Territorial Army (TA) Nursing Research Professoriate

Background

The Territorial Army (TA) Nursing Research Professoriate was established in January 2012. The driver was that despite the high profile nature of Army nursing practice, the challenges of serving in hostile environments, away from one's normal constructs appears to have limited the operational research output from Army nurses. As a result, there have been limited Army nursing studies detailing the valuable information that has been generated in relation to the excellence and development in nursing practice in an operational arena.

The TA nursing initiative brings together TA nursing academics from across the UK to establish a higher research expertise for leadership, development and guidance to positively influence Army nursing research.

Membership

Our internal members include

Maj Mike Brownsell – 208 Fd Hosp (V: Liverpool) – Head of Acute Adult & Child, University of Chester
Lt Col Pat Cook – 207 Fd Hosp (V: Manchester) – PhD Student, University of Salford
Col Kevin Davies MBE RRC – Dep Cdr 160 (Wales) Bde – Professor of Nursing and Disaster Healthcare, Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, University of Glamorgan
Col Tina Donnelly – 203 Fd Hosp (V: Cardiff) – Director of RCN Wales
Lt Col Alan Finnegan – Royal Centre for Defence Medicine (Research); Honorary Professor of Mental Health, University of Chester & Visiting Professor of Army Nursing, Birmingham City University
Maj Janet Kelly PhD - 306 HSMR (York) ¬– Lecturer in Healthcare Law, University of Hull
Lt Col Stephen McGhee - 205 Fd Hosp (V: Glasgow) – Professional Lead for Adult Nursing, University of Stirling
Maj Tony McGrath – 256 Fd Hosp (V: London) – Principal Lecturer, University of Bedfordshire

Our external members include

Professor Mike Thomas, Pro Vice Chancellor and Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester
Professor Kath McCourt FRCN, Dean of the School of Health, Community and Education Studies, University of Northumbria
Professor Robert Ashford, Director of Post Graduate Research Degrees, Birmingham City University
Professor Ruth Northway FRCN, Professor of Learning Disability Nursing, Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, University of Glamorgan

Aims

The aim is to provide robust, empirical Army nursing studies, to positively influence operational and contingency planning and capability building. The forum will also provide a medium to assist in the preparation of papers for publication; conference presentations and award submissions. Our intent is to promote Army nursing research at national and international level through collaborative working practices.