News Stories
Antenatal Perineal Care Clinic (RSCH) – Supporting Normal Birth
26 September 2012
Dr Angie Wilson, Midwifery Tutor at the University has successfully opened an Antenatal Perineal Care Clinic on 13 June 2012 attached to the Royal Surrey County Hospital (RSCH).
Applications invited for Clinical academic training pathway internship opportunities starting October 2012 at the University of Surrey
3 September 2012
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has established several awards to increase research capacity, support patient care and develop clinically based research within service delivery. The clinical academic training programme (CATP) is specifically for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals. The above awards provide support for undertaking study on MSc and Doctoral level modules that focus on research in practice and health service evaluation. They provide academic supervision, mentorship from a clinical leader, and support from employer as well as access to learning resources. This is an exciting award that supports the development of clinical research and the possibility of a research career. The award also provides funding to you for studying the modules as well as your Director of Nursing for you to have a short internship to develop clinical research.The application process is simple:
Submit your curricula vitae to Professor Helen Allan (H.Allan@surrey.ac.uk) and a summary of the research you would like to address during the internship period. The summary should not be more than 500 words. Further information on application process and what needs to be included are available on the University web site in the School of Health and Social Care. The deadline for applications is the 7th September.
We hope that you will take up this opportunity. If you need further information or would like to discuss please contact either Professor Helen Allan (H.Allan@surrey.ac.uk) or Penny Robinson 01483 683120 (P.J.Robinson@surrey.ac.uk) or Stephanie Fuller 01483 689319 (S.Fuller@surrey.ac.uk).
Closing Event of Intensive Research Programme between Schools of Nursing, University of Sao Paulo and FHMS, Surrey
24 July 2012
On July 13, Anne Milton, Member of Parliament for Guildford and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, gave the keynote address at the closing ceremony of a cross-cultural research programme hosted by the School of Health and Social Care, FHMS.
Dominic Twinn - shortlisted for the Cavell Nurses' Trust Scholarship Award
21 May 2012
Surrey university student Dominic Twinn has been shortlisted for a prestigious nursing scholarship award offered by the UK’s leading charity for nurses.
Dominic, a student nurse at Surrey University, was selected from dozens of hopefuls from around the UK who applied for the recently-launched Cavell Nurses’ Trust Scholarship Awards.
Would you like to join the Nursing Student Advisory Panel?
16 May 2012
The book publisher: 'Hodder Arnold', is currently recruiting undergraduate nursing students to become part of the Nursing Student Advisory Panel.
How nursing should tackle its image problem
15 May 2012
Professionals should work together to respond to the challenge of delivering care in a time of growing demands. Improving the image and practice of nursing requires individuals and organisations working together. The profession has been subjected to an onslaught with criticism coming from all quarters and recommendations for improvement coming from those outside the profession. Dr Ann Gallagher, reader in nursing ethics at the University of Surrey and editor of the journal Nursing Ethics has written an article for the Guardian on how to tackle this perceived image.
