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Incident reporting in the nursing home sector: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study (2022)
Thesis
MacKie, S. Incident reporting in the nursing home sector: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study. (Thesis). University of Salford

Introduction Patient safety is a cause for concern across health-care systems worldwide with data suggesting that approximately 10% of patients experience harm whilst receiving care. Today, incident reporting systems are well established in the NHS... Read More about Incident reporting in the nursing home sector: an interpretative phenomenological analysis study.

Valuing the role of educators in practice : Greater Manchester's framework (2022)
Journal Article
Williams, C., Leigh, J., Burns, D., Halse, J., Haydri, S., Collins, S., …Le Blanc, C. (2022). Valuing the role of educators in practice : Greater Manchester's framework. British Journal of Nursing, 31(3), 174-175. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.3.174

The correlation between enabling high quality practice learning environments for health and care learners and their ability to deliver quality person-centred care is not a new concept. Indeed, Health Education England (HEE) outlined the importance of... Read More about Valuing the role of educators in practice : Greater Manchester's framework.

Chapter 5 : Learning theory for personal and professional development (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Warburton, T. (2021). Chapter 5 : Learning theory for personal and professional development. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse (second edition) (99-118). SAGE Publications

One of our defining features as human beings is an enormous capacity to learn new things, be they skills, behaviours or bodies of knowledge. It is something that starts at birth, continues to the grave and shapes our lives at every point in between.... Read More about Chapter 5 : Learning theory for personal and professional development.

Chapter 6 : Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Chadwick, A. (2021). Chapter 6 : Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse (second edition) (119-135). SAGE Publications

This chapter will explore the concepts of leadership and management. This chapter will first define leadership and management and then discuss what is meant by clinical leadership. Next, self-assessment will be applied to help determine areas of lead... Read More about Chapter 6 : Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition.

Chapter 9 : Contemporary issues and trends in nursing (2021)
Book Chapter
Stephens, M., Vasilica, C., Davis, D., Darvill, A., Leigh, J., & Priestley, C. (2021). Chapter 9 : Contemporary issues and trends in nursing. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse (second edition) (194-216). SAGE Publications

The purpose of this chapter is to increase your awareness of what contemporary issues are and your roles and responsibilities in responding to these contemporary issues as they arise. This will include issues that cause discomfort or make you think d... Read More about Chapter 9 : Contemporary issues and trends in nursing.

Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations? (2021)
Journal Article
Leigh, J. (2021). Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations?. British Journal of Nursing, 30(12), 756-757. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.12.756

In 2018 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) launched its Future Nurse and Realising Professionalism standards (NMC, 2018a; 2018b; 2018c). Collectively, these three-part standards specify the knowledge and skills that NMC registrants must demonstr... Read More about Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations?.

Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Kenny, A., Dickson-Swift, V., McKenna, L., Charette, M., Rush, K., Stacy, G., …Phillips, C. (2021). Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 100, 104860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104860

Objective The aim of this mixed methods systematic review was to: i) document the interventions that support and facilitate graduate nurse transition from university to practice in a diversity of healthcare settings and ii) to identify outco... Read More about Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review.

Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide (2021)
Book
Leigh, J., & Roberts, D. (2021). J. Leigh, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide. Lantern Publishing Limited

Nursing and midwifery practice along with the provision of nurse and midwife education are in a constant state of flux. The practice of these two professions and the provision of nurse and midwife education are and should always be dynamic entitie... Read More about Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide.

Chapter 9 – The future of practice learning (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J. (2021). Chapter 9 – The future of practice learning. In J. Leigh, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide (209-236). Lantern Publishing Limited

This chapter explores the future of practice learning, applying the core concepts of a learning organisation to promote excellence (quality and governance); it therefore looks at the whole picture, considering strategies that enable creative thinking... Read More about Chapter 9 – The future of practice learning.

Chapter 2 : Developing the education team (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Roberts, D. (2021). Chapter 2 : Developing the education team. In J. Leigh, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide (27-60). Lantern Publishing Limited

This chapter explores the culture for practice learning through developing the education team. The education team will of course include the three new roles outlined by the NMC: practice supervisor, practice assessor and academic assessor; but it has... Read More about Chapter 2 : Developing the education team.

Chapter 3 : Using coaching conversations and coaching models to promote effective supervision and assessment (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., Anderson, K., Medcalf, A., Surtees, A., & Sutton, W. (2021). Chapter 3 : Using coaching conversations and coaching models to promote effective supervision and assessment. In J. Leigh, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide (61-88). Lantern Publishing Limited

According to NMC Standards for education and training, Part 2 (Standards for student supervision and Assessment) (2018b: 4): “Students in practice or work-placed learning must be supported to learn. This may include being supernumerary, meaning that... Read More about Chapter 3 : Using coaching conversations and coaching models to promote effective supervision and assessment.

The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice (2021)
Journal Article
Gloster, A., & Leigh, J. (2021). The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice. British Journal of Nursing, 30(3), 168-171. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.3.168

Change, for better or worse, seems to be endemic in western societies, and in the past two decades advanced practice has not been exempt. Healthcare leaders and lecturers in the UK have adapted education programmes that are preparing for increasing n... Read More about The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice.

Realizing the art of the possible : promoting health creation, social prescribing, personalised care, practice & students (2021)
Other
Howarth, M., Leigh, J., & Henry, H. (2021). Realizing the art of the possible : promoting health creation, social prescribing, personalised care, practice & students

This is an international webinar co presented with Lord Sir Nigel Crisp, Dr Michelle Howarth and Heather Henry to critically explore the following Realizing the Art of the Possible Promoting Health Creation, Social Prescribing, Personalised Care,... Read More about Realizing the art of the possible : promoting health creation, social prescribing, personalised care, practice & students.

The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., & Roberts, D. (2020). The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible. British Journal of Nursing, 29(16), 968-970. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.16.968

Thinking about the pipeline for registered nurses and the transition of students to registered nurse: what if we were to create a perfect nurse education curriculum- something that we feel is currently elusive!? What if HEI’s and their healthcare par... Read More about The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible.

Protecting frontline workers (2020)
Journal Article
Kwegyir-Afful, E., & Leigh, J. (2020). Protecting frontline workers. British Journal of Nursing, 29(13), 728. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.728

In December 2019, news of a strange new illness, mainly in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in China, came through social media. Little was known about the virus until 11 February 2020, when it was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavi... Read More about Protecting frontline workers.