蜜桃AV

Core units

• Academic Study Skills:听You will听gain the fundamental academic and research skills听required for degree level study. The unit will introduce听you听to a broad grounding in literature searching, literature review, data collection, methodological approach, data analysis听and听interpretation and ethical practice. It will also support听you听to begin to develop a critical and analytical approach to听your听work and identify areas for personal development.听
• Applied Sciences: You'll gain a basic understanding of some fundamental aspects of science underpinning more specific disciplines, and an appreciation of how various scientific disciplines impact human life. You'll understand the differences between pure and applied science, as well as the roles of different ways applied science can be funded, and implications of these funding mechanisms.听
• Introduction to Biology: Biology is the study of life and hence knowledge of plant and animal cell biology is fundamental to understanding wider concepts in biology. This unit also introduces key themes in human, environmental and ecological sciences to provide a sound underpinning in knowledge for future studies.听
• Introduction to Psychology: This unit is designed to prepare听you听for advanced coursework in psychology. You听will complete the unit with听a good understanding of the various areas of psychology and how they seek to explain behaviour.听
• Mathematics in Science:听You will build your听confidence in mathematics,听in order听to perform calculations on a range of scientific data from biology, chemistry and psychology and to be able to represent the findings in an appropriate format, including graphs. In order to carry this out, it is essential to be able to convert the data between systems of units and to understand how to present very large and very small numbers in standard form. Basic statistical analysis of tabulated data will be carried out to introduce the concept of confidence limits and听familiarisation听of statistical testing.
• Foundation Year Project:听You听will carry out a research task on scientific topics chosen by the unit leader which听you听will be able to conduct a scientific investigation on.听You听will devise听your听own investigation and produce a literature review as a final scientific report.听

Core units

• Foundations for Professional Practice and Research: This interprofessional unit will provide you with a foundation understanding and appreciation of the context of nursing care. You鈥檒l develop the skills to prepare for your first practice placement by exploring the importance of respectful, reflective, resilient and person-centred professional practice.
• Nursing Theory and Application 1: You will be introduced to the theoretical foundations of nursing by examining philosophical, historical, ethical, methodological, political and legislative processes that inform the practice of mental health nursing. You will gain an understanding of the core values that underpin the different fields of nursing practice.
• Applied Health Care Science 1: This unit introduces students to bio-psychosocial theories and concepts as they apply to health and wellbeing. You will develop your knowledge and understanding of the biological, genetic, pharmacological, psychological, social and environmental factors that promote health and wellbeing.
• Communication Skills for Nursing Practice: This unit focuses on the importance of good communication and interpersonal skills when having conversations with patients/service users and colleagues in the healthcare setting. You鈥檒l develop effective communication and interpersonal skills in order to develop supportive relationships with patients/service users and their carers and families in mental health nursing.
• Developing Skills for Promoting Health and Wellbeing: Public Health England requires all health practitioners to work to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities and nurses are seen as being pivotal to this movement; by offering health improvement and wellbeing support to individuals, families, carers, communities and populations. This unit will provide you with the foundations of the knowledge and skills nurses require to facilitate a person and/or family for the promotion of their own health and wellbeing.
• Nursing Practice and Nursing skills 1: This unit will provide you with practice learning opportunities to develop your skills and confidence in-line with requirements set out in the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) 2018 Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. Simulation will be utilised to practice skills in a safe environment across this practice unit and you will participate in care with guidance from practice supervisors and assessors. Placements will take place in mental health settings.

Core units

• Research for Professional Practice: Building on foundation studies from year one you will work in an interprofessional group to advance your research and problem-solving skills to engage critically with evidence based practice.
• Improving Safety and Quality of Care: You鈥檒l develop the knowledge and understanding required to promote and contribute to maintaining service user/patient safety and to engage in risk management in clinical practice. You will also explore strategies for quality improvement and international frameworks to promote quality of care.
• Nursing Theory & Application 2: By considering the issues that may be pertinent to patients and their family鈥檚 health and wellbeing, you will explore and analyse how the impact of legal and ethical principles and values impact upon healthcare.
• Applied Health Care Sciences 2: During this unit you will analyse the impact of challenges to physical and mental health and wellbeing in individuals and groups across their lifespan. You鈥檒l also examine biological, psychological, sociological and social factors that impact on diseases that affect both physical and mental health, applying this to the assessment, management and evaluation of care for individuals and groups.
• Acute and Long Term Health Challenges: This unit will develop your knowledge and understanding of the nursing management and co-ordination of health care which is necessary for managing patients with acute and long term health challenges.
• Clinical Pharmacology and Medicines Management: You鈥檒l learn how to apply your understanding of clinical pharmacology and medicines management as part of health care management, in the context of relevant regulatory frameworks.
• Nursing Practice and Nursing Skills 2: This professional practice unit will provide you with the range of experiences you鈥檒l need to develop your proficiency in-line with the requirements set out by the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). Placements will take place in mental health settings.

Core units

• Team Working for Service Improvement: During this unit you will develop skills for working in inter-professional teams to design and develop service improvements for the people who use services and their carers.
• Clinical Leadership and Management: This unit will prepare you to lead and manage yourself and others in the healthcare setting by evaluating management and leadership theories and how they inform managing change in the workplace.
• Applied Health Care Sciences 3: You鈥檒l critically analyse biopsychosocial concepts that underpin complex health needs and the challenges that individuals and groups face across their lives. You will also builds upon developing your knowledge and confidence in the application of pharmacology.
• Developing a Literature Review: You鈥檒l evaluate a specific area of interest relating to your field of mental health nursing and build on your understanding of research and literature reviewing and academic writing skills.
• Therapeutic Communications and Interpersonal Skills for Nursing Practice: This unit prepares you for the clinical and therapeutic conversations you will have with patients/service users in the healthcare setting and provide you with the skills to support individuals and their families to make informed decisions about their health and health care.
• Caring for People with Complex Health Care Needs: You鈥檒l show your knowledge of care management and develop the clinical decision making skills for undertaking mental health nursing assessments and risk assessments, leading to the planning and prioritising of care for individuals who experience critical and complex health care conditions.
• Nursing Practice and Nursing Skills 3:听This unit will develop the personal and professional skills you鈥檒l need as a graduate entering the world of work as a professional nurse. You will demonstrate the appropriate ability to practice safely, responsibly and professionally and be accountable for your practice in accordance with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses. Placements will be in mental health settings.

Programme specifications provide definitive records of the University's taught degrees in line with Quality Assurance Agency requirements. Every taught course leading to a 蜜桃AV Award has a programme specification which describes its aims, structure, content and learning outcomes, plus the teaching, learning and assessment methods used.

Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the programme specification, the information is liable to change to take advantage of exciting new approaches to teaching and learning as well as developments in industry.

If you have been unable to locate the programme specification for the course you are interested in, it will be available as soon as the latest version is ready. Alternatively please contact us for assistance.

With practical learning being integral to your degree, we provide practice simulation suites to mirror both clinical and community workplace settings and provide a safe environment.

We鈥檙e continuing to enhance our state-of-the-art facilities听too 鈥� with the听purpose-built Bournemouth Gateway Building听housing听our Health & Social Care courses.

Visit our facilities page to find out more 鈥� you can also 听to get a feel for where you鈥檒l be studying while you鈥檙e based on our Lansdowne Campus.

In the first year, you should experience some of this diversity through both hospital and community placements. In the second year, there is the opportunity to undertake an overseas placement where you will be able to experience mental health care in a differing culture.

In the third year, there is the opportunity to work within specialist areas such as eating disorders, child and adolescent, addictions and forensic mental health.

Overall, you鈥檒l undertake placements in a broad range of settings, including within a Community Mental Health Team, an Older Persons Unit, Acute services, Recovery with the option of placements with specialist teams who work in areas such as drug and alcohol treatment, forensic services and eating disorders.

When on placement you will follow the shift pattern of your allocated practice supervisor. It is expected you will experience the full 24 hour / 7 day a week shift pattern during the course. This will include following the placement shift patterns (which may include 12 hour shift patterns used in some placement areas) and include weekend working and night duty.

Your learning will either predominantly be based at our Lansdowne Campus (though Talbot campus is also utilised), while clinical placements will be organised by locality in a variety of places within Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire in order to provide the necessary breadth of experience.

Please note - placement localities are allocated at the time of your offer for your course听on a first come, first served basis therefore we may need to amend your placement locality if we reach capacity.听You will not be able to change your main placement locality once you start. Once you have been allocated your locality this will remain for the remainder of your time on the course.

You will need to consider the realities of placements within the geographical area you have been given and be realistic as to whether this will be manageable and suitable for you 鈥� whilst being flexible may in some circumstances increase your chances of success, being unrealistic will lead to challenges.听You should also consider where you choose听accommodation during your studies.听

Although you will be allocated a placement locality, to ensure that you get to experience a range of placement experiences needed for successful course completion, you may be expected to change location for a portion of your placement time.

Below are some examples of the trusts we work with:

• Dorset: Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust听
• South Wiltshire: The Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, primarily across the Salisbury area
• Hampshire: The Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Each of our courses contains a significant amount of placement experience, with this often being undertaken in outlying areas rather than solely in towns/cities. You need to consider this when making your application and be clear about what you will be undertaking.

Our geographical footprint for placement is vast 鈥� covering four counties in the South; Dorset, Wiltshire and Hampshire. This ensures we are able to provide you with a wealth of clinical experience across a variety of areas of the healthcare service, including opportunities to experience placements in both urban and rural communities.

Although your term-time address and method of transport are taken into consideration when allocating your placements there is an expectation that all students will have to travel across large areas including some of a more rural nature to reach their placements, in some cases this can be more than 40miles away from Bournemouth, and some travel will be outside normal working hours due to the nature of shift work. You must ensure that you have means to travel to your placement location at unsociable hours and this may require you to use short-term accommodation options in order to participate in your placement. To help you with this, the can support you with placement travel expenses and dual accommodation costs if required.

Occupational Health (OH) Checks

Nursing is physically and mentally demanding and you will need to be mentally and physically able to undertake your chosen course. Places are offered subject to passing an OH check, and this will be carried out by the听Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust.

Health conditions need to be dealt with on an individual basis e.g. deafness, blindness, eczema (or other dermatological allergic reactions) on exposed areas, epilepsy, back problems, or mental health conditions, eating disorders and other disabilities. These do not automatically exclude you but please ensure that you fully disclose your condition to OH.

The University can then consider the recommendations made by OH and whether reasonable adjustments can be made to support you on your chosen course. If you require more guidance please contact us for more information.

You will be required to provide a record of your immunity status or be vaccinated or have the required blood tests. You may need to ask your GP or current OH department or find your childhood vaccination record for details of your past immunisation records. You should be aware that there may be charges made (for which you will be liable) relating to your gaining the appropriate immunity required prior to starting your training programme.

Refusing Immunisations

The university has an expectation that all students will comply with the vaccination programme as it is Public Health England requirement for health care workers to have certain immunisations. This ensures that you will be able to undertake the wide range of training placements that your course will require and aims to keep you, as well as the people in your care as safe as possible. Please note that at this time Covid-19 vaccinations are not a mandatory requirement for healthcare workers and so are therefore not a mandatory requirement for healthcare students either. Occasionally some vaccinations are contraindicated in certain medical conditions. Occupational Health (OH) will advise the University in these cases. The University will consider students on an individual basis. Refusal to have immunisations may result in the student not being allowed to attend practice placement and being withdrawn from the course. There is no opportunity to appeal against the requirements of the immunisation policy

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check (previously known as CRB)

All successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barred List check; this will be a condition of offer and will need to be completed prior to commencing the course. Please see the for the most up to date information.

Terms of Expectations

It is important that you understand what will be expected of you as a student studying for both an academic award and professional qualification in nursing. You must agree to adhere to the Student Nurse Terms of Expectation for studying at 蜜桃AV as detailed in this document. Failure to comply with these expectations could lead to disciplinary action.

Access蜜桃AV: Access蜜桃AV provides you with the opportunity to tell us about your circumstances that are not always evident in your UCAS application. This widening access initiative also considers relevant criteria such as being in care or if you live in an area with a low participation rate in Higher Education - if you are eligible, your offer could be up to 16 UCAS tariff points below the published tariff.

Apprenticeships: We recognise the transferable knowledge and skills gained through apprenticeships and welcome applications from students with a Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship recognised by the Institute for Apprenticeships. Each application will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Deferred entry: We are happy to consider eligible applicants for deferred entry. If you have already submitted your application, please submit your deferral request through our website.

Direct entry: We welcome applications from students who have previously studied at degree level at other institutions and wish to transfer onto a 蜜桃AV course. Our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) procedure enables credit awarded from one institution to contribute to a 蜜桃AV award, subject to an application process. Please visit our听RPL webpage听for more information.

Mature applicants: We recognise that mature applicants may have a wealth of experience rather than formal qualifications, so we鈥檒l consider your application on these merits if included in your application. You鈥檒l need to apply to 蜜桃AV in the usual way through UCAS and you may be invited to an interview to discuss your suitability for the course based on the experience you tell us about in your application.

We want committed, keen, enthusiastic students who are going to make a real difference to the course they are studying. Our students learn from each other, as well as their academic staff, so it is really important to us that you can show us how much you care about the course you are interested in. Your UCAS personal statement is a great place to do this.

Tell us about your personal achievements or any relevant work experience you have done, and show us how they make you the ideal candidate for a place on the course.

It is recommended that you have some care experience, preferably in a mental health setting. If you do not have any relevant experience, you will be required to demonstrate at interview that you have a clear insight into the nature of the profession that you will be training to enter.

Our courses are built around the NHS constitution values, and when assessing your application we will take these values into consideration:

• Working together for patients
• Respect and dignity
• Commitment to quality of care
• Compassion
• Improving lives
• Everyone counts.

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In the healthcare sector IT is now a vital tool for accessing and maintaining patient records, accessing literature to client care and conducting clinically-related research. As a student you will receive an introduction to IT near the beginning of your course and you will be provided with computer access and your own email address.

During the course you will be expected to use your developing IT skills to produce assignments, to conduct literature searches, and to use client-related record systems in the clinical setting. Following instruction some of your study will be undertaken through web-based learning tools, for example by participating in online discussions.

We select candidates for this course by looking at your application. For that reason, make sure your application really stands out from the crowd, and leave us in no doubt as to why you should be joining 蜜桃AV. View our flowchart听for information on how we process applications for courses with additional selection measures.听
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For our health and social care courses our admissions team use the DRIVE criteria to assess your application and evidence of this must be show in your personal statement. You can also find some handy hints about filling in your UCAS form on our how to apply web pages.听
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Please note that interviews are part of our selection process and you must be able to demonstrate at interview that you show the necessary insight into nursing, as well as the motivation and commitment to become a nurse.听

What to expect at the interview

Your interview will take place online, on a free online video communication platform.

A member of the Admissions Team will email you with joining instructions and information about what to expect at interview.

Your individual interview is where you will have the opportunity to tell us a little more about yourself and why you would be a great candidate for the course. You will be scored using a common template and offers will be made based on these scores.

If you are invited to interview, you will also be able to access online on-demand information presentations, course talks, virtual campus tours and more which you can watch before your interview. On the day of your interview you may also be able to join a live chat-room where you can ask questions to our current student ambassadors and other members of staff.

Additional reference:

In addition to the reference on your UCAS form, once we鈥檝e received your application we may contact you to ask for a second reference; depending on the course you鈥檝e applied for, this may be an academic reference, or from an employer or person who knows you in a professional capacity.

Our offer-making will typically be based on your most recent qualifications, including any required subjects where applicable. We'll consider all qualifications when assessing your application, although these may not be part of our offer.

If you do not meet the criteria of your original offer, we may still offer you a place. We will review your whole application and consider all academic qualifications (including those not in the offer) to see if you have the academic potential to succeed on the course. If we feel the answer is yes, we will confirm your place.

We look at individual applications and make a tailored offer based on your potential to succeed on the course considering a range of factors, including your academic achievements, work and other experience, reference and personal statement, and in some cases, your performance at an interview or a portfolio review. Typically, we make an offer at the bottom of the tariff range.

If you are unable to meet the entry requirements, we may be able to make you an offer through Access蜜桃AV if you meet certain criteria e.g. you have been in care or live in an area where fewer people typically progress to Higher Education. If you don't meet our published tariff, we will accept you at least 8 points below if your personal circumstances match our Access蜜桃AV criteria.听

Our graduates typically work in the healthcare, education or charity sectors. The roles you can take on are diverse and the majority have excellent career progression routes, leading to the likes of advanced nurse practitioner and consultant nurse. Among the jobs you can move into are:

• Mental health nurse in an in-patient environment (e.g. acute admissions unit, elderly care, treatment wards, psychiatric intensive care unit or rehabilitation)
• Community mental health nurse
• Staff nurse
• Specialist nurse (covering the likes of eating disorders, addictions, forensic psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry or psychological therapist).

On graduating successfully from this course, you can apply for registration with the听.

Once you have completed an undergraduate Honours degree and perhaps following some time in clinical practice you may wish to consider returning to 蜜桃AV to further develop your education! There are various options including working towards a Masters qualification, a postgraduate research degree or choose from our portfolio of continued professional development (CPD) units and courses.听

Research degrees

If you are a 蜜桃AV graduate you are eligible for a 20% 鈥榣oyalty鈥� discount on the published fees for further programmes with us!听

Depending on your qualifications and experiences, you can choose to undertake a MRes or PhD level research degree.听蜜桃AV has a strong nursing research foundation within our听Department of Nursing Science听and through a number of research centres, including the听Nursing for听Long Term Health Research Centre, which explores听theory, education and professional practice.

Visit our听postgraduate research courses for further details about research degree options with the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences and the funding options available.

MSc Health Research

Our听MSc Health Research degree has been designed to take you through the research process from formulating a suitable research question to designing the study and collecting appropriate data, and reporting the findings to different audiences. All of this will provide opportunities to work with academics and clinicians experienced in conducting health and social care research. The work you will do as part of this course will provide opportunities for you to create research outputs (e.g. manuscripts for publication) to contribute to a portfolio of research experience suitable for applications related to future research study (e.g. NIHR Clinical Doctoral Fellowship), or to further your career as part of a research team (e.g. research nurse).听

If you are a 蜜桃AV graduate you are eligible for a 20% 鈥榣oyalty鈥� discount on the published fees for this course. Scholarship opportunities may also be available.

CPD

Once you have some experience of clinical practice you may wish to consider studying a unit or course from our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio. This may be related to an area you wish to specialise in or move into, or it may be to enhance your career opportunities. We have a wide range of options to consider. We understand that fitting study in around your busy working life can be a challenge, but we have a number of flexible courses that allow you to study bite-sized units at your convenience, while working towards a bigger qualification.听

Find out more about CPD at 蜜桃AV.

What鈥檚 included in your tuition fee?

Your tuition fee covers expenses associated with your course including tuition materials, access to facilities, mandatory field trips and the following:

• Materials for laboratory and mandatory field-based teaching activity
• Support for finding placements (UK or abroad) and/or fieldwork and non-financial support whilst on placement
• A range of student services 鈥� advisors, help desks, counsellors, placement support and careers service
• Access to Brightspace, our virtual learning environment, which offers a responsive and personalised learning experience with powerful learning analytics capabilities, integrated social media and advanced video features
• The Library 鈥� access to a wide range of electronic resources (databases, e-journals and e-books), print and multimedia collections, subject librarians and study spaces
• IT labs (some open 24/7), wireless network, AV equipment to borrow
• Free software download to your personal device of Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus while you are studying, as well as access to applications provided on AppsAnywhere, subject to licensing and compatibility restrictions
• Peer Assisted Learning听(PAL) scheme
• Disability and additional learning support, according to individual circumstances
• The听蜜桃AV Language Centre听to help you develop/improve foreign or English language skills
• 24 hours a day, 365 days a year security team
• Professional body accreditation of the course
• Occupational Health Services and checks but you will be charged if you do not attend Occupational Health appointments without giving appropriate notice
• We will provide you with one standard set of uniform. Additional uniform items must be ordered by students, and this will incur an additional cost. Students will need to purchase appropriate footwear.

Additional costs

We are committed to offering you value for money and ensuring there are no hidden costs while you are studying with us, therefore we have listed below any additional costs you may incur that are not covered by your tuition fee:

• Laptops, tablets and mobile devices and any software used on personal devices. Access to a personal computer is strongly recommended for your study. If you are experiencing financial difficulty, visit our website for information regarding hardship funds
• Textbooks, general stationery and other supplies. Our award-winning library is stocked with a large range of textbooks and online resources, free of charge. The Students鈥� Union shop听stocks a wide range of stationery supplies
• You will need to meet the cost of an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as a condition of enrolment, including any Post Office verification charges.听
• You may need to pay for immunisations if they are not covered by your GP,听and you will be charged for missed immunisation appointments
• Accommodation and living costs. Please visit our website for more information
• Travel costs to and from the University campus (including for occupational health referrals if required). An annual bus pass can be purchased alongside your rent if you are living in halls of residence/Unilet accommodation or may be purchased separately
• Your placement could be in Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and/or Hampshire. You must pay for any secondary accommodation and travel costs (including car parking charges and car insurance). Eligible UK students may claim reimbursement towards travel and accommodation costs from the NHS. Please visit the听 website听for more information.听International students will need to cover these costs in addition to their course fee.听
• You may have the opportunity to study abroad as part of your programme, and there may be some additional costs attached to this
• Occupational Health services and checks are included but you will be charged if you do not attend Occupational Health appointments without giving appropriate notice. You are also responsible for travel costs to Occupational Health appointments
• We will provide you with one standard set of uniform. Additional uniform items must be ordered by students, and this will incur an additional cost. Students will need to purchase their own appropriate footwear, however you may be able to claim government tax relief for the cost of shoes
• Sport蜜桃AV membership

If you need to repeat one or more units during your studies (with or without attendance)听the pricing will be pro-rata听of the full-time fee.

UK nursing students may be eligible for a government training grant of at least 拢5,000 a year which you听will not need to pay back.听The grant will be given to all eligible new and continuing degree-level nursing, midwifery and many allied health students.

Funding may be听available for eligible students, including:

• Parental Support听allowance of 拢1,000, on top of the 拢1,000 already on offer.听
• Up to 拢1,000听specialist subject payment for subjects such as听mental health nursing.听
• A regional incentive payment in听areas of the country which have seen a decrease in people accepted on some nursing, midwifery and allied health courses.

Students will not need to apply for specialist subject or incentive payments as they will be automatically added to their account, if eligible.听

This means that some students could be eligible for up to 拢8,000 per year, with other eligible students听getting at least 拢5,000.

Please note that this funding is not available for students on the foundation year, however you will be able to access it once you complete the foundation year and move onto the degree.

Please note that eligibility criteria applies.

Dr Teresa Burdett works at 蜜桃AV as a senior lecturer in Integrated Health Care. She teaches on both undergraduate and post graduate programmes in integration, interprofessionalism, health promotion and work force development arenas.

She is also the Professional Lead for Interprofessional Learning and Education. This involves promoting, arranging and delivering Inter Professional Education between various disciplines including the different branches of nursing, social work, physiotherapy and paramedic science students and faculties.

She has also co-initiated, designed and delivered the Foundations of Integrated Care programme. This programme has been very well received with some very positive qualitative data and comments. This programme has been successfully extended becoming more person centred.

Andy鈥檚 primary role is as Senior Academic/Professional Lead in Mental Health & Learning Disabilities.听His background is in nursing and he鈥檚 worked in acute mental health care before moving into education, firstly as a tutor within the NHS, and later as a senior lecturer in Higher Education.

Andy鈥檚 principal interests are in nursing philosophy and the ethics of caring, and in mental health policy. In his current role, he鈥檚 involved in the delivery and management of education programmes, research supervision, and research and practice development activities in mental health.

Sonya Chelvanayagam is a lecturer in mental health nursing. She is a registered mental health nurse and adult nurse who has worked in a variety of care services such as HIV and gastroenterology. This has involved in her working with people who experience either physical or mental illnesses or a combination of physical symptoms and mental health problems.

Sonya鈥檚 research interests include mental and physical health, gastrointestinal disorders and related psychopathology, eating disorders, stigma, bariatric surgery.

Andrea works as a Lecturer and Student Rep Coordinator within the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. She is unit Leader for the Communication Skills in Nursing Practice unit and the Post-Registration research unit, Locating and Evaluating Evidence for Professional Practice.

Andrea鈥檚 first degree is in Psychology and her second degree is an MA in Education 鈥� Life Long Learning from The Open University. Andrea is also a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow with the British Psychological Society (BPS). She is also a member for the Division of Academics and Researchers of Psychology (BPS) and of The Association for the Teaching of Psychology.

Dr Steve Trenoweth has been a mental health nurse for 23 years. He has worked in a wide variety of mental health settings before entering higher education in 2003. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at 蜜桃AV.

He has authored several books, chapters and articles in nursing and health care, and is an Editorial Board member of the听British Journal of Mental Health Nursing.