A webinar highlighting the importance of nursing research relating to the COVID-19 pandemic

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On 6 May 2021, the School of Human and Health Sciences, in partnership with NHS England, hosted an online webinar that showcased ongoing research studies being led by nurses. Four experienced researchers explored gaps in our knowledge and the methods they are using to address these. The event was opened by Ruth May, Chief Nursing Officer for England (@CNOEngland) and chaired by Professor Nick Hardiker (Associate Dean for Research & Enterprise, School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield).

 

Speakers and presentations included

Professor Ann-Louise Caress (University of Huddersfield), Exploring the experiences of people shielding due to COVID-19

Professor Carl Thompson (University of Leeds), Appraising COVID-19 contact tracing technology in care homes

Professor David Richards (Universities of Exeter and Western Norway), Evaluating a guideline for the nursing care of hospital patients with COVID-19

Professor Rebecca Lawton (University of Leeds), Determining the impact of nurse redeployment during COVID-19

The speakers talked about projects that were drawn from the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England’s COVID-19 Nursing Research Portfolio.

 

A recording of the webinar is now available via our YouTube channel: 

Part 1: Presentations

Part 2: Q&A

 

Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) for England’s COVID-19 Nursing Research Portfolio

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, nurses have played a key role across all aspects of health and care to stop the spread of the virus and to minimise its impact on individuals, families and communities, whilst continuing to deliver safe, high quality health and care services. During this time, nurses have led important research related to the pandemic. The Chief Nursing Officer for NHS England’s nursing research team have been curating and collating research where nurses are either lead- or co-investigators. The resulting portfolio demonstrates the impact and contribution that nurses have made to describing, characterising and explaining the impact of the pandemic on patients, the public, health and care providers, and the profession.  It underlines the critical importance of nurses leading the development and evaluation of evidence informed interventions and care pathways to ensure the provision of safe, effective and efficient care. We hope you can use these to reflect on the potential implications for your own practice, policy and the profession and to identity areas requiring further investigation. The COVID-19 research portfolio is now available to read online.

 

"We are delighted to share these examples of research being led by nurses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst not an exhaustive list, the portfolio demonstrates the outstanding research leadership of nurses during this time, encompassing breadth and depth,  producing evidence that can be drawn on to inform practice and policy as we move forward. Thank you to all who have taken time to submit and support entries to the portfolio, we look forward to hearing more about the study outcomes over the forthcoming months". (Professor Alison Richardson, Head of Nursing Research - Academic Leadership & Strategy and Dr Joanne Cooper (PhD, RN), Head of Nursing Research – Research Transformation, NHS England and NHS Improvement)

 

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Ruth May

Ruth May (@CNOEngland)

Chief Nursing Officer, England

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Professor Nick Hardiker

Nick Hardiker (@nickhardiker)

University of Huddersfield

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Professor Ann-Louise Caress

Ann-Louise Caress (@researchisace)

University of Huddersfield

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Professor Carl Thompson

Carl Thompson (@thompa101)

University of Leeds

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Professor David Richards

David Richards (@darichards3)

Universities of Exeter, UK and Western Norway

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Professor Rebecca Lawton

Rebecca Lawton (@LawtonRebecca)

University of Leeds and Bradford Institute for Health Research