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Addressing Underachievement in Nursing Students: The Role of Assessors and Supervisors (2025)
Journal Article
Butler, S. (2025). Addressing Underachievement in Nursing Students: The Role of Assessors and Supervisors. British Journal of Nursing, 34(11), 566-569. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0379

The role of nursing practice assessors and supervisors is pivotal in guiding students through clinical practice, ensuring they attain the necessary competencies and professionalism to deliver safe and effective patient care. However, underachievement... Read More about Addressing Underachievement in Nursing Students: The Role of Assessors and Supervisors.

Innovative Pathways: Rethinking Higher Education Through Inclusion and Participation (2025)
Digital Artefact
Walker, J., Spencer Grey, S., Oxley, L., & Cowperthwaite, L. (2025). Innovative Pathways: Rethinking Higher Education Through Inclusion and Participation. [Blog post]

Opening paragraph:
Higher education should be a space of opportunity for all, yet for many people, particularly those without formal qualifications, from disadvantaged backgrounds, or balancing work and caring responsibilities, it remains an unreach... Read More about Innovative Pathways: Rethinking Higher Education Through Inclusion and Participation.

Exploring health visitors' role in partnering with parents to reduce alcohol-related developmental disorders in England: a mixed-methods study (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, J. (2025, May). Exploring health visitors' role in partnering with parents to reduce alcohol-related developmental disorders in England: a mixed-methods study. Presented at Institute of Health Visiting Evidence-Based Practice Conference, Manchester

Extract: Health Visitors' Role in Discussing Alcohol

Addressing alcohol consumption from the antenatal period through the first 5 years aligns with Making Every Contact Count.
This rarely happens due to organisational and individual-level barrier... Read More about Exploring health visitors' role in partnering with parents to reduce alcohol-related developmental disorders in England: a mixed-methods study.

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.

Restorative Supervision and the impact on the workforce. (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, J., & Jennison, L. (2024, April). Restorative Supervision and the impact on the workforce. Presented at MSc Healthcare Leadership Leading People and Developing their Resilience - a two day conference, University of Hull/ Hull Online

We will discuss leadership styles in the context of Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN).
Restorative Supervision will be applied to the role of the leader and the SCPHN with a focus on the A-EQUIP model.

An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hatfield, J., Walker, J., Spencer Grey, S., Oxley, L., & Cowperthwaite, L. (2025, March). An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals. Presented at RCN Education Forum National Conference and Exhibition 2025, Strathclyde University , 99 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1RD

The University of Hull’s level 4 university certificate in health and social care is a year-long, part-time programme
designed to widen participation in higher education for students without formal qualifications. It provides
a flexible learning pa... Read More about An alternative route: widening participation into higher education for prospective health and care professionals.

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.

UK Preconception Partnership response to the consultation on the NICE guideline on Maternal and child nutrition (2025)
Report
Schoenaker, D., Godfrey, K., Hanson, M., Winterbottom, J., Daly, M., Bul, K., Walker, J., David, A. L., Chawla, M., Khare, M., Boath, A., & Vounzoulaki, E. (2025). UK Preconception Partnership response to the consultation on the NICE guideline on Maternal and child nutrition. NICE: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Introduction to Guideline:
This guideline covers nutrition and weight management in pregnancy for anyone who may become pregnant, is planning to become pregnant or is already pregnant, and nutrition in children up to 5 years. Care of babies and chil... Read More about UK Preconception Partnership response to the consultation on the NICE guideline on Maternal and child nutrition.

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.

Understanding the Decision-Making Process for Haemodialysis Refusal in Oman: A Grounded Theory Approach. (2025)
Thesis
Al Zadjali, S. (2025). Understanding the Decision-Making Process for Haemodialysis Refusal in Oman: A Grounded Theory Approach. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/5086170

Background: Haemodialysis (HD) is an invasive routine life-sustaining therapy for End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) individuals, and it remains the common modality of Kidney Replacement Therapy (KRT). ESKD is a permanent kidney failure due to complete... Read More about Understanding the Decision-Making Process for Haemodialysis Refusal in Oman: A Grounded Theory Approach..

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.