PhD in Health Sciences - Nursing and Midwifery

We undertake a wide variety of empirical research, which contributes toward improving and informing the quality and effectiveness of care delivered by nurses and midwives in the NHS and other healthcare organisations. These include studies of patient and service user experience, evaluation of healthcare interventions, developing areas of practice, such as advanced practice, and research with childbearing women and their babies, families and carers. Some of our research has a methodological focus, including the area of qualitative evidence synthesis.The current key themes within our nursing and midwifery related research portfolio includes the following:Men's healthPalliative careAdvanced practiceEducational development and pedagogyMidwifery and maternity services.However, our work also explores broader themes encompassing those issues at the interface between nursing/midwifery and the thematic areas of other Departmental research groups, including, for example, the areas of cancer care, mental health, public health, cardiac rehabilitation and trial evaluation.