Intentional rounding does not deliver quality of care to patients, partnership study involving Kingston University and St George’s, University of London finds 30th October 2019 The nursing practice of intentional rounding is more about ‘ticking boxes’ than providing quality individualised care, according the partnership study involving Kingston University and St George’s, University of London.
Health care research professor at Kingston University and St George’s, University of London named Academy of Social Sciences Fellow 16th October 2019 Professor Annette Boaz has been made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Kingston University and St George’s academic awarded MBE for outstanding services to stroke rehabilitation 21st June 2017 Professor of Rehabilitation Research Fiona Jones included on the Queen’s Birthday honours list
Building Bridges: Research programme for self-management support 26th October 2016 Professor Fiona Jones is leading a programme of research for self-management support for individuals with complex disabilities.
Breakthrough research to self-manage and cope with pain through exercise 6th June 2015 Mike Hurley, Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences, has devised a rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.
Ethnic differences in satisfaction with social care amongst older carers of stroke survivors 5th May 2015 The study, led by Dr Nan Greenwood, explored the perceptions and experiences of 57 older carers of stroke survivors, and was funded by the National Institute of Health Research School of Social Care Research (NIHR SSCR).
Communication And Respect for people with Dementia: Student learning (CARDS) 5th May 2015 CARDS is an innovative educational programme for pre-qualifying health and social care students. It is aimed at improving the education and training of health and social care students to work effectively with people with dementia, through theoretical components and an opportunity to interact with people with dementia in a care home.
BREATHE platform for informal care givers 5th May 2015 ‘Support for the Informal Caregiver in Long Term Care of elderly people; Platform for self-assessment and efficient management for informal caregivers (BREATHE)’, is an interdisciplinary research project
Promoting a safer hospital environment 1st May 2015 Hospital patients with learning disabilities face longer waits and mismanaged treatment due to nursing staff’s failure to understand them, according to a report released in 2014 by a research team, including Dr Irene Tuffrey-Wijne.
Improving end of life care for people with learning disabilities 1st May 2015 Pioneering research by Dr Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, into end of life and palliative care for people with learning disabilities, has helped transform services and change public policy in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
