I have worked clinically in both mental health and adult nursing.
In mental health nursing I worked in both in-patient and community settings in substance misuse, elderly care and helping people in recovery. In adult nursing I worked in general surgery and urology.
I have many years' experience in the education of nurses both in Swansea and, previously, the University of South Wales (University of Glamorgan).
Mental health ethics
Recovery in mental health
Physical health problems and their care for people living with mental health problems.
Mental health nursing
PhD in cultural and social history of Cardiff City Mental Hospital.
Supervision of Alaa Alanazi PhD study – Development of a co-produced, self-management supportive programme to meet the needs of Saudi women with locally advanced breast cancer: An intervention mapping approach.
External Examinerships:
Mental Health University of Plymouth. 1998 – 2001
Mental Health Staffordshire University 2003 - 2008
Mental Health Dublin City University 2008 -2012
Mental Health Keele University 2013 to 2017.
The aim of the module is to equip health and social care professionals to respond to the physical health needs of adults with mental health problems, as this client group has high levels of morbidity and mortality. The module aims to better equip staff to work between primary and secondary care to ensure that the range of health needs are met. During the module there will be opportunities for staff to develop physical healthcare assessment skills and engage in health promotion strategies. The module may be taken as a stand-alone module or as part of the BSc Mental Disorder pathway.
The aim of the module is to equip health and social care professionals to respond to the physical health needs of adults with mental health problems, as this client group has high levels of morbidity and mortality. The module aims to better equip staff to work between primary and secondary care to ensure that the range of health needs are met. During the module there will be opportunities for staff to develop physical healthcare assessment skills and engage in health promotion strategies.
This module enables the student to develop the requisite knowledge, skills and values to care for adults with a range of long term conditions to include palliative/ end of life care. The students will learn to recognise the complexity of living with long term health conditions and to appraise the range of approaches to nursing people across all four fields of nursing practice with long term conditions, in the context of multi-professional practice and collaborative working.
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn galluogi'r myfyriwr i ddatblygu'r wybodaeth, y sgiliau a'r gwerthoedd gofynnol i ofalu am oedolion ag ystod o gyflyrau tymor hir i gynnwys gofal lliniarol / diwedd oes. Bydd y myfyrwyr yn dysgu adnabod cymhlethdod byw gyda chyflyrau iechyd tymor hir ac arfarnu'r ystod o ymagweddau at bobl nyrsio ar draws pob un o'r pedwar maes ymarfer nyrsio â chyflyrau tymor hir, yng nghyd-destun ymarfer aml-broffesiynol a chydweithio.
This module enables the student to develop the requisite knowledge, skills and values to care for adults with a range of long term conditions to include palliative/ end of life care. The students will learn to recognise the complexity of living with long term health conditions and to appraise the range of approaches to nursing people across all four fields of nursing practice with long term conditions, in the context of multi-professional practice and collaborative working.
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn galluogi'r myfyriwr i ddatblygu'r wybodaeth, y sgiliau a'r gwerthoedd gofynnol i ofalu am oedolion ag ystod o gyflyrau tymor hir i gynnwys gofal lliniarol / diwedd oes. Bydd y myfyrwyr yn dysgu adnabod cymhlethdod byw gyda chyflyrau iechyd tymor hir ac arfarnu'r ystod o ymagweddau at bobl nyrsio ar draws pob un o'r pedwar maes ymarfer nyrsio â chyflyrau tymor hir, yng nghyd-destun ymarfer aml-broffesiynol a chydweithio.
This module enables the student to develop the requisite knowledge, skills and values to care for adults with a range of long term conditions to include palliative/ end of life care. The students will learn to recognise the complexity of living with long term health conditions and to appraise the range of approaches to nursing people across all four fields of nursing practice, with long term conditions, in the context of multi-professional practice and collaborative working.
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn galluogi'r myfyriwr i ddatblygu'r wybodaeth, y sgiliau a'r gwerthoedd gofynnol i ofalu am oedolion ag ystod o gyflyrau tymor hir i gynnwys gofal lliniarol / diwedd oes. Bydd y myfyrwyr yn dysgu adnabod cymhlethdod byw gyda chyflyrau iechyd tymor hir ac arfarnu'r ystod o ymagweddau at bobl nyrsio ar draws pob un o'r pedwar maes ymarfer nyrsio, gyda chyflyrau tymor hir, yng nghyd-destun ymarfer aml-broffesiynol a chydweithio.
This module enables the student to develop the requisite knowledge, skills and values to care for adults with a range of long term conditions to include palliative/ end of life care. The students will learn to recognise the complexity of living with long term health conditions and to appraise the range of approaches to nursing people across all four fields of nursing practice, with long term conditions, in the context of multi-professional practice and collaborative working.
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn galluogi'r myfyriwr i ddatblygu'r wybodaeth, y sgiliau a'r gwerthoedd gofynnol i ofalu am oedolion ag ystod o gyflyrau tymor hir i gynnwys gofal lliniarol / diwedd oes. Bydd y myfyrwyr yn dysgu adnabod cymhlethdod byw gyda chyflyrau iechyd tymor hir ac arfarnu'r ystod o ymagweddau at bobl nyrsio ar draws pob un o'r pedwar maes ymarfer nyrsio, gyda chyflyrau tymor hir, yng nghyd-destun ymarfer aml-broffesiynol a chydweithio.
Mae'r modiwl hwn yn galluogi'r myfyriwr i ddatblygu'r wybodaeth, y sgiliau a'r gwerthoedd gofynnol i ofalu am oedolion ag ystod o gyflyrau tymor hir i gynnwys gofal lliniarol / diwedd oes. Bydd y myfyrwyr yn dysgu adnabod cymhlethdod byw gyda chyflyrau iechyd tymor hir ac arfarnu'r ystod o ymagweddau at bobl nyrsio ar draws pob un o'r pedwar maes ymarfer nyrsio â chyflyrau tymor hir, yng nghyd-destun ymarfer aml-broffesiynol a chydweithio.
This module enables the student to develop the requisite knowledge, skills and values to care for adults with a range of long term conditions to include palliative/ end of life care. The students will learn to recognise the complexity of living with long term health conditions and to appraise the range of approaches to nursing people across all four fields of nursing practice, with long term conditions, in the context of multi-professional practice and collaborative working.
This module enables the student to develop the requisite knowledge, skills and values to care for adults with a range of long-term conditions to include palliative/ end of life care. The students will learn to recognise the complexity of living with long-term health conditions and to appraise the range of approaches to nursing people across all four fields of nursing practice with long-term conditions, in the context of multi-professional practice and collaborative working.
The module will enable the mental health field student to participate in the organisation, management and delivery of safe, quality care to patients and service users across all four fields of nursing in accordance with recognised legal, ethical, quality and professional frameworks for practice. Students will develop a critical understanding of the process of clinical governance and continuous quality improvement through leadership skills and apply these principles to the practice settings, using a range of communication skills, self-reflection, clinical judgment and critical evaluation of the evidence base for nursing practice.
Health promotion and public health are essential components of the nurse‿s role. This module aims to provide students with an understanding of public health development, the nurse‿s role and priorities for action such as inequalities, advocacy and partnership working. Key principles of health promotion and its role within public health will also be explored. The module will also provide students with knowledge of how to promote health within practice across the lifespan in a variety of settings.
The aim of this module is to enable nursing students to develop the knowledge and skills to evaluate and advance professional nursing practice. It will help them to identify areas for improvement and help identify any potential limitations within the context of current policy and organisational cultures. The module will enable the student to develop their own potential, advancing their own practice whilst evaluating the impact on self, service users and other professionals.
This module aims to give an overview of specialist aspects of mental health nursing practice, especially when care can be considered complex and situations rapidly change. The module also aims to give a greater insight into the application of legal, ethical and professional issues to practice. This module draws on the content of modules within Years 1 and 2 and experiences in practice to consolidate the knowledge, skills and attitude for professional practice in the field of mental health nursing.
The aim of this module is to enable mental health nursing students to develop the knowledge and skills to evaluate and advance professional nursing practice. It will help them to identify areas for improvement and help identify any potential limitations within the context of current policy and organisational cultures. The module will enable the student to develop their own potential, advancing their own practice whilst evaluating the impact on self, service users and other professionals.
This module aims to prepare students to care and systematically manage complex care situations, demonstrating creativity, adaptability and the prioritisation of clinical decision making whilst working within their scope of practice and across all four fields of nursing practice, across community, hospital or any healthcare setting.
Nod y modiwl hwn yw paratoi myfyrwyr i ofalu a rheoli sefyllfaoedd gofal cymhleth yn systematig, gan ddangos creadigrwydd, hyblygrwydd a blaenoriaethu penderfyniadau clinigol wrth weithio o fewn eu cwmpas ymarfer ac ar draws y pedwar maes ymarfer nyrsio, ar draws y gymuned, ysbyty neu unrhyw leoliad gofal iechyd.
This module aims to prepare students to care and systematically manage complex care situations, demonstrating creativity, adaptability and the prioritisation of clinical decision making whilst working within scope of practice, across community, hospital or any healthcare setting where their needs are supported and managed. A range of blended teaching methods will be applied, including simulation, to enable the students to encompass nursing people with complex needs from all four fields of practice. Online learning will be supported via Canvas.
This module encourages the development of research mindedness and prepares students for evidence informed practice by way of a self-directed dissertation study into an area of social work interest.
Former member of the Editorial Board - Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Member of Llafur – Welsh People’s History Society
Invited presentation, lecture or conference
Cardiff City Mental Hospital and its Role in the Great War. 2017, September
