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Reports and Blogs

Publications

Peer Reviewed publications

2025

  • Ataiyero, Y .Dube, A, Odell, J. Carter, V, Smith, H. Hardy, S. Leary, A. Jones, SJ (2025) A quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness and impact of implementing nurse-led ‘Therapeutic Optimisation’ (THEO) intervention in two older persons wards. Submission to BMJ Open/JAN (March 2025)

  • Gruneburg, F. Yuen, J. Whitehouse, CL. (2025) Improving informed consent for induction of labour, a quality improvement project. Title aim: British Journal of Midwifery, 2025 (JPUH Scholarship)

  • Hardy S (2025) Addressing Health Care Workforce Recruitment and Retention Through the role of The Legacy Practitioner: An East of England Stakeholder Evaluation across five participating NHS Trusts. Submission to Nurse Education Today.

  • Manley K, Hardy S and Jackson C (2025) Evidencing impact of large-scale health system transformation: Introducing the SHIFT framework. Submission to International Journal Quality in Health Care.

  • Periere, J., Sherlaw-Johnson, C., Black, S., Pushon, G., Hardy, S., Leary A (2025) Understanding the Relationship Between Care Hours Per Patient Day (CHPPD) and Summary Hospital-level Mortality Indicator (SHMI) in English Hospitals: A Time Series Approach. Submission to BMJ Open

  • Yuen, J, Odell, J, Webster, J, Hardy , S ( 2025) From Reflection to Action: A Realist Evaluation of a Compassionate Leadership and Cultural. Submitted to Journal of Arts and Humanities (paper 1 from above list  and title adapted )

  • Yuen, J, Webster, J, Hardy , S, Odell, J ( 2025) A Multi-Method Evaluation Framework for Place-Based Innovations Targeting Workforce Optimisation in Health and Social Care. Submitted to International Journal of Integrated Care.

2024

  • Chaplin, E., McCarthy, J., Marshall‐Tate, K., Ali, S., Harvey, D., Childs, J., Xenitidis, K., Srivastava, S.,

    McKinnon, I., Robinson, L. Allely, C.S., Hardy S., Forrester A (2024). A realist evaluation of an

    enhanced court‐based liaison and diversion service for defendants with neurodevelopmental

    disorders. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 34(2), pp.117-133.

  • Hardy, S., Drysdale, L., & Tuson, G. (2024). Partnering Curiosity with Creative Connections through

    the Change Minds Project: An Integrated Community Case Study. Research square.

    doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4730707/v1

  • Odell, J (2024) Perspectives paper: Seeking a novel approach to practice driven transformation

    through research. Journal of Research in Nursing – accepted in Draft to be published in December

  • Whitehouse C, Hall H, Shiju M, Webster J, Yazbek J, Parslow-Williams S, (2024), Exploring the

    sustainable impacts of a clinical healthcare research scholarship programme, British Journal of

    Nursing (online), Vol 37: 11

  • Zile, A. Owen, J. Gorick, H., Orford, A. & Panagiotaki, G. (2024). Schwartz Rounds in Higher Education

    settings: a systematic review of the research with recommendations. Under review in Journal of

    Medical Education and Curricular Development

    2: Book chapters

    2024/5

  • Green S, and Robert K (2024/5.) Wellbeing at work with some homework. Critical Publishing Draft

    under review.

  • Hardy S (2024/5). Editor. Workplace wellbeing and self-care for health professionals. Edited textbook,

    for future publication with Critical Publishing.

  • Hardy S (2024/5) Eat, drink and be merry: tomorrow we diet. Workplace wellbeing for nurses, health

    and care professionals. Critical Publishing.

  • Hardy S (2024/5) Gambling with my wellbeing. Workplace wellbeing for nurses, health and care

    professionals. Critical Publishing.

  • Hill, R, Hubbard, J and Sankey, L (2024/5) Staying in the game, Critical Publishing.

  • Jackson, C (2024/5) Health, Wealth and Happiness – is it possible to have it all? Chapter under

    review in Workplace wellbeing for nurses, health and care professionals. Critical Publishing.

  • Owen, J, Panagiotaki, G & Lindqvist.S., (2024/5). Sharing is caring. In Workplace wellbeing for nurses,

    health and care professionals. Critical Publishing. Draft under review.

  • Webster J, Sandiford H (2024/5). In Search of Meaning through Making. Draft under

    review in Selfcare for Health Professionals. Editor: Hardy S. Publisher: Critical Publishing.

    2. Conference presentations / Invited Keynotes

    2.1 External conferences

    2025

  • Gray, R. (2025 planned) Orthopaedic Out of Bed Project (OOBP). Oral presentation. World Physiotherapy Conference. Tokyo.

  • Yuen, J., Hardy, S., Webster, J., & Odell, J. (2025). Transforming Integrated Care: NICHE’s Community-Driven, Critical Realist Approach in Rural Coastal Communities. International Conference on Integrated Care. Oral Presentation. Lisbon, Portugal.

  • Yuen, J., Webster, J., Odell, J., & Hardy, S. (2025). Evaluating Integrated Care Innovations: NICHE Anchor Institute’s Impact on Overcoming Constraints in Tackling Health Equity in Rural Coastal Communities. International Conference on Integrated Care. Oral Presentation. Lisbon, Portugal.

  • Hardy, S., & Webster, J. (2025). NICHE paper 1: Igniting Innovation across Workforce and System Levels. RCN Education Conference & Exhibition 2025. Symposium. Glasgow, England.

  • Hardy, S., & Odell, J. (2025). NICHE paper 2: Innovation through Therapeutic Optimisation (THEO project). RCN Education Conference & Exhibition 2025. Symposium. Glasgow, England.

  • Hardy, S., Yuen, J., & Webster, J. (2025). NICHE paper 3: Embedding Innovation through Integrated Evaluation. RCN Education Conference & Exhibition 2025. Symposium. Glasgow, England.

2024

  • Blake-Barnard, A. (2024) Factors that influence child conveyance decisions made by pre-hospital

    clinicians – A mixed methods study. College of Paramedics Annual Conference, Leicester. Poster

    presentation. (JPUH Scholarship).

  • Dean, A. (2024). Seeing Red. Improving the End-of Life Care Pathway across West Geographic Place.

    Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation. Hospice UK National Conference – November 2024.

  • Gray R. (2024) .Improving early mobilisation after femoral fracture surgery: A MDT approach.

    Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation. National Fracture Data Base Meeting – April 2024.

  • Gray R. (2024). Improving early mobilisation after femoral fracture surgery: A MDT approach.

    Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation.E4 Conference, Hamburg – May 2024.

  • Gray R. (2024). Improving early mobilisation after femoral fracture surgery: A MDT approach.

    Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation. Fragility Fracture Network Conference, Istanbul –

    October 2024.

  • Hardy S and Webster J (2024). Innovation and sustainability: NICHE at UEA. EPIIC conference. Anglia

    Ruskin University, Cambridge 24th June 2024

  • Hardy S E (2024). New innovations and challenges in nursing and midwifery education. 34th Annual

    Nursing Research Conference. University of West Indies, MONA. Jamaica 31st May 2024.

  • Hardy S, Lewis, P, Knox J., Baron M, Meehan H (2024) Leadership and Mentoring for Quality

    improvement. University of West Indies, MONA Jamaica 24th May 2024.

  • Hardy S (2024). Perinatal Mental Health. University of West Indies, MONA Jamaica 20th May 2024.

  • Hardy S E., (2024). Using a PRAXIS evaluation framework. Norfolk and Waveney Arts and Health

    Collaborative. Norwich University of Arts Norwich. 10th May 2024

  • Hardy S E, Webster J (2024). Norfolk Initiative for Coastal and Rural Health Equalities (NICHE) 24th

    International Conference on integrated Care Belfast 22-24th April 2024

  • Hewitt, R and Sanderson, H. (2024) Norwich Museums Community Club – an embedded evaluation.

    Eastern ARC Conference – Harnessing Heritage (2024), Heritage and Wellbeing, Eastern ARC

    Conference, 3rd September 2024

  • Hill, R and Sankey, L . (2024). A Time, A Place and A Face. An approach to placement allocation to

    enhance retention of pre-registration adult-field student. RCN Education Conference - April 2024

  • Hill, R and Sankey, L. (2024). Early Identification and Support Mechanisms to Improve Retention and

    Student Experience in an Undergraduate Adult Nursing Programme. Poster Presentation: Mental

    Health Wellbeing Higher Education Conference - May 2024

  • Hill, R and Sankey, L. (2024). Formative self-assessment and feedback with first year nursing

    students. Self Assessment Advances in Higher Education Conference - June 2024

  • Hill, R and Sankey, L. (2024). Using nursing research to explore Occupational Therapy retention

    strategies. OT RCOT Annual Conference - June 2024

  • Jarvis L (2024) Respiratory traffic light document; To improve management of children with long term

    and complex conditions, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Annual Conference, Manchester. Poster

    presentation (JPUH Scholarship)

  • Manea, A. (2024). Norfolk Antenatal Pathway for Women and Birthing people with a Learning

    Disability . Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation. IASSIDD Conference, Chicago – August 2024

  • Panagiotaki, G. (2024). Promoting Mental Health and Wellbeing of Medical Students. 9

    th Sharing

    Experience Session. Medical Education Center, University of Sharjah, February 2024

  • Panagiotaki, G., Zile, A., & Owen, J. (2024). Schwartz Rounds in HE: Students’ experience and

    perceived benefits for well-being. Student Mental Health Conference SMARTEN, KCL, June 2024

  • Teague, B. (2024). Co-producing a child holistic rural and coastal Health Passport (CORACLE).

    Embedded Research. University of British Columbia presentation – September 2024.

  • Webster J (2024). Empowering Communities: UEA’s Anchor Institute role in fostering ‘Curated

    Communities as part of an Integrated Care System’. North America International Integrated Care

    Conference, 15th – 17th October 2024.

  • Webster J (2024), ‘NICHE@UEA’, Eastern ARC Conference – Harnessing Heritage (2024), Heritage

    and Wellbeing, Eastern ARC Conference, 3rd September 2024

  • Webster J and Hardy S (2024) Empowering communities UEA’s Anchor Institute role in fostering

    social accountability’. University of Sharjah. Research Seminar 28th March 2024.

  • Webster J, Sanders K (2024), Guiding Lights for Effective Workplace Cultures. Global Conference on

    Person-centred Care, Gothenburg, 13th – 15th May 2024.

  • Zile, A., Panagiotaki, & G., Owen, J. (2024). Schwartz Round in HEIs. Mental Wellbeing in Higher

    Education, Advance HE – Leeds, May 2024

    2.2 Internal to UEA conferences

    2024

  • Blake-Barnard, A. (2024).Factors that influence child conveyance decision made by prehospital

    clinicians. NICHE Shared Learning Event – April 2024. (JPUH Scholarship)

  • Cook, L. (2024). Developing an intervention to support the retention of health and social care

    professionals in Norfolk. Centre for Research on Children and Families Seminar, UEA – December

    2024.

  • Dean, A. (2024). Seeing Red. Improving the End-of Life Care Pathway across West Geographic Place.

    Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation. NICHE Shared Learning Event – April 2024.

  • Gray R. (2024). Improving early mobilisation after femoral fracture surgery: A MDT approach.

    Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation NICHE Shared Learning Event – April 2024.

  • Hewitt, R and Sanderson, H. (2024). Norwich Museums Community Club – an embedded evaluation.

    NICHE Shared Learning Event – April 2024.

  • Hill, R and Sankey, L. (2024). An overview of the work being done around retention. NICHE Shared

    Learning Event , April 2024

  • Kirkham,J. (2024). Transforming Practice and Empowering Staff in the Use of Qualitative ‘Friends

    and Family Test’ (FFT) Data to Enhance the Patient Experience. NICHE Shared Learning Event , April

    2024. (JPUH Scholarship)

  • Manea, A. (2024). Norfolk Antenatal Pathway for Women and Birthing people with a Learning

    Disability . Embedded Service Improvement Evaluation. NICHE Shared Learning Event – October

    2024.

  • Muncey, H and Plaatijes, N . (2024). The THRIVE programme. NICHE Shared Learning Event , Oct 24

  • Owen, J., Panagiotaki, G., & Zile, A. (2024). Optimising Wellbeing through Interprofessional Schwartz

    Rounds at UEA: what we know so far about healthcare professionals’ experience attending Rounds.

    NICHE Shared Learning Event, April 2024

  • Panagiotaki, G., Zile, A. & Owen, J. (2024). Optimising well-being through Interprofessional Schwartz

    Rounds at UEA: what we know so far about students' experience attending Rounds. UEA Student

    Experience Conference CHERRPS, March 2024

  • Roberts, K and Cooper, H (2024). Evaluating a Staff Support Service. NICHE Shared Learning Event ,

    Oct 24

  • Rose S. (2024). This Nurse Can. NICHE Shared Learning Event , Oct 24.

  • Saunders, T. (2024).Evaluating the Impact and Effectiveness of Structure, Process and Outcomes of

    Take a Chance on me . NICHE Shared Learning Event – October 2024.

  • Walker , J. (2024). Homeless Health Needs Audit & Embedded Project Evaluation in Norfolk. NICHE

    Shared Learning Event –October 2024.

  • Yuen, J. (2024). Building programme theories to inform practitioners-lead multifaceted intervention

    in Norfolk & Waveney. Lifespan and Population Health Research Centre’s joint Postgraduate and

    Early Career Researcher Conference, Wednesday 19th June 2024

  • Zile, A. Owen, J. Gorick, H., Orford, A. & Panagiotaki, G. (2024). Interprofessional Student Schwartz

    Rounds: Students’ experience and perceived benefits for wellbeing and reflective practice -a systematic review. Lifespan and Population Health Research Centre’s PGR and ECR Conference, UEA,

    June 2024. Prize for best ECR poster.

    3.Reports

    2024

  • Cook, L ., Carder,S., Blake-Holmes, K. and Yussif, I.A. (2024) Retaining Local Authority Social Workers:

    A theory of change. Research Report. November 2024.

  • Hardy, S., and Nuttall, S. (2024) Evaluating a model for Legacy Mentors/Practitioners across the East

    of England. A flexible role for improved workplace effectiveness and staff retention potentials. An

    Evaluation Report (submitted to NHS England 3rd May 2024).

  • Hill R, and Sankey L (2024) Self-assessment and feedback on professional domains. A pre-registration

    nursing retention initiative. November 2024

  • Lee C, Whitehouse C, Stimpson E and Shiju M (2024) JPUH Evaluation of ‘Take a Chance on Me’

    Evaluation Report

  • Pereira, J., Leary, A (2024) Exploring Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the NHS: A comprehensive

    analysis. NICHE Workforce Intelligence Network, Interim Report 1. November 2024

  • Sandiford H (2024) Community Culture Club. Evaluation Report. Available via the NICHE website

  • Yuen, J and Odell, J. (2024). Planting the Seeds for Change: A Participatory Service Evaluation of the

    "Leading and Facilitating the Development of Person Centred Care and Cultures" Programme. A

    participant follow-up impact report. Available on the NICHE website.

    4: Webinars /Online Presentations

  • 16 February (2024). Integrated Care Systems. Where do HEIs fit? Council of Deans for Health Hardy S

    5: NICHE Online Blogs / Reflective pieces

    2024

  • Buleu, C ( 2024) Reflective piece ( JPUH Scholar ) also in Newsletter Issue 6. March 24

  • Dean, A. (2023) NICHE embedded fellow. Reflective piece The Seeing Red Project. Newsletter Issue 3

    September 23

  • Drysdale, L (2024) Stewarding Creative Arts , Culture and Heritage as Restorative Citizens. January 24

  • Flindall, S (2024).Rethinking Prevention: Supporting Healthier Choices in Coastal Communities for

    Lasting Impact. October 24

  • Hardy, S (2024) Understanding global health challenges and the importance of cultural and

    international knowledge mobilisation. October 24

  • Johnson, P. (2024) Feeding it forward, co-supervision as a health conversation. January 2024

  • Kirkham, J. (2024) Transforming practice and empowering staff in the use of qualitative friends and

    family test (FFT) data to enhance the patient experience. May 2024

  • Manea, A. (2024) NICHE embedded fellow. Reflective piece. Newsletter Issue 4-November 23

  • Odell, J. (2024) Bridging role, theory and practice. May 2024

  • Odell, J. (2024). Ignite, Innovate and Embed. Three ways to create change and energy in the health

    and social care system. September 2024

  • Panagiotaki, G. Lindqvist, S., Owen, J., Zile, A (2024) UEAs Interprofessional student schwartz rounds:

    our journey so far. March 2024.

  • Sankey, L (2024) Workforce optimisation through exploring effective strategies for recruitment,

    retention and retainment. May 2024.

  • Teague, B. (2024) NICHE embedded fellow. Reflective piece. Newsletter Issue 5- January 24

  • Thomas, A (2024) Leading and speaking up, January 2024

  • Thompson C (2024) Achieving the UEA Masters in Medical and Health Humanities. The journey so

    far. May 2024

  • Webster, J and Davies, L (2024). ‘Rewilding our Workplace Cultures’- October 24

    6. NICHE Newsletters -NICHE website

  • Issue 9. November 24

  • Issue 8- August 24

  • Lloyd Smith, W (2024).Embedding improvement and consistency with multi agency approaches to adult safeguarding concerns (Kintsugi project)

  • Bedford S (2024). Addressing Obstetric Haemorrhages. Reflective piece (JPUH Scholar)

  • Issue 7- May 24

  • Grey, R. (2024). NICHE Embedded Fellow. Reflective piece.

  • Issue 6-March 24

  • Buleu, C (2024). JPUH Scholar. Reflective piece

  • Issue 5- January 24.

  • Morgan, L. (2024). Early Career Prescribing Programme (Kintsugi Project)

  • Teague, B. (2024). NICHE Embedded Fellow. Reflective piece

    7. Podcasts

    2024

  • Episode 1: Meet the team: Johnny Yuen. Senior Research Associate, NICHE.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zO7Hq5Fay-g&feature=youtu.be

  • Episode 2: Kintsugi Project: Rosalind Hewitt. Norwich Museums Community Club.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA-F7rKkUHg

  • Episode 3: NICHE Embedded Fellowship: Alice Dean.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN0QUVN8TNs

  • 2023

    SH and JW with UEACivic

    In this episode Ben and Johanna speak to Sally Hardy and Jonathan Webster from the School of

    Health Sciences and Anne-Marie Minihane from Norwich Medical School. They’re discussing NICHE:

    Norfolk Initiative for Coastal and Rural Health Equalities as well as NIHA: Norwich Institute of Healthy

    Ageing. Both of which are actively helping to improve the health and wellbeing of people in the

    region now and in the future. Aug 23

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