Biography

1980s Mental Handicap nursing both hospital and community setting.

1990s General and A&E experience. Nurse Practitioner in minor injuries nurse-led unit.

2000 onwards Higher Education at University of Surrey.

Research Interests

Research
National Patient Safety Agency, Foresight Delivery Project - Team member

Interests
Patient Safety
Prescribing errors
Advanced practice and error

Publications

Boakes E, Carter J, Carthy J, Dougall A, Huehns T, Huggett A, Norris B, Parker J, Rigg N, Macartney D, Milligan F.  2008  Foresight Training Resource Pack [CD Rom and DVD]. London: National Patient Safety Agency.  http://www.npsa.nhs.uk/nrls/improvingpatientsafety/humanfactors/foresight/

Teaching

My main interests below sit within the CPD Framework and combine both compulsory and option modules.

Module Leader
Minor Injuries Management (L3 and LM)
Minor Ailments Management (L3 and LM)
Health and Social Care (L3 and LM)
Clinical Risk Management – LTPP (L3)

Further Teaching
Physical Assessment of Adults (L3)
Advanced Assessment
Independent and Supplementary Prescribing

I teach clinical risk management across all programmes from pre-registration to masters level.

Departmental Duties

Director of Studies MSc Health and Social Care
Director of Studies BSc (Hons) Health and Social Care
Pathway Leader Nurse Practitioner
Personal tutor

Pre-registration Framework
Deputy Module Leader - IPIAW
Personal tutor
Team member on 4 modules

Academic Healthcare Lead – Patient Safety