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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.

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.

Exploring Preconception Health: Insights from a Pilot Survey (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Walker, J., & Currie, S. (2024, November). Exploring Preconception Health: Insights from a Pilot Survey. Presented at 2024 UK Preconception EMCR Network Conference, DMU Trinity House, De Montfort University, Leicester

Overview: Importance of preconception health for future health outcomes. Limited awareness and routine care globally.
Objective: Gain insights from healthcare professionals about preconception care provisions, barriers, and recommendations.

Del... Read More about Exploring Preconception Health: Insights from a Pilot Survey.

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.

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..

Independent External Evaluation of A Pilot of Wearable Technology Devices to facilitate clinical decision making within a Virtual Frailty Ward: Final Report [Confidential] (2024)
Report
Spencer Grey, S.-A., Hatfield, J., Walker, J., Houghton, P., Butler, S., & Oxley, L. Independent External Evaluation of A Pilot of Wearable Technology Devices to facilitate clinical decision making within a Virtual Frailty Ward: Final Report [Confidential]. Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board

The evaluation team used a collaborative developmental double loop learning approach to evaluation, whereby insights and learning are fed back in real time to enable changes to occur to improve the service or initiative as it develops.
Whilst the pi... Read More about Independent External Evaluation of A Pilot of Wearable Technology Devices to facilitate clinical decision making within a Virtual Frailty Ward: Final Report [Confidential].

Improving nursing and midwifery student attrition and experience through collaborative working providing restorative supervision (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., Walker, J., & Lachanudis, L. (2024, July). Improving nursing and midwifery student attrition and experience through collaborative working providing restorative supervision. Presented at University of Hull Teaching Excellence Academy International Teaching and Learning Conference 2024: Integrating Educational Thinking, online

Using restorative supervision (RS) to support students before they become registered professionals has been proven to support student’s progression and reduce attrition rates with their academic studies. One particular model is the A-EQUIP (NHS Engla... Read More about Improving nursing and midwifery student attrition and experience through collaborative working providing restorative supervision.

Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in Healthcare? (2024)
Digital Artefact
Credland, N., Walker, J., & Jennison, L. (2024). Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in Healthcare?. [website]

Opening paragraph:
There are increased levels of poor mental health and burnout among Higher Education Institution (HEI) staff compared to the general population due to increased workload, reduced autonomy, isolation and adaptation to a constantly e... Read More about Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in Healthcare?.

The Practising Midwife Blog 11 Jun 2024: Supporting Nursing and Midwifery Students: Restorative Supervision (2024)
Digital Artefact
Walker, J., Jennison, L., & Lachanudis, L. (2024). The Practising Midwife Blog 11 Jun 2024: Supporting Nursing and Midwifery Students: Restorative Supervision. [blog post]

In the current climate of healthcare in the UK, the retention and support of nursing and midwifery professionals are critical concerns. The National Health Service (NHS) National Staff Survey (2023) highlighted alarming levels of burnout among midwiv... Read More about The Practising Midwife Blog 11 Jun 2024: Supporting Nursing and Midwifery Students: Restorative Supervision.

PNA, A-EQUIP, RS and their positive impacts… (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., & Walker, J. (2024, April). PNA, A-EQUIP, RS and their positive impacts…. Paper presented at Exploring migrant Nurses’ experiences of academic and practice education, University of Hull

PNA promotes civility and respect via…
Communicating why civility is important
Promoting assessment of civility
Sharing resources
Promoting self- care
Exploring relationships, self awareness and communication styles
Recognising and rewarding co... Read More about PNA, A-EQUIP, RS and their positive impacts….

ViPER - Introducing a service to deliver restorative supervision for nursing students, to improve retention and raise the quality of student experiences. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., Walker, J., Credland, N., Dixon, P., & Dunn, R. (2024, April). ViPER - Introducing a service to deliver restorative supervision for nursing students, to improve retention and raise the quality of student experiences. Paper presented at RCN Education Forum National Conference and Exhibition 2024: Future Insights: Enabling professional practice in health and social care nursing education, York

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Introduction:
Restorative Supervision (RS) is increasingly being delivered to post qualified healthcare staff, via the growth of the PNA role (NHS England,2023). The benefits of delivering this to pre-registration students in educa... Read More about ViPER - Introducing a service to deliver restorative supervision for nursing students, to improve retention and raise the quality of student experiences..

Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in healthcare? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., Credland, N., & Walker, J. (2024, April). Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in healthcare?. Paper presented at ANTF Symposium 2024: Association of National Teaching Fellows; Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence Network, Nottingham

Staff wellbeing is crucial to providing a high standard of education for students. Restorative Supervision has been shown to have positive impacts on staff wellbeing including feeling 'valued', reductions in stress and burnout, increased job satisfac... Read More about Can restorative supervision positively impact the emotional wellbeing of HEI lecturers in healthcare?.

Keynote: Leadership (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spencer Grey, S. (2024, April). Keynote: Leadership. Presented at MSc Healthcare Leadership two-day conference: Leading People and Developing their Resilience, University of Hull

Opening Slide
Leadership is not an ‘I’ it’s about developing an ‘us’, a team, a collaboration, a community.
Leadership qualities, values and skills are a part of you, you don’t switch them on and off.
Leadership is not a paperwork exercise, leader... Read More about Keynote: Leadership.

HVs’ role in providing alcohol advice to women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy (2024)
Digital Artefact
Walker, J., Smith, L., Hilton, A., Alfred, L., Scholin, L., & Ahankari, A. (2024). HVs’ role in providing alcohol advice to women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy

Opening paragraph:
Pregnancy is a transformative period in a woman’s life and an important time to lay strong foundations for infant health and wellbeing that can last a lifetime. The health and wellbeing of the mother, her unborn baby and wider fam... Read More about HVs’ role in providing alcohol advice to women who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy.

4Bii. Improving undergraduate student attrition and experience  through an innovative  Restorative Supervision project. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jennison, L., & Walker, J. (2023, December). 4Bii. Improving undergraduate student attrition and experience  through an innovative  Restorative Supervision project. Paper presented at Advance HE NETworking & Innovation in Healthcare Education Conference, Liverpool

Abstract:
Principles of the PNA role and A-EQUIP model (NHS England, 2017) and specifically the Restorative Supervision (RS) element can also be applied to healthcare students during their training. RS can be defined “A model of supervision designe... Read More about 4Bii. Improving undergraduate student attrition and experience  through an innovative  Restorative Supervision project..

Supporting Nursing Students at Risk of Leaving Programme, Nursing Student Advocate Support (NSAS). Final Evaluation Form (2023)
Report
Dixon, P., Credland, N., Jennison, L., Walker, J., & Dunn, R. Supporting Nursing Students at Risk of Leaving Programme, Nursing Student Advocate Support (NSAS). Final Evaluation Form. Health Education England

Project Overview:
To develop and implement a Nursing Student Advocate Support (NSAS) service that will support nursing students in responding to the demands of their academic and placement work in an empowering way.
Project led by Nicki Credland (R... Read More about Supporting Nursing Students at Risk of Leaving Programme, Nursing Student Advocate Support (NSAS). Final Evaluation Form.

Professional Nurse Advocate A-EQUIP model: a model of clinical supervision for nurses. Version 2, September 2023 (2023)
Report
(2023). Professional Nurse Advocate A-EQUIP model: a model of clinical supervision for nurses. Version 2, September 2023. NHS England

Summary:

Professional nursing leadership and clinical supervision are essential in enabling nurses to continuously improve the care they provide to patients and their families, as well as to protect their own and their colleagues’ health and wellb... Read More about Professional Nurse Advocate A-EQUIP model: a model of clinical supervision for nurses. Version 2, September 2023.

Principles of the Professional Nurse Advocate and A-EQUIP Model to Improve Health Visitors’ Wellbeing (2023)
Journal Article
Jennison, L., & Walker, J. (2023). Principles of the Professional Nurse Advocate and A-EQUIP Model to Improve Health Visitors’ Wellbeing. Journal of Health Visiting, 11(5), 196-202. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2023.11.5.196

This review explores the current literature and the complex challenges faced by the health visiting workforce. The A-EQUIP model and the implementation of the professional nurse advocate role for nurses is investigated.