Research degrees with the College of Nursing Midwifery and Healthcare

Principal supervisor:

• Professor Kay Mafuba

Context 

The vulnerability of people with learning disabilities has been unequivocally established for some time. In response to these continuing, and now very public concerns about safe nursing practice, a new nursing strategy was launched late 2012 that set out the purpose of nurses, midwives and care staff in delivering high quality, safe and compassionate care, and their role to achieve excellent health and well-being outcomes (DH, 2012).

In addition, the introduction of the NMC (2018) Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses has ushered in new knowledge and skills for registered nurses. The proposed research will contribute to the improvement of safety in learning disabilities nursing practice. 

Proposed title 

Relationship between staffing levels, context of care, and patient safety for people with learning disabilities: A multiple method study. 

Aim

To investigate the relationships between staff levels and context of care in learning disability services, and the delivery of safe and compassionate care in a range of care settings. 

Principal supervisor:

• Professor Jennie Wilson

Context

The integration of infection prevention and control measures into care practices is essential to ensuring that patients remain safe and that healthcare infection is minimised.

Using human factors ergonomics to improve this integration is one way of achieving better adherence to key infection prevention and control practices.

Proposed title

Applying human factors ergonomics to improve IPC practice in the healthcare environment 

Aim

To better understand how to integrate the use of hand hygiene and personal protective equipment to ensure that healthcare workers use them at the right time/place.