I recently had an article published in Nursing Standard entitled ‘The Highest Possible Rung,’ which discusses the patients struggle for autonomy within health care. This blog highlights some of the main issues discussed within the article. The Ladder of Participation,… Read More ›

Nursing
Leadership during Change
All of us have either been a leader or followed a leader. We will have experienced good leaders and bad leaders. Whether a leader is effective or not usually becomes most clear during times when they are leading change. Indeed,… Read More ›
Empathy versus Sympathy
Psychologists, counsellors, nurses, or anyone in a caring profession require EMPATHY. What exactly is empathy? Carl Rogers (1957), the founder of person-centred therapy, defined it as: to perceive the internal frame of reference of another with accuracy and with the… Read More ›
Mental Health Inequalities: Older People
I recently published the following article: Davies, NJ (2011) Inequalities in healthcare provision for older adults. Nursing Standard, 25(41), pp.49-55. With the percentage of the population aged 65-years and over increasing from 15% in 1984 to 16% in 2009 (ONS,… Read More ›
Objectivity: Focus on the Facts
An article I wrote for Nursing Standard came out today – ‘Focus on the Facts.’ The article is about objectivity and how decision-making in the workplace can be affected by personal opinion. It is primarily about evidence-based practice and how… Read More ›