The West Yorkshire and Humber ePAD Project

The contribution of the University of Hull, specifically represented by Tony Chambers is include in a recent article:

Dr Sarah Burden talks about the West Yorkshire & Humber ePad project

This project outlines the approach taken by the West Yorkshire & Humber (WY&H) assessment group, a collaboration of five universities- Bradford, Huddersfield, Hull, Leeds, Leeds Beckett, to the development and implementation of a shared Electronic Practice Assessment Document (ePAD) to support competence assessment of undergraduate pre-registration nursing students across all fields of practice (Learning disabilities, mental Health, Child Nursing, Adult Nursing).

For further information on the project contact:

Sarah Burden
Reader in Learning & Teaching, Leeds Beckett University

Fiona Meth
Senior Lecturer, Academic Practice Lead: Pre-Registration Nursing, Leeds Beckett University

Melanie A Robbins
Professional Lead for Nursing (Child), University of Leeds

Anthony Chambers
Practice Learning Educator / Mobility & Placements Coordinator, University of Hull ;

Report from the 6th British International Autoethnography Conference 22nd-23rd July, Bristol

Tim Beuscher writes:

Chris Westoby presents

The theme this year was activism, social justice and collaboration. Delegates came from all over the UK, Bangladesh, the USA, Norway, Denmark, representing disciplines across health, the arts, humanities, social sciences, computer science, sport. Presentations and performances took many forms, including sketching, song, theatre, poetry and film. 

This year, Hull University had double representation with Chris Westoby performing his work “narrative’s power to educate and inspire open discourse about mental health” and Tim Buescher on the organising committee as well as performing “a shared silence”.

The committee and guests

The committee have agreed to run the conference again next year at Bristol harbourside. For those interested in trying out or finding out more about writing for and about the self, the next “What about me?” group for writing about the self/ autoethnography will take place on 29^th August, 13:00-15:00, venue TBC.

Two new Senior Fellows of the Higher Education Academy

Kirsty Fishburn SFHEA and Lolita Alfred SFHEA are now Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy 

Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education in Chennai, India

Faculty of Health Sciences Professor and Associate Dean (Research) Mark Hayter visited the Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education in Chennai, India recently to progress a Memorandum of Understanding, meet Health researchers and faculty staff and develop plans for a joint research conference with the University of Hull and Hull University Teaching Hospitals. Pictured here at the MoU meeting with Professor Vijayaraghaven, Vice Chancellor of the University. Professor Hayter was also invited to become a Visiting Professor in the Nursing Faculty at Sri Ramachandra.

Global Challenges Research Fund project on gender equality in rural India.

Professor Mark Hayter and Dr Anand Ahankari were in India recently completing work on their Global Challenges Research Fund project on gender equality in rural India. The visit included establishing a national expert advisory panel on gender equality research, disseminating the results of the project and discussing future research plans. The project completed a survey of 1400 Indian adolescents that measured their attitudes towards gender equality and a qualitative evaluation of gender equality groups in 12 rural villages in the state of Maharashtra, India. Pictured here with colleagues from NGO partners the Halo Medical Foundation and SWISSAID.

The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI): a validation study in Iranian mothers

Colin Martin has co-authored:

Omani-Samani R, Hollins Martin CJ, MArtin CR, Maroufizadeh S, Ghaheri A, Navid B (2019) The Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised Indicator (BSS-RI): a validation study in Iranian mothers The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine doi: 10.1080/14767058.2019.1651265

Participant engagement with a UK community-based preschool childhood obesity prevention programme: a focused ethnography study

Maureen Twiddy has co-authored:

Wendy Burton1, Maureen Twiddy, Pinki Sahota, Julia Brown and Maria Bryant (2019) Participant engagement with a UK  community-based preschool childhood  obesity prevention programme: a focused  ethnography study BMC Public Health 19:1074

Involving carers in risk assessment: a study of a structured dialogue between mental health nurses and carers

New publication by Jane Wray and colleagues - Haley Jackson (HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Eric Gardiner (FHS) and Tracy Flanagan (HUMBER TEACHING NHS FOUNDATION TRUST):

Jackson H, Wray J, Gardiner E, Flanagan T (2019) Involving carers in risk assessment: a study of a structured dialogue between mental health nurses and carers Journal of Research in Nursing 24, 330-341

Vaccination uptake and information for parents

Helen Sisson has published:

Sisson H (2019) Vaccination uptake and information for parents Practice Nursing doi: 10.12968/pnur.2019.30.8.396

Views of Service Providers and Adolescents on Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services by Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Mark Hayter has co-authored:

Franklin I. Onukwugha, Mark Hayter and Monica A. Magadi (2019) Views of Service Providers and Adolescents on Use of Sexual and Reproductive Health Services by Adolescents: A Systematic Review African Journal of Reproductive Health 23, 134-147

An uncertain practice: social work support for disabled people and carers moving across local authority boundaries in England

Caroline White and Dave Marsland have co-authored: 

White C, Marsland D, Manthorpe J (2019) An uncertain practice: social work support for disabled people and carers moving across local authority boundaries in England International Journal of Care and Caring DOI: 10.1332/239788219X15538567227956

Local MP refers to work at Hull in Parliament

Emma Hardy MP

Recently (week commencing 22 July 2019) Emma Hardy Labour MP for Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hessle spoke in parliament about the high impact of endometriosis on 1 in 10 women in the UK who wait on average 7.5 years for a diagnosis. Emma highlighted the work Biomarkers Cluster PhD student, Ms Leah Cooksey, is undertaking in the Department of Biomedical Sciences with the help of consultant gynaecologist Mr Kevin Phillips, HUTH and under the supervision of Dr Barbara Guinn and Dr Isabel Pires. Emma highlighted the need for £10,000 of funding to help researchers at the University of Hull to identify biomarkers to enable the early diagnosis of endemetriosis which we hope will positively impact on patients both in facilitating earlier care and the diminishment of debilitating symptoms including chronic pain, depression and infertility.