PhD student Tim Büscher is on to the next stage

PhD student Tim Büscher has successfully completed his interim viva in his own inimitable style. Tim and supervisors (Judith Dyson and Fiona Cowdell) offer sincere thanks to Kate Galvin and Penny Grubb for their creative, expert, insightful comments.

The picture supports Tim's PhD subject
of hoarding; it is not his office

Faculty staff links to impact factor journals

The 2013 Thomson Reuters Journal Impact Factor tables have been published.  The impact factor for Journal of Advanced Nursing (JAN) has increased to 1.685 and places 18/106 journals.  JAN remains the highest cite academic nursing journal in the world with 11383 citations in 2013.  Professors Roger Watson and Mark Hayter are editors with JAN.

In addition International Emergency Nursing has appeared to the list for the first time with an entry impact factor of 0.721.  Mike Parker, another faculty member, sits on their advisory board.

Editorial by Deborah Robinson

Deborah Robinson

Deborah Robinson has published:

Robinson D (2014) ODPs have a responsibility ODP 2, 161

New publications by Jacquie White

Jacquie White has co-authored:

Jacquie White

SMITH T, MAIDMENT I, HEBDING J, MADZIMA T, CHEATER F, CROSS J, POLAND F, WHITE J, YOUNG J, FOX C (2014) Systematic review investigating the reporting of comorbidities and medication in randomized controlled trials of people with dementia Age and Ageing doi: 10.1093/ageing/afu100

FOX C, SMITH Y MAIDMENT I, HEBDING J, MADZIMA T, CHEATER F, CROSS J, POLAND F, WHITE J, YOUNG J (2014) The importance of detecting and managing comorbidities in people with dementia? Age and Ageing doi: 10.1093/ageing/afu101

New publication by Catriona Jones and Anji Gardiner

Catriona Jones and Anji Gardiner have published:

Jones, C, Gardiner, A (2014) Common gastrointestinal problems in pregnancy. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 12(6), pp. 11–12

Anji Gardiner

Catriona Jones

Hull Professor elected Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

Professor Roger Watson, Professor of Nursing in the Faculty of Health and Social Care has been elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).

Roger Watson FRCPE

The RCPE is an independent standard-setting body and professional membership organisation which aims to improve and maintain the quality of patient care.  The RCPE has a strong UK and international presence with over 12,000 Fellows and Members in 91 countries, covering 56 medical specialties and interests.

Of the fellowship, Professor Watson said: "It is an honour to be recognised in this way and by such a prestigious body.  At first, as I am not a medical doctor, I thought that the invitation to become a Fellow must be a mistake, but the RCPE have non-physician fellows.  I see this as an opportunity to represent the voice of nursing and to make a contribution to medical education and patient care through the work of the RCPE."

Professor Watson already holds several fellowships including of the Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom and the Society of Biology.  He was among the first group of three non-USA nurses to be elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.  The Faculty of Health and Social Care has one other Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, Professor Mark Hayter.