began his career working as Health Care Assistant. He completed his Common Foundation Programme training as a student nurse at Northumbria University. He completed his adult branch nurse training at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College (BCUC). Barry has worked as a staff nurse and senior staff nurse in cardiac and general intensive care not (ICU) at the Milne unit at St Mary’s Hospital, London Paddington. He worked in neuro trauma and general intensive care as a charge nurse at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Following this role, he worked as a senior charge nurse at General ICU at Hammersmith Hospital, London. Lastly, he worked as a matron within the surgical division at Charing Cross Hospital, London, within Plastics, Orthopaedics, ENT, and Major Trauma (POEM) at Charing Cross Hospital, London. Educationally, Barry had worked as a clinical mentor in intensive care nursing, and has worked in Higher Education, teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students. His key areas of interest include acute and critical care, advancing clinical skills, pharmacology and advanced‐level practice. Barry has published widely in journals and books and is a Fellow with the Higher Education Academy.
Phill Hoddinott RN DipHE, BSc, MSc, DIC, PGDip Senior Lecturer and Academic Lead for Nursing Programmes, Buckinghamshire New University
Phill is a senior lecturer in adult nursing at Buckinghamshire New University within the School of Nursing & Allied Health. He works across the nursing programmes and is Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Nursing programme. Phill has over 20 years’ experience as an adult registered nurse and has held a number of clinical, leadership and educational roles within the NHS and overseas. His clinical expertise lies in acute and emergency medicine, and he still works clinically in these settings within North West London. His research interest is centred on service user engagement within education, and he has conducted research on the impact of patient feedback given to nursing student learners in the clinical environment. Phill is a champion for the ‘Men in Nursing Together’ campaign and has an interest in the promotion of nursing as a career for men.
Abby Hughes RN (Adult), BN, MSc, PGCAP, FHEA Lecturer, University of Salford
Abby joined the University of Salford in 2016, where she is currently a lecturer on the Nursing Associate Programme. Abby’s clinical background includes posts as Falls Lead Nurse, Ward Manager and Clinical Educator, as well as posts in Medical Wards, the Emergency Department and Medical Assessment Unit.
Graham Patrick Jones MSc, BSc, PgCTLHE, RN (Adult) Senior Lecturer, Teesside University School of Health & Life Science.
Graham is a Senior Lecturer at Teesside University School of Health & Life Science and is currently studying for a Doctorate in Health and Social Care. Graham is also a trustee of ‘Transform Healthcare Cambodia’, a UK non‐profit‐making charity that supports the healthcare system in Cambodia by facilitating medical and nursing teams to undertake 2‐week clinical placements. In July 2019, two trainee nursing associates became the first to join a 20‐strong team working in Battambang Referral Hospital in Cambodia.
Lesley Jones RMN, PhD (Nursing), MSc Advanced Practice, MA Gerontology, PGCAP, FHEA Programme Lead (Nursing Associate Higher Apprenticeship), University of Salford, Greater Manchester
Lesley started her career in 1987 and was initially an Enrolled Nurse before completing a conversion course in the 1990s to become a Registered Mental Health Nurse. Lesley initially worked in acute adult mental health services before moving to work in older people’s mental health services, where she worked clinically for over 20 years. Lesley has held a number of clinical and leadership roles, including working as an advanced practitioner and non‐medical prescriber in NHS inpatient mental health wards for people with dementia. Lesley was awarded a National Institute of Health Research Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship in 2013. Her PhD was clinically focused and explored the meaning, presentation and assessment of complexity in dementia within the setting of NHS dementia inpatient wards. Lesley’s interests include advanced dementia, understanding behaviour in dementia, end‐of‐life care and life story work. In 2018, Lesley moved to the University of Salford as a Nurse Lecturer on the TNA programme before becoming programme lead in 2020.
Hamish MacGregor RN, BA (Hons), MSc Director, Docklands Training Consultants Ltd.
Hamish started his nurse training in 1972, both in adult and psychiatric nursing. He later specialised in neurosurgical nursing, becoming a charge nurse in the area. He then went into nurse management with Lothian Health Board, and then Harrow Health Authority. In 1988, he joined the commissioning team of London Lighthouse, a palliative care facility for people with HIV and AIDS, first as Residential Services Manager then Assistant Director for Operational Services. In 1995, he moved into education, working part time, in order to develop his skills as a freelance trainer. At this time, Hamish developed an interest in moving and handling. In 1998, he worked part time, first in a community health trust and then in an acute health trust as a moving and handling advisor, as well as a freelance trainer for a range of organisations. In 2005, he set up Docklands Training Consultants, the company that provides moving and handling training and consultancy to healthcare and social care, universities and case managers for children and adults with complex needs. He is the author of Moving and Handling Patients at a Glance.
Louise McErlean RGN, BSc (Hons), MA (Herts), FHEA
Louise began her nursing career in Glasgow in 1986, qualifying as a staff nurse in 1989. She has worked in hospitals in Glasgow, Belfast and London, specialising in intensive care nursing. She has worked in nurse education since 2005. Louise has a wide range of nursing interests including general surgery, medicine and intensive care. She has an interest in simulation, anatomy and physiology.
Claire Pryor RN Adult MSc, BSc (Hons), FHEA, TCH Senior Lecturer, Northumbria University
Claire Pryor is a senior lecturer in adult nursing at Northumbria University. Claire’s educational interests lie predominantly in nursing care for the older person, and she is the module lead for non‐medical prescribing. Her teaching activity spans both adult pre‐ and post‐registration professional development. Claire’s specialist areas of interest include delirium and delirium superimposed on dementia, which forms the basis of her PhD research, and integrating physical health and mental healthcare education and service provision. Prior to lecturing, Claire worked in a variety of primary and secondary care settings, including acute medical assessment, critical care, intermediate care and as an older persons’ nurse practitioner in a mental health setting.
Joanna Regan SEN, RN Head of Nursing for Emergency and Specialty Medicine (ESM)
Jo began her nursing career in 1985 at Leeds Teaching Hospital, becoming an enrolled nurse, working in acute and elective orthopaedics. She later undertook a conversion course at Bradford University, continuing her career in orthopaedics as a staff nurse and ward sister. Jo continued in her career at Leeds, working as a matron in a number of adult specialities, then as Head of Nursing in Cardio Respiratory, Neurosciences and now in ESM, including emergency departments, acute assessment, elderly, general medicine, infectious diseases, HIV and sexual health services. Jo is particularly interested in advancing the Quality Improvement in nursing practice, using the Leeds Improvement methodology. She also takes a keen interest in patient experience and public involvement.
Hazel Ridgers RN, Dip He Nursing, PGCAP, MA, FHEA Freelance Writer, Researcher and Lecturer in Nursing and Public Health
Hazel trained as a nurse with King's College, London, and took up her first staff nurse post in older people's care at Guys and