In the United Kingdom, all nursing students are required to be supervised and assessed in clinical practice by registrants (registered health professionals may act as supervisors, but registered nurses must act as assessors). Prior to 2018, the role... Read More about Exploring registered nurses' experiences of preparation as practice supervisors and assessors of nursing students: a phenomenographic study.
Dr Melanie Stephens' Outputs (76)
Valuing social care in nursing education (2025)
Journal Article
299 ‘Not the last resortʼ – improving outcomes for care home residents using an interprofessional placement model for physiotherapy students (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Long arm practice supervision for physiotherapy learners (2025)
Journal Article
Recent changes to pre-registration education and issues in placement capacity (NHS England, 2025) have led to an interest in, and the use of, social care settings as a learning environment for physiotherapy programmes. At the same time Skills for Car... Read More about Long arm practice supervision for physiotherapy learners.
Episode 3 Shaping the Future of Social Care: Innovation, Education, and Diversity (2025)
Digital Artefact
Welcome to our podcast, where we explore the evolving landscape of adult social care, education, and professional practice.
In this episode, we’ll dive into three key areas shaping the future of social care.
Claire shares insights from her r... Read More about Episode 3 Shaping the Future of Social Care: Innovation, Education, and Diversity.
Response to the Health and Social Care Committee call for evidence "Adult Social Care Reform The Cost of Inaction" (2025)
Other
This response to the inquiry focuses on the following areas:
-How much is inaction on Adult Social Care reform costing the NHS and
local authorities, and what impact does this have on the adults who
receive social care and the public?... Read More about Response to the Health and Social Care Committee call for evidence "Adult Social Care Reform The Cost of Inaction".
The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the scope of existing practice,
nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and
educational programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes me... Read More about The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Sajith, R., Ackers, L., Ackers-Johnson, S., Parker, D. J., & Stephens, M. (2024). The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review. Frontiers in Public Health, 12, Article 1465750. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1465750Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the scope of existing practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mel... Read More about The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.
Establishing Parity of Esteem Across Health and Social Care Nursing (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
The impact of interprofessional student training initiatives in older adults’ care home settings: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Stephens, M., Clark, A., Chesterton, L., & Hubbard, L. (2024). The impact of interprofessional student training initiatives in older adults’ care home settings: A scoping review. Educational Gerontology, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/03601277.2024.2407201Interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives, where students from multiple professions learn from, with and about each other, have been implemented in various care environments. However, no reviews have examined the impact they have in older adult’s... Read More about The impact of interprofessional student training initiatives in older adults’ care home settings: A scoping review.
Reducing the risk of seating acquired pressure ulcers: An update on the society of tissue viability clinical guide. (2024)
Journal Article
Colleagues from the Society of Tissue Viability have drafted the latest version of a seating guidelines, titled ‘Understanding the association between pressure ulcers and sitting in adults: What does it mean for all of us?’ The Seating guidelines for... Read More about Reducing the risk of seating acquired pressure ulcers: An update on the society of tissue viability clinical guide..
LAPS GM IPE Care Homes 06092024 (2024)
Report
This document has been designed to provide information about Interprofessional Training Care Home placements, specifically in the context of physiotherapy learners, and the support required to ensure a successful placement experience.
The guidelin... Read More about LAPS GM IPE Care Homes 06092024.
Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Hemmings-Trigg, K., Heaslip, V., & Stephens, M. (2024). Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK. British Journal of Nursing, 2(2), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijap.2024.2.2.90Background:
Advanced clinical practitioners (ACPs) are an integral part of the healthcare workforce, and recognising growth in these roles is a priority for the future. ACPs within emergency care (EC) are often senior clinical decision-makers that w... Read More about Investigating the retention and attrition of emergency care advanced clinical practitioners in the UK.
Investigating the long-term impact of interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives in care home settings (2024)
Report
Stephens, M., Kelly, S., Chadwick, A., Clark, A., Walker, S., & Chesterton, L. (2024). Investigating the long-term impact of interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives in care home settings. University of Salford: Health Education EnglandWhile emerging evidence suggests that IPE initiatives can have benefits in care homes, their lasting impact in this context remains unclear. This study investigated the long-term impact of IPE in five care homes in Greater Manchester, building upon a... Read More about Investigating the long-term impact of interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives in care home settings.
Background
Nurses form the largest professional group in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) workforce. Their
proficiency in care delivery contributes to improved patient outcomes, reduced morbidity and
mortality, and overall reduced cost of care. Many... Read More about Identifying and establishing consensus on competencies required by registered nurses working in Kenyan intensive care units: a modified Delphi study.
Wound care in hard-to-reach populations: rough sleepers. (2024)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., Chester-Bessell, D., & Rose, S. (2024). Wound care in hard-to-reach populations: rough sleepers. British Journal of Nursing, 33(4), S34-S37. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.33.4.S34People sleeping rough commonly develop wounds and other skin disorders. Wounds vary and develop for multiple reasons. They include acute wounds such as burns, infected injection sites, abscesses and cellulitis, as well as chronic wounds such as press... Read More about Wound care in hard-to-reach populations: rough sleepers..
Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Kelly, S., Stephens, M., Hubbard, L., Le Blanc, C., & Breeze, P. (2024). Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review. Journal of Practice Teaching and learning, 20(3), https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v20i3.2007In 2021, a feasibility study was conducted at the University of (identifier) called ‘(identifier)’, which responded to Health Education England’s (HEE) Enabling Effective Learning Environments (EELE) project call to develop more interdisciplinary pra... Read More about Long arm approaches to practice supervision for non-medical professions: A scoping review.
Clinimetrics of the Lanarkshire Oximetry Index for patients with leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Wynn, M., Stephens, M., Pradeep, S., Clarke‐Cornwell, A. M., & Bianchi, J. (2023). Clinimetrics of the Lanarkshire Oximetry Index for patients with leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. International Wound Journal, https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.14519Ankle Brachial Pressure Index (ABPI) measurement has long been considered the gold standard of vascular assessment for people with lower limb ulceration. Despite this, only around 15% of patients in the United Kingdom who require an ABPI measurement... Read More about Clinimetrics of the Lanarkshire Oximetry Index for patients with leg ulcers: A systematic review and meta‐analysis.
Nursing Innovation, from Process to Product: A Scoping Review (2023)
Journal Article
Stout, L., Stephens, M., & Hashmi, F. (2023). Nursing Innovation, from Process to Product: A Scoping Review. Nursing Forum, 2023, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6643031Aim. To review the current literature on the developing role of nursing innovation, specifically, those nurses who have progressed their innovative practice into product development. Design. A scoping review was conducted utilising the Population, Co... Read More about Nursing Innovation, from Process to Product: A Scoping Review.
Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review (2023)
Journal Article
Stout, L., Stephens, M., & Hashmi, F. (2023). Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review. Nursing Research and Practice, 2023, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5849141Aim. To generate a landscape of the current knowledge in the interventional management and outcomes of purulent skin and soft tissue infections. Design. This study is a scoping review. Methods. Electronic searches were undertaken using CINAHL, Medlin... Read More about Purulent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Challenging the Practice of Incision and Drainage: A Scoping Review.