Book chapter by Fiona Cowdell

Dr Fiona Cowdell has published a book chapter titled: 'Psychosocial effects and nursing interventions for dermatological disease and psychodermatoses' in this new book:

Determining the psychometric properties of the Enhancing Decision-making Assessment in Midwifery (EDAM) measure in a cross cultural context

Professor and Dean Julie Jomeen has co-authored:

Julie Jomeen

Jefford  Elaine, Jomeen  Julie, Martin  Colin (2016) Determining the psychometric properties of the Enhancing Decision-making Assessment in Midwifery (EDAM) measure in a cross cultural context BMC Pregnancy and childbirth doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0882-3

Ineffective consultations for acne: what is important to patients?

Fiona Cowdell

Dr Fiona Cowdell, Reader in Wellbeing and Long-Term Conditions is lead author on:

Cowdell F, Eady EA, Layton AM, Nevell NJ, Jones C, Ridd MJ (2016) Ineffective consultations for acne: what is important to patients? British Journal of Dermatology doi: 10.1111/bjd.14689

Nicki Credland to coordinate Nursing Standard Series

Nicki Credland, Lecturere in Critical Care has accepted a contract as series co-ordinator for 22 specialist critical care articles for Nursing Standard. They will be published late 2016 early 2017. Topics include inotropes,  sepsis,  sedation, arterial blood gas analysis,  acute renal failure and haemofiltration, invasive ventilation and endotracheal intubation

Professor Mark Hayter's visit to Doha, Qatar

Professor Mark Hayter was at the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Doha, Qatar this week presenting two seminars on qualitative research and meeting with academic and clinical nursing staff to explore PhD and research opportunities. Mark is pictured here with Professor Richard Gray, Director of the Health Services and Population Research Centre at HMC.

How to inform relatives and loved ones of a patient’s death

Mags Guest

Mags Guest has published:

Guest M (2016) How to inform relatives and loved ones of a patient’s death. Nursing Standard 30:34, 36-38

Students and faculty staff having fun with the British Army

Some students from the Faculty recently did an Alternative Placement:

Effective Non-Medical Prescribing in Mental Health, 27 September 2016, Hallam Conference Centre, London

Kirsty Fishburn

Kirsty Fishburn, Mental Health Lecturer in the Faculty is presenting: Non Medical Prescribing in Mental Health at this conference.To tweet about the conference use #NMPrescribingMental and mention @HCUK

Community Garden project involving Clare Whitfield

Dr Clare Whitfield

Clare Whitfield is involved in the Giroscape Garden Project.

Read about it here.

Is adherence therapy an effective adjunct treatment for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Jacquie White, Associate Dean Learning,

Dr Jacquie White

Teaching and Quality has co-authored:

Gray R, Bressington D, Ivanecka D, Hardy S, Jones M, von Bormann S, White J, Hoehn Anderson K, Chein W-T (2016) Is adherence therapy an effective adjunct treatment for patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis BMC Psychiatry 16:90 doi: 10.1186/s1288-016-0801-1

Kate Heaney and Jane Gill nominated for Student-Led Teaching Award

Kate Heaney, an administrator in the Faculty, has been shortlisted for the HUU Student-Led Teaching Awards in the Administration and Support Staff category.  Jane Gill, a lecturer in the Faculty has also been shortlisted. The shortlist was announced on the Hull University Union website. 

Other members of the Faculty have been shortlisted in previous years (Mike Parker, twice, and Kate Bowers), with Mike winning his category two years ago. Kate is the first non-academic member of staff in the Faculty to be shortlisted. 

Donald Trump invited to launch new Faculty of Health & Social Work

Possible US Presidential candidate, the business man Donald Trump, has been invited to the University of Hull to launch the new Faculty of Health and Social Care.

Mr Trump, who will be accompanied by his wife, will give a speech based on his developing philosophy of healthcare:

• All healthcare to be paid for at the point of delivery
• People ought to take responsibilty for their own health and nobody else's
• Registed nursing ought to be scrapped in favour of cheaper alternatives
• Information about your health status ought to be freely available for all relavent authorities to see
• Less money should be spent on healthcare
• Five of the 6Cs ought to be abandoned - starting with 'compassion'
• Other nationals should have no access to your healthcare system
• Our country our rules
• Lower taxes for all

Security will be very tight for this event and advanced booking must be made to the University of Hull Security office and this can be done online.