Mrs Joan Ashton

Biography

20 years experience in the NHS working in community and public health, and senior management.
Deputy Director of Commissioning for West Surrey Health Authority
15 years teaching in Further and Higher Education,.
Lecturer for the Open University
External moderator for Edexcel

Research Interests

Commissioning in the NHS
Marketing the NHS
Delivering Enquiry based learning in Higher Education.
Recruitment and retention in Higher Education.

Publications

Publications and conference presentations on the following areas:

Prevention of Suicide in in-patient admissions
Purchasing and Commissioning in the NHS
Screening the older person in the community
How staff and students perceive Enquiry based learning

Teaching

Policy, leadership and management teaching across all pre and post registration programmes.

Module leader:
    Leadership and Practice development
    Developing Professional Practice
    Leadership and personal development

Departmental Duties

Module Leader
Personal Tutor
Admissions Tutor
CRB lead and counter signatory