‘I never thought I could do that…’ Findings from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling.

New publication by Faculty colleagues with Dr Lesley Glover as first author:

Glover L, Kinsey D, Clappison JD, Gardiner E & Jomeen J ‘I never thought I could do that…’ Findings from an Alexander Technique pilot group for older people with a fear of falling. European Journal of Integrative Medicine 17, 79-85+

How helpful are mnemonics in the development of a research question?

New publication by Helen Sisson:

Sisson H (2017) How helpful are mnemonics in the development of a research question? Nurse Researcher 25, 3:42-45. doi: 10.7748/nr.2017.e1540

Happy Blogmass

Validity and Reliability of the Apple Watch for Measuring Heart rate During Exercise

Khushhal Alaa and Grant Abt have co-authored:

Khushhal, Alaa, Nichols, Simon, Evans, Will, Gleadall-Siddall, Damien, Page, Richard, O'Doherty, Alasdair, Carroll, Sean, Ingle, Lee and Abt, Grant (2017) Validity and Reliability of the Apple Watch for Measuring Heart Rate During Exercise. Sports Medicine International Open, 1 (06). E206-E211. ISSN 2367-1890

Lck is a relevant target in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells whose expression variance is unrelated to disease outcome.

New collaborative publication from colleagues in Life Sciences:

Till KJ, Allen JC, Talab F, Lin K, Allsup D, Cawkwell L, Bentley A, Ringshausen I, Duckworth AD, Pettitt AR, Kalakonda N, Slupsky JR. (2017) Lck is a relevant target in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells whose expression variance is unrelated to disease outcome. Scientific Reports. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-17021-w.

New Fellows of the HEA

Thirty staff and Graduate Teaching Assistants in the Facuty of Health Sciences achieved associate (7), fellow (17) and senior fellow (6) status from across the three schools since 1 September 2016.

The other staff achieving Senior Fellowhips were Dr Shane Lindsay, Dr Andrew Garrett (SLS), Prof Mark Hayter, Dr Liz Price, Paula Gawthorpe (SHSW), Dr Julie Seymour and Dr Antonios Matsakas (HYMS).

The University of Hull hosted a delegation of VIPs from the university of Yangzhou this week.

Pictured here from the Yangzhou delegation are:

Professor LI Shengcai  Associate Dean of College of Civil Science and Engineering; Professor LIU Peijian    Administrative Dean of College of Nursing; Professor LI Bin Dean of College of Information Engineering; Professor LIU Yongjun   Director of Office for Discipline Construction and Professor FOSE, HONG Tao – the Vice President of Yangzhou University.

Delegates met Professor Julie Jomeen and Professor Stephen Kelly – Deans of FHS and FOSE, and key staff from the university in order to discuss the proposed nursing project for Sept 2018 and potential collaborations.

Pictured here are Professor Andrew Abbott (APO) Amanda Lee (Associate Dean (International) FHS, and Caroline Michel (APO) speaking to Professor FOSE, HONG Tao – the Vice President of Yangzhou University and Professor LIU Peijian  the Administrative Dean of College of Nursing holding negotiations on the proposed nursing science transnational education project.

Experiences of older people following an acute exacerbation of COPD: a phenomenological study

New publication from Professor Mark Hayter with colleagues at the University of Genoa, Italy:

Rosa R, Bagnasco A, Ghirotto L, Rocco G, Catania G, Aleo G, Zanini M, Dasso N, Hayter M, Sasso L (2017) Experiences of older people following an acute exacerbation of COPD: a phenomenological study Journal of Clinical Nursing 10.1111/jocn.14189

New publications from Nick Hutchinson and colleagues

Nick and colleagues have co-authored:

Book Chapter:

Hutchinson, N.J. (2017). The Severe Impairment Battery. In V.P. Prasher (ed) Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities (2^nd Ed). Springer International Press.

Journal article:

Bright, N., Hutchinson, N., Oakes, P., & Marsland, D. (2017) Families’ experiences of raising concerns in healthcare services: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities,  online version ahead of print 10 October 2017.

Healthcare experts focus on dementia challenges

Professor Esme Moniz-Cook led a recent conference on dementia at The University of Hull which has been comprehensively  reported on the University of Hull website and on the Humber Bondholders website.

Understanding women’s preferences for opting into midwifery-led birth centre with Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust

Carol Lambert

Funding application of £10,000 over one year granted from East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group to undertake:

The Fatima Allam Birth Centre: Understanding women’s preferences for opting into midwifery-led birth centre with Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust.

Giving birth is generally very safe and it is effectively demonstrated that midwifery-led care in a non-obstetric environment is safe for women and their babies, cost effective and has positive associations with both user and staff satisfaction. This year, the Fatima Allam midwifery-led birth centre opened at the Women and Children’s Hospital and offers women the choice of birthing environments that national guidance recommends. Considering most women opt for obstetric unit care, there is need to understand the preferences of women eligible to book to the birth centre facility in the Hull and East Yorkshire Trust, their perceptions of midwifery-led care and what their expectations are in relation to this provision of care. Understanding this is a key element to ensure the birth centre operates to its full potential and the positive associations with this birth environment can be shared by women, practitioners and service provision.

The study will be led by Dr Carol Lambert (Researcher in Maternal and Reproductive Health) with co-applicants Julie Flint (midwifery lecturer), Professor Julie Jomeen (Dean of Faculty) and practice partners at the Hull Women and Children’s Hospital, Jan Cairns (Head of Midwifery) and Lorraine Cooper (Lead Midwife).

Julie Jomen

Julie Flint

The relationship between perceived organisational threat and compassion for others: Implications for the NHS

Tim Alexander, Philip Molyneux and Eric Gardiner have co-authored: 

Henshall LE, Alexander T, Molyneux P, Gardiner E, McLellan A. (2017) The relationship between perceived organisational threat and compassion for others: Implications for the NHS Clinical Psychology and Psychotherary doi: 10.1002/cpp.2157

Dr Philip Molyneux

Dr Tim Aexander

Dr Eric Gardiner

Professional Curiosity in Child Protection

Vicky Burton

Vicky Burton and Lisa Revell have co-authored: Professional curiosity in child protection: thinking the unthinkable in a neo-liberal world in The British Journal of Social Work doi: 10.1039/bjsw/bcx123

Lisa Revell

Seminar: Understanding the role of WSB-1 in breast cancer

The sixth speaker in the 2017 Biomedical Science Seminar Series is Dr Isabel Pires, School of Life Sciences Biomedical Sciences subject group University of Hull.


As part of the BMS Seminar series, the seminar takes place on Wednesday 6th December, 1-2pm Hardy LT2.

Isabel is a cancer biologist, and is particularly interested in how low oxygen (hypoxia) in tumours impacts on metastatic spread and therapy. She is an enthusiastic science communicator, and has given talks in such events as TEDx Hull and Pint of Science. She is the main organiser of Soapbox Science Hull

Care and self-reported outcomes of care experienced by women with mental health problems in pregnancy: findings from a national survey

Dean Professor Julie Jomeen

Julie Jomeen has co-authored:

Henderson J, Jomeen J, Redshaw M (2017) Care and self-reported outcomes of care experienced by women with mental health problems in pregnancy: findings from a national survey Midwifery 56, 171-178

Raising awareness for Mouth Cancer Action Month

Victoria Hewson has published:

Hewson V (2016) Raising awareness of mouth cancer Nursing & Residential Care 19, 610-612

Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation

Dr David Barrett has published:

Barrett D (20167) Rethinking presence: A grounded theory of nurses and telesusultation Journal of Clinical Nursing 26, 3088-3098

Incorporating nursing complexity in reimbursement coding systems: the potential impact on missed care

Roger Watson has co-authored: 

Sasso L, Bagnasco A, Aleo G, Catania G, Daso N, Zanini M, Watson R (2017) Incorporating nursingcomplexity in reimbursement coding systems: the potential impact on missed care BMJ Quality & Safety 26, 929-932

Patient transfer from the intensive care unit to a general ward

Mags Guest has published:

Guest M (2917) Patient transfer from the intensive care unit to a general ward Nursing Standard 1 November 2017

Nicki Credland in Brazil

Nicki is in Rio, Brazil addressing the XXII Brazilian Congress of Intensive Care Medicine. Nicki´s paper was on the Recruitment and Retention of Intensive Care Nurses.

A brighter future: The effect of positive episodic simulation on future predictions in non-depressed, moderately dysphoric & highly dysphoric individuals

Kevin Riggs and Rachel Anderson have co-authored*, with PhD student Jennifer Boland:

Dr Kevin Riggs

Boland J, Riggs K, Anderson R (2017) A brighter future: The effect of positive episodic simulation on future predictions in non-depressed moderately dysphoric & highly dysphoric individuals Health Behaviour Research & Therpary 100, 7-16

Dr Rachel Anderson

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‘There’s no pill to help you deal with the guilt and shame’

Professor Liz Walker has published:

Walker E (2017) 'There's no pill to help you deal with the guilt and shame': contemporary experiences of HIV in the United Kingdom Health doi: 10.1177/1363459317739436

Embracing mental health and physical health care

Jacquie White has co-authored a chapter in: 

Hardy S and White J. (2017) Embracing mental health and physical health care In Clifton A, Hemingway S, Felton A and Stacey G (eds) Fundamentals of Mental Health Nursing: An Essential Guide for Nursing and Healthcare Students Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

Available now - new publication, co-authored by Dr. Andrea Hilton.

Dr. Andrea Hilton

'Exploring the evidence base for how people with dementia and their informal carers manage their medication in the community: a mixed studies review' is co-authored by Dr. Andrea Hilton, of the Faculty of Health Sciences, at the University of Hull.

Cognitive correlates of pragmatic language comprehension in adult traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analyses

Dr Tim Alexander

Tim Alexander and Kevin Riggs have co-authored:

Rowley DA, Rogish M, Alexander T, Riggs K (2017) Cognitive correlates of pragmatic language comprehension in adult traumatic brain injury: A systematic review and meta-analyses Brain Injury
doi: 10.1080/02699052.2017.1341645

Dr Kevin Riggs

Landmark memorandum on dementia signed

Esme Moniz-Cook, co-Chair of INTERDEM was at the 27th Alzheimer's Europe Conference in Berlin this week where a memorandum was signed with Alzheimer's Europe.

The INTERDEM network of researchers interested in psychosocial interventions also held its Annual Meeting prior to the conference with a record number of close to 100 researchers attending. Alzheimer Europe and INTERDEM used the opportunity to sign a memorandum of understanding highlighting their willingness to collaborate.

In the memorandum, both organisations confirmed that they share a common vision of “changing perceptions, practice and policy in order to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their carers” and affirmed the following rights of people with dementia: 

·        The right to a timely diagnosis;

·        The right to access quality post diagnostic support;

·        The right to person-centred, coordinated, quality care throughout their illness;

·        The right to equitable access to treatments and therapeutic interventions;

·        The right to be respected in their community as an individual with capacities and limitations.

For further information, contact: 

Jean Georges, Executive Director of Alzheimer Europe

Annual Conference of British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis

At the forthcoming Annual Meeting of British Society of Haemostasis and Thrombosis colleagues from Hull led by Camille Ettelaie are presenting 1/6th of posters. This is only behind London, Oxford and equal to Birmingham all of which have multi-centre facilities in this field. Camille is also going to give an oral presentation at this conference.

CHELSEA HIGGINS NOMINATED FOR SOCIAL WORKER OF THE YEAR AWARD

A social work student who is studying at the University of Hull has been selected as a finalist in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2017 as a result of their outstanding achievements.

Chelsea Higgins has been nominated for the Student Social Worker of the Year prize and will find out if she has won at an exclusive awards ceremony which will take place in London in November. Chelsea is one of 81 finalists across 16 categories and the winners from each category will compete against each other to be named the “Overall Social Worker of the Year 2017.”

The prestigious awards ceremony is the leading celebration of its kind in the social care sector, and recognises the achievements and successes of the profession’s most innovative and dedicated social workers.

Councillor Tim Swift, Leader of Calderdale Council, who are sponsoring the award, said: “This award recognises outstanding practice and someone who has made exceptional progress as a social work student. To reach the finals of the Social Worker of the Year awards is a great achievement and something to be very proud of.”

The awards were judged by leading influencers including the Chief Social Workers Isabelle Trowler and Lyn Romeo and Maris Stratulis (England Manager, British Association of Social Workers).

The Social Worker of the Year Awards are supported by headline sponsor Sanctuary Social Care; corporate partner the British Association of Social Workers, and individual category supporters, Barnardo’s, UNISON, iMPOWER, The Open University, OLM Systems and Community Care. The awards are also supported by the local authorities of Calderdale, Bradford, Devon, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Kent and Essex as well as the Tees Valley Local Authority Children’s Services – a partnership between the local authorities of Middlesbrough, Hartlepool, Darlington, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees.

For more information about the Social Worker of the Year Awards please see

1)    The Social Work Awards Ltd is a charitable organisation seeking to improve the awareness, understanding and reputation of the social care sector. The registered charity number is 1144458

2)    The Board of Trustees is made up of: Peter Hay CBE (Chair), James Rook (Managing Director of headline sponsor Sanctuary Social Care), Ruth Smith (Publisher, Community Care), Beverley Williams (Founder), Joanna Nicolas (Child Protection Consultant and Author), Ana Popovici (Deputy Director Children's Services, London Borough of Hillingdon), Jenni Randall (Independent Social Worker) and Rob Mitchell (Principal Social Worker, Bradford Council)

3)    The awards are open to qualified practitioners throughout England with a range of individual and team categories for those working in both children’s and adult departments.

4)    The sponsors for the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2017 are as follows:

a.    Sanctuary Social Care – Headline Sponsors (Overall Social Worker of the Year, Best Social Work Employer of the Year)

b.    The British Association of Social Workers – Corporate Partner (Lifetime Achievement, Newly Qualified Adult Social Worker of the Year)

c.    Devon County Council – Category Supporter (Adult Social Worker of the Year)

d.    Hampshire County Council – Category Sponsor (Mental Health Social Worker of the Year)

e.    Calderdale Council – Category Sponsor (Student Social Worker of the Year)

f.     The Open University – Category Sponsor (Practice Educator of the Year)

g.    OLM Systems – Category Sponsor (Creative & Innovative Social Work Practice)

h.    Kent County Council – Category Sponsor (Team Leader of the Year, Children’s Services)

i.      Gloucestershire County Council - Category Sponsor (Team Leader of the Year, Adult Services)

j.      UNISON - Category Sponsor (Team of the Year, Adult Services)

k.    Barnardo’s - Category Sponsor (Children’s Social Worker of the Year)

l.      Community Care - Category Sponsor (Outstanding Contribution to Social Work)

m.  Bradford Metropolitan District Council – Category Sponsor (Raising the Profile of Social Work)

n.    Essex County Council in partnership with Servelec Corelogic – Category Sponsor (Championing Social Work Values)

o.    iMPOWER – Category sponsor (Team of the Year, Children’s Services)

p.    Tees Valley Local Authority Children’s Services – Category Sponsor (Newly Qualified Children’s Social Worker of the Year)

5)    For more information about the Social Work Awards, visit

Dr Sandra Jones elected Fellow of the Physiological Society – Congratulation

Dr Sandra Jones has been elected a Fellow of the Physiological Society 

Individualised assessment is required to establish the most appropriate anticoagulation option for patients

Michelle Kennedy's has published:

Kennedy M (2017) Individualised assessment is required to establish the most appropriate anticoagulation option for patients Evidence-Based Nursing doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102741

Clinical Psychology Research Conference

Final year clinical psychology doctorate trainees showcased their thesis projects at a celebratory end of training research conference in the Brynmor Jones Library. A diverse range of topics included: dementia; intellectual disabilities; interpreters; army veterans and voice hearing.

Peter Draper in Belfast

Professor Peter Draper delivered a staff development day at Stranmillis College in Belfast. It included a keynote entitled 'Growing into academic leadership: observations from another place'.

The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale: A Longitudinal Study in Nursing Home Residents

Roger Watson has co-authored:

Watson R, Bagnasco A, Catania G, Aleo G, Zanini M, Sasso, L (2017) The Edinburgh Feeding Evaluation in Dementia Scale: a longitudinal study in nursing home residents Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders doi: 10.1159/000478519

Peter Draper at Cambridge

Professor Peter Draper led a workshop on creative approaches to teaching in health and social care education, at the NET (Networking for Education in Healthcare) conference, held at Churchill College, Cambridge, 5-6th September 2017

Investigating the use of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring and prompt device: inflence and acceptability

Judith Dyson has co-authored:

Dyson J and Madeo M (2017) Investigating the use of an electronic hand hygiene monitoring and prompt device: inflence and acceptability, Journal of Infection Prevention, doi: DOI: 10.1177/1757177417714045

Paula Gawthorpe SFHEA

Paula Gawthorpe has been awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

The Development and Initial Validation of the Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Scale in Student Midwives

Julie Jomeen has co-authored:

Martin CR, Jomeen J, Jarrett P (2017) The Development and Initial Validation of the Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Scale in Student Midwives Journal of Midwifery and Reproductive Health doi: 10.22308/JMRH.2017.9251

Professor Julie Jomeen in China

Our Dean Professor Julie Jomeen has been in China, in Suzhou, to address an international conference on humanistic nursing hosted by the University of Soochow.

Group photograph; Julie is 13th from the right!