Nursing, 12(2), pp. 89-92. ISSN (print) 1462-4753
Smith, Elizabeth, Ross, Fiona, Donovan, Sheila, Manthorpe, Jill, Brearley, Sally, Sitzia, John and Beresford, Peter (2008) Service user involvement in nursing, midwifery and health visiting research: a review of evidence and practice. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 45(2), pp. 298-315. ISSN (print) 0020-7489
Yeung, Sue, Lui, May How-Lin, Ross, Fiona and Murrells, Trevor (2007) Family carers in stroke care: examining the relationship between problem-solving, depression and general health. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(2), pp. 344-352. ISSN (print) 0962-1067
Smith, Elizabeth and Ross, Fiona M. (2007) Service user involvement and integrated care pathways. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 20(3), pp. 195-214. ISSN (print) 0952-6862
Richards, Sally, Donovan, Sheila, Victor, Christina and Ross, Fiona (2007) Standing secure amidst a falling world? Practitioner understandings of old age in responses to a case vignette. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 21(3), pp. 335-349. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Barr, Hugh and Ross, Fiona (2007) Working together for health. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 21(1), pp. 1-2. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Ross, Fiona (2007) The journey to publication. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 21(2), pp. 125-128. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Ross, Fiona (2006) 30th anniversary commentary on van Maanen H. M. Th. (1988) Being old does not always mean being sick: perspectives on conditions of health as perceived by British and American elderly. Journal of Advanced Nursing 13, 701-709. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 53(1), p. 64. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
Ross, Fiona and Barr, Hugh (2006) Framing and reframing. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 20(1), pp. 1-2. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Barr, Hugh, Gilbert, John and Ross, Fiona (2006) Introducing InterEd. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 20(2), pp. 93-94. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Barr, Hugh and Ross, Fiona (2006) Mainstreaming interprofessional education in the United Kingdom: a position paper. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 20(2), pp. 96-104. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Lui, May, Lee, Diana, Ross, Fiona and Yeung, Sue (2006) Psychometric evaluation of the centre for epidemiological studies depression scale in Chinese poststroke older adults. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 38(4), pp. 366-369. ISSN (print) 1527-6546
Barr, Hugh and Ross, Fiona (2006) Student voices. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 20(3), pp. 221-222. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Ross, Fiona and Harris, Ruth (2005) Can interprofessional education make a difference in the care of people with chronic disease? Chronic Illness, 1(1), pp. 81-86. ISSN (print) 1742-3953
Donovan, Sheila, Ross, Fiona and Smith, Elizabeth (2005) Circles of learning: using the World Cafe method to build knowledge on service user involvement. Education for Primary Care, 16(1), pp. 85-86. ISSN (print) 1473-9879
Smith, Elizabeth, Ross, Fiona M., Mackenzie, Ann and Masterson, Abigail (2005) Developing a service-user framework to shape priorities for nursing and midwifery research. Journal of Research in Nursing, 10(1), pp. 107-118. ISSN (print) 1744-9871
Ross, Fiona, Donovan, Sheila, Brearley, Sally, Victor, Christina, Cottee, Mark, Crowther, Peter and Clark, Eileen (2005) Involving older people in research: methodological issues. Health and Social Care in the Community, 13(3), pp. 268-275. ISSN (print) 0966-0410
Victor, Christina R., Triggs, Eric, Ross, Fiona, Lord, Joanne and Axford, John S. (2005) Lack of benefit of a primary care-based nurse-led education programme for people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Clinical Rheumatology, 24(4), pp. 358-364. ISSN (print) 0770-3198
Ross, Fiona and Corbett, Kevin (2005) Primary care nursing: education for changing roles and boundaries. Education for Primary Care, 16(3), pp. 246-255. ISSN (print) 1473-9879
Lui, MH, Ross, FM and Thompson, DR (2005) Supporting family caregivers in stroke care: a review of the evidence for problem solving. Stroke, 36(11), pp. 2514-2522. ISSN (print) 0039-2499
Ross, Fiona, O'Tuathail, Claire and Stubberfield, Debbie (2005) Towards multidisciplinary assessment of older people: exploring the change process. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 14(4), pp. 518-529. ISSN (print) 0962-1067
Victor, Christina R., Ross, Fiona and Axford, John (2004) Capturing lay perspectives in a randomized control trial of a health promotion intervention for people with osteoarthritis of the knee. Journal Of Evaluation In Clinical Practice, 10(1), pp. 63-70. ISSN (print) 1356-1294
Ross, Fiona, Smith, Elizabeth, Mackenzie, Ann and Masterson, Abi (2004) Identifying research priorities in nursing and midwifery service delivery and organisation: a scoping study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 41(5), pp. 547-558. ISSN (print) 0020-7489
Ross, Fiona (2004) Learning to involve patients. Education for Primary Care, 15(3), p. 411. ISSN (print) 1473-9879
Furne, Angela, Ross, Fiona and Smith, Frank (2003) Supporting organisational change through learning sets for primary care organisations: putting the KARM before the STORM. Education for Primary Care, 14(3), pp. 355-359. ISSN (print) 1473-9879
Goodman, Claire, Ross, Fiona, Mackenzie, Ann and Vernon, Sue (2003) A portrait of district nursing: its contribution to primary health care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 17(1), pp. 97-108. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
McLaren, Susan, Ross, Fiona, Redfern, Sally and Christian, Sara (2002) Leading opinion and managing change in complex organizations: findings from the South Thames Evidence-based Practice project. Nursing Times Research, 7(6), pp. 444-458. ISSN (print) 1361-4096
Ross, Fiona, Vernon, Susan and Smith, Elizabeth (2002) Mapping research in primary care nursing: current activity and future priorities. Journal of Research in Nursing, 7(1), pp. 46-57. ISSN (print) 1744-9871
Ross, Fiona and Manthorpe, Jill (2001) Ageing and global boundaries. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 15(3), pp. 213-214. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Ross, Fiona, McLaren, Susan, Relfeirn, Sally and Warwick, Cathy (2001) Partnerships for changing practice: Lessons from South Thames Evidence-based Practice project (STEP). Nursing Times Research, 6(5), pp. 817-828. ISSN (print) 1361-4096
Furne, Angela, Ross, Fiona, Holdaway, Keith, Mohammed, Nizam and Marshall-Lucette, Sylvie (2001) Providing multi-agency work-based education for clinical governance. Clinical Governance Bulletin, 2(3), pp. 6-7. ISSN (print) 1470-9023
Furne, Angela, Ross, Fiona and Rink, Elizabeth (2001) The integrated nursing team in primary care: views and experience of participants exploring ownership, objectives and a team orientation. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 2(3), pp. 187-195. ISSN (print) 1463-4236
Vernon, Susan, Ross, Fiona and Gould, Mairi A. (2000) Assessment of older people: politics and practice in primary care. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 31(2), pp. 282-287. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
Tye, Christopher C. and Ross, Fiona M. (2000) Blurring boundaries: professional perspectives of the emergency nurse practitioner role in a major accident and emergency department. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 31(5), pp. 1089-1096. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
McLaren, S.M.G. and Ross, F. (2000) Implementation of evidence in practice settings: some methodological issues arising from the South Thames Evidence Based Practice Project. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing, 4(3), pp. 99-108. ISSN (print) 1361-9004
Ross, Fiona, Rink, Elizabeth and Furne, Angela (2000) Integration or pragmatic coalition? An evaluation of nursing teams in primary care. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 14(3), pp. 259-267. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Ross, Fiona and Southgate, Lesley (2000) Learning together in medical and nursing training: aspirations and activity. Medical Education, 34(9), pp. 739-743. ISSN (print) 0308-0110
Millar, Elaine, Garland, Carol, Ross, Fiona, Kendrick, Tony and Burns, Tom (1999) Practice nurses and the care of patients receiving depot neuroleptic treatment: views on training, confidence and use of structured assessment. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 29(6), pp. 1454-1461. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
Tye, Christopher C., Ross, Fiona and Kerry, Sally M. (1998) Emergency nurse practitioner services in major accident and emergency departments: a United Kingdom postal survey. Journal of Accident and Emergency Medicine, 15(1), pp. 31-34. ISSN (print) 1351-0622
Burns, T., Millar, E., Garland, C., Kendrick, T., Chisholm, B. and Ross, F. (1998) Randomised controlled trial of teaching practice nurses to carry out structured assessments of patients receiving depot antipsychotic injections. British Journal of General Practice, 48(437), pp. 1845-1848. ISSN (print) 0960-1643
Ross, Fiona (1997) Book Review of: Changing services for older people by Alan Walker and Lorna Warren. Journal of Social Policy, 26(2), pp. 290-291. ISSN (print) 0047-2794
Ross, Fiona and Tissier, Josephine (1997) The care management interface with general practice: a case study. Health & Social Care in the Community, 5(3), pp. 153-161. ISSN (print) 0966-0410
Book
Redfern, Sally J. and Ross, Fiona M., eds. (2006) Nursing older people. 4th ed. London, U.K. : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. 778p. ISBN 0443074593
Book Section
Ross, Fiona and O'Tuathail, Claire (2006) Assessment of older people. In: Redfern, Sally J. and Ross, Fiona M., (eds.) Nursing older people. 4th ed. London, U.K. : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. pp. 603-627. ISBN 0443074593
Ross, Fiona M. and Victor, Christina R. (2006) Health and social care for older people in the community. In: Redfern, Sally J. and Ross, Fiona M., (eds.) Nursing older people. 4th ed. London, U.K. : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. pp. 103-122. ISBN 0443074593
Redfern, Sally J. and Ross, Fiona M. (2006) Introduction. In: Redfern, Sally J. and Ross, Fiona M., (eds.) Nursing older people. 4th ed. London, U.K. : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. pp. 1-4. ISBN 0443074593
Redfern, S, Ross, F, McLaren, S and Christian, Sara (2006) Pathways to innovation in health care. In: Casebeer, Ann L. , Harrison, Alexandra and Mark, Annabelle L., (eds.) Innovations in health care: a reality check. Basingstoke, U.K. : Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 157-173. ISBN 9781403947482
Ross, Fiona M. and Redfern, Sally J. (2006) Reflections. In: Redfern, Sally J. and Ross, Fiona M., (eds.) Nursing older people. 4th ed. London, U.K. : Elsevier Churchill Livingstone. pp. 729-743. ISBN 0443074593
Conference or Workshop Item
Smith, Elizabeth, Ross, Fiona, Donovan, Sheila, Manthorpe, Jill, Brearley, Sally, Sitzia, John and Beresford, Peter (2007) Service users in research. In: Unhealthy professional boundaries? Working together in health and social care; 04 - 05 Dec 2007, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)
Monograph
Ross, Fiona, Mackenzie, Ann, Smith, Elizabeth, Masterson, Abigail and Wood, Carol (2002) Identifying research priorities for nursing and midwifery service delivery and organisation: A study undertaken for the Nursing and Midwifery Subgroup of the National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R & D (NCCSDO). (Project Report) National Institute for Health Research. 102 p.
Grants
- Ross F; Smith P; Byng R; Redfern S; Christian S; Mackintosh M; Davies C; Brearley S; Larson J; Manthorpe J (2006). The professional experience of governance and incentives: meeting the needs of people with complex conditions in primary care. NCCSDO Programme of research on the Impact of Governance Incentive Arrangements on Organisational Performance. £280, 468: 2006–2008,
- Ross F; Harris R (2005). Development and evaluation of a patient centred tool for professionals to assess the quality of care in the contect of an integrated care pathway for falls. Guy’s and St Thomas’ Charity, (PhD fellowship). 2005–2008
- Ross F; Vernon S; Kinirons M; Hughes M; Whitney J; Winn M; Barber M (2005). Participation of older people in community based exercise programmes in Lambeth and Southwark: exploring barriers to access and acceptability. Southwark PCT Research Support Unit. 2005–2006
- Ross F; Mackenzie A; Smith E. (Feb 2002). Identifying research priorities for nursing, midwifery and health visiting service delivery and organisation. DoH Service Delivery and Organisation: Nursing and Midwifery Subgroup.
Students supervised
