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Type 2 diabetes and the role of nurses in its management (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2025). Type 2 diabetes and the role of nurses in its management. Nursing standard, https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2025.e12429

Type 2 diabetes has become a significant global public health issue. Its increasing prevalence is closely linked to sedentary lifestyles, suboptimal diets and high obesity levels. This article provides an overview of type 2 diabetes epidemiology, pat... Read More about Type 2 diabetes and the role of nurses in its management.

Embracing Authentic Leadership as an Introvert: A Self-Discovery (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2025). Embracing Authentic Leadership as an Introvert: A Self-Discovery. Practice Nursing, 36(5),

Sarah Butler describes her journey to discovering her authentic leadership style, showing that introverts can be excellent leaders through self-awareness and embracing their natural traits.

Enhancing preceptorship to mitigate transition shock among newly registered nurses working in primary care (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (in press). Enhancing preceptorship to mitigate transition shock among newly registered nurses working in primary care. Primary Health Care, https://doi.org/10.7748/phc.2025.e1854

Transition shock is a relatively new concept that describes the challenges of moving from the familiar role of preregistration nursing student to that of registered nurse. Newly registered nurses have to assume a new professional identity and meet th... Read More about Enhancing preceptorship to mitigate transition shock among newly registered nurses working in primary care.

Empowering General Practice Nurse Pathways to Professional Development and Improved Patient Care (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (in press). Empowering General Practice Nurse Pathways to Professional Development and Improved Patient Care. Primary Health Care,

General Practice Nurses (GPNs) play a crucial role in the UK's primary care landscape, addressing diverse patient needs from chronic disease management to health promotion. This article reviews the evolving role of GPNs, emphasising the importance of... Read More about Empowering General Practice Nurse Pathways to Professional Development and Improved Patient Care.

Exploring health and social care preferences for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments (2025)
Journal Article
Morrish, N., Fox, C., Reeve, J., Maidment, I., Livingston, G., Scott, S., Hilton, A., Allan, L., van Horik, J., Wong, G., Khondoker, M., Rook, G., & Medina-Lara, A. (in press). Exploring health and social care preferences for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2025.2468409

Objectives: Dementia is associated with behaviour change, and impaired ability to remember and think. This review focuses on key findings and methodological processes from discrete choice experiments (DCEs) to inform health and social care interventi... Read More about Exploring health and social care preferences for people with dementia and mild cognitive impairment: a systematic review of discrete choice experiments.

Understanding Burnout in Nurses - Identification and Coping Strategies (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2025). Understanding Burnout in Nurses - Identification and Coping Strategies. British Journal of Nursing, 34(4), 220-224. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0244

Burnout, a psychological syndrome caused by prolonged exposure to chronic workplace stressors, is a prevalent issue in nursing, characterised by emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and a diminished sense of accomplishment. This article explores t... Read More about Understanding Burnout in Nurses - Identification and Coping Strategies.

Book review: Research handbook on leadership in healthcare, by N. Chambers, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023 (2025)
Journal Article
Marshall, P. (2025). Book review: Research handbook on leadership in healthcare, by N. Chambers, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023. Action Learning: Research and Practice, 22(1), 85-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767333.2025.2458920

Introduction:
This book is an impressive and wide-ranging piece of scholarship which attempts to capture the widest possible range of relevant voices in the field of healthcare leadership research. The editor, Naomi Chambers, has gathered almost 100... Read More about Book review: Research handbook on leadership in healthcare, by N. Chambers, Cheltenham, UK, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.

Understanding literature reviews: a guide for enhancing nursing practice globally (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2025). Understanding literature reviews: a guide for enhancing nursing practice globally. Nurse Researcher, https://doi.org/10.7748/nr.2025.e1949

Background Literature reviews are essential in nursing for integrating research into practice, informing clinical guidelines and shaping health policy. They comprehensively synthesise the available evidence, supporting nurses in making informed decis... Read More about Understanding literature reviews: a guide for enhancing nursing practice globally.

Addressing staffing shortages: benefits and challenges of employing newly registered nurses in general practice settings (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2025). Addressing staffing shortages: benefits and challenges of employing newly registered nurses in general practice settings. Primary Health Care, https://doi.org/10.7748/phc.2025.e1856

The NHS is facing a critical shortage of general practice nurses (GPNs), which is projected to worsen significantly by 2030, threatening the sustainability of primary care services. Contributing factors include rising appointment volumes and patient... Read More about Addressing staffing shortages: benefits and challenges of employing newly registered nurses in general practice settings.

Motivational interviewing: a framework for healthcare assistants to improve patient-centred care (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2025). Motivational interviewing: a framework for healthcare assistants to improve patient-centred care. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 19(1), 007-009. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2025.19.1.007

Healthcare assistants are integral to patient care in the UK healthcare system, and often the first point of contact for patients to access care. This article explores the application of motivational interviewing as a transformative approach for heal... Read More about Motivational interviewing: a framework for healthcare assistants to improve patient-centred care.

Feedback in nursing practice: exploring barriers to and strategies for effective delivery (2024)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (in press). Feedback in nursing practice: exploring barriers to and strategies for effective delivery. Nursing Management, https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.2024.e2145

Feedback is essential for promoting nurses’ professional development and enhancing the quality of patient care. Effective feedback, in terms of delivery, content and receipt, can support nurses to identify their strengths and areas for improvement, e... Read More about Feedback in nursing practice: exploring barriers to and strategies for effective delivery.

Exploring the perception and reality of professionalism in UK nursing (2024)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2024). Exploring the perception and reality of professionalism in UK nursing. Nursing Management, Article e2144. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.2024.e2144

For the individual nurse, professionalism includes attributes such as ethical practice, accountability, empathy and a commitment to ongoing professional development. A lack of nursing professionalism can negatively affect public trust, patient satisf... Read More about Exploring the perception and reality of professionalism in UK nursing.

Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference (2024)
Journal Article
Schoenaker, D., Hall, J., Stewart, C., Hanley, S. J., Cassinelli, E. H., Benton, M., Azzari Wynn-Jones, A., Chawla, M., Currie, S., & 2023 UK Preconception EMCR Network conference workshop participants. (2024). Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference. Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 15, 24-25. https://doi.org/10.1017/S204017442400031X

Reducing inequalities in preconception health and care is critical to improving the health and life chances of current and future generations. A hybrid workshop was held at the 2023 UK Preconception Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCR) Network con... Read More about Tackling inequalities in preconception health and care: barriers, facilitators and recommendations for action from the 2023 UK preconception EMCR network conference.

In my pursuit of servant leadership, I had unwittingly sacrificed my own needs (2024)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2024). In my pursuit of servant leadership, I had unwittingly sacrificed my own needs. Nursing Times,

Prior to embarking on my career in academia, I began my nursing career as a general practice nurse. During this period, I encountered a multitude of leadership styles. Each left an imprint on not only my professional identity but also my understandin... Read More about In my pursuit of servant leadership, I had unwittingly sacrificed my own needs.

An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals. (2024)
Journal Article
Hatfield, J., Walker, J., Spencer Grey, S., Oxley, L., & Cowperthwaite, L. (2024). An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 18(10), 371-403. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2024.18.10.372

Access to higher education in health and social care is vital for supporting local communities and the future workforce. Traditionally, efforts to widen participation in higher education targeted socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. However, it is... Read More about An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals..