King's College London

Prof. Alison Metcalfe or Miss Sophia Penny
Associate Dean (Research) or Research Administrator
King’s College London
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery
James Clerk Maxwell Building
57 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8WA
Tel: 020 7848 3737
Email: alison.metcalfe@kcl.ac.uk or sophia.penny@kcl.ac.uk
Website: www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/research

 

Special areas of research activity:

Research at the School encompasses two major themes:

  1. Patient and Carer Experience
    A programme of work that explores and seeks to improve the patient and carer experience of health care with a particular focus on cancer, mental health, diabetes and long-term conditions.
  2. Healthcare workforce, organisation and service delivery
    This programme of work contributes to the understanding of healthcare systems at national, regional and global levels, with particular regard to equity, access to care and workforce issues. Within this the National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU)’s major policy research programme for the Department of Health examines how the organisation of the nursing workforce impacts upon service delivery and organisation within the NHS and beyond
  3. Health and Wellbeing
    Public health and wellbeing is the focus of activity within this programme. This ranges from ensuring the safety and quality of care for women and their babies before, during and following birth and supporting individuals and families’ wellbeing through the long-term trajectory into older age and at the end of life
  4. National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU)
    The School is also home to the National Nursing Research Unit (NNRU), the only Department of Health-funded unit of its kind in England, putting it at the forefront of health services, policy and evaluation research. The aim of the NNRU is to produce world class health services research that is of relevance to policymakers and healthcare leaders and which contributes to improving the quality and effectiveness of nursing in its social, political, local, national and global contexts. Contact: Estelle Clinton, Unit manager (estelle.clinton@kcl.ac.uk) 

 

PhD Supervision

Dr. Joanne Fitzpatrick (Programme leader, Head of graduate research studies)
Tel: 020 7848 3206
Email: joanne.fitzpatrick@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/research/nursing

 

Postgraduate research training opportunities

MRes in Health and Social Care

This programme is designed for qualified practitioners from a range of specialties who wish to develop analytical and research skills and develop a clinical academic career.  Students can study on a full- or part-time basis and take a blend of core and optional modules.

Contact: Postgraduate Administrator
Tel: 020 7848 3571
Email: postgrad-nm@kcl.ac.uk
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/graduate/health_and_social_care

 

Patient and public involvement

Patient Involvement is a cross cutting theme throughout all the Schools programmes of research from the study design to the dissemination of findings. For further information contact,

Dr Sharon Cole
Research Development Officer
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery
King’s College London
James Clerk Maxwell Building
57 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8WA
Tel: 020 7848 3048
Email: sharon.cole@kcl.ac.uk
Website: www.kcl.ac.uk/nursing/research