Professor Bridie Kent

Current position: Deputy Director of the Doctoral College, Faculty of Health

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing, University of Wales Bangor, Faculty of Health Studies, 1999
  Thesis title: ‘Organ and tissue donation: factors influencing nurses’ willingness to discuss post-mortem wishes.’
• Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education, University of Wales Bangor, 2001
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Nursing Studies (2:1), University of Surrey, UK, 1991
• Registered Nurse Teacher, NMC (UK), 2000
• Registered Practitioner of the Higher Education Academy 2000; Fellow status awarded 9th March 2007
• ENB 100: Certificate in Clinical Studies - Intensive Care - West Thames School of Nursing, London, 1986
• Registered General Nurse UK PIN: 81A1729E - St. Bartholomew's School of Nursing, London, 1984

Professional membership

• Fellow of Higher Education Academy (UK)
• Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
• Fellow of Royal College of Nursing (UK)

Roles on external bodies

• Non Executive Director, Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust 2021 to date
• Joanna Briggs Institute Advisory Committee Member 2018 to 2020
• Non Executive Director South West AHSN 2019 to date
• European Regional Council, Sigma Theta Tau 2020 to date, 
• Clinical Academic Roles Implementation Network (CARIN) 2020 to date
• Chief Nursing Officer England, Leading Change Adding Value Research working group member 2017-2019
• NIHR RfPB review panel member South West region 2013 - 2017
  
• RCN Research Society Committee member 2015 to date
• Editor ‘Implementation Science’ 2009 to 2016
  
• Worldviews on Evidence Based Nursing: Education section editor   2002 to 2012 
• Chair, Eastern Health Human Research Ethics Committee, Melbourne, Australia 2010 to 2012
• Australian Research Council (ARC) ERA Research Evaluation Committee member 2012
• NH&MRC Project Grant Panel Member 2010, 2011
• Expert evaluator for the European Commission FP7 Health-2010 call
• New Zealand Guidelines Group Advisory Board Member 2008-2011
• New Zealand Branch of Australasian Cochrane Centre – advisory board member, 2004 to 2009

Teaching interests

Systematic review

Research methods

Evidence based practice

Leadership

Management of critically ill adult

Staff serving as external examiners

External examiner for PhD/professional doctorates (UK and international) 

Research interests

My particular research interests are directed primarily toward three main platforms of research:

• Implementation / knowledge translation and decision making in clinical nursing including evidence-based practice, evidence implementation and utilisation; specific focus – patient safety and quality of care delivery.
• Nursing and Midwifery workforce issues
• Critical care - focus on rehabilitation

Other research

Covid-19 and impact on nursing workforce (member of the ICON study team)

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

17 PhD students supervised to successful completion (UK, Australia and New Zealand).

Grants & contracts

2017

Aylward-Wotton N, KentB, Latour JM, Worsley P. Pressure Reduction through continuous Monitoring In community Settings (PROMISE): Reducing and preventing avoidable and unavoidable pressure ulcers. Health Foundation Scaling Up award. October 2017. £500,000

 Lilford R et al. Programme Development Grant: Education and facilitation to improve clinical decisions and multidisciplinary team-working with older adults with multimorbidity. RP-DG-0615-10004, £100,000.00.

 Lyndon H, Kent B, Marsden J, Latour JM. Developing, implementing and testing a new intervention to improve healthy living in older people with frailty. The Holistic Assessment and care Planning in Partnership Intervention (HAPPI)Study. Duration: April 2017 – August 2021. National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): ICA Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship (Ref:ICA-CDRF-2016-02-018). £ 293,305 

 Aylward-Wotton N, Kent B, Latour JM. Pressure Reduction through continuous Monitoring In community Settings (PROMISE): Reducing and preventing avoidable and unavoidable pressure ulcers – Health Foundation Spreading the Word Award. May 2017;12 months. £ 25,000

 2016

Richards D, et al. Programme Development Grant: The ESSENCE Programme: amalgamating marginal gains in ESSEntial Nursing CarE. RP-DG-1214-10001, £99,979.00.

Aylward-Wotton N, Kent B. Improving pressure damage detection in the community using continuous pressure monitoring of patients. Health Foundation Innovating for Improvement award, £74,524.00

2015

Aylward-WottonN, Kent B. Improving pressure damage detection in the community using continuous pressure monitoring of patients. Health Foundation Innovating for Improvement award, £74,524.00

2014

Kimpton N, Kent B. Using Pressure Mapping to Facilitate Patients’ and Carers’ in Their Decision Making Related to Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the Community Setting. NHS England Regional Innovation Fund. £50,000

Taylor N, Harding K, Leggat S, Watts J, Kent B, Karimi L. Improving access for community health and sub-acute outpatient services. NHMRC, APP 1076777, 2013 Partnerships Projects Third Call Funding Commencing 2014 $626,291.50

Kent B. Diabetes Education and Prevention event evaluation. AHSN/Astra Zenica. £11,000

2013

Kent B, Carroll B. Optimal End of Life Care? Determining discharge location. IHC, Plymouth University. £1958.40.

2012

Bennett P, Kerr P, Kent B, Holt s, Sinclair P, Schoch M, Linehan L, Lynn F, Terrill B, Paton P, Wilson C, Howard J. Home Dialysis Therapies E-Learning Project (HD-TEL). $171,890

Hutchinson A, Nagle C, Kent B, Bick D, Teale G. The influence of organisational interventions on the quality of maternity care. QPS. $32,085

Kent, B., Botti, M.,. Evaluating the development and implementation of SmartWard: A novel CDSS. SmartWard. $250,00.

Nagle C, Bucknall T, Kent B. Improving clinical outcomes in maternity care: recognition and response to clinical deterioration in the maternity patient. Nurse Board of Victoria Legacy ltd $48,203.85.

Street M, Phillips N, Kent B, Whitfield A. Minimising post-operative risk through PACT (Post-Anaesthetics Care Tool): a pilot study and cost benefit analysis. HCF Foundation. $122,820

2011

Coleman, S., Kent, B., Mumford, S. ‘Sharing the Wisdom’. Department of Health (Victoria), $80,000.

Considine J, Botti M, O’Connell B, Kent B, Dunning T, Street M. Detailed analysis of unplanned transfer from subacute to acute care. Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University, $60,000

Kent, B., Botti, M., Johnstone, MJ. Exploring the essential elements for CDSS in acute nursing care delivery. Sage Health. $76,437.

Kent, B, Chaboyer W, Bucknall T, Hutchinson A, Rickard C. Development of the Pressure Injury Prevention Research (PIPR) group; Stage One. Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University. $39,999.

2010

Kent, B., Radford, S., Sidhu, J., Brean, S. Raising awareness of organ and tissue donation among tertiary education students: doing it their way. Organ and Tissue Authority Community Awareness grant. $28,930.

Livingston, PM., Salmon, J., Courneya, KS., Gaskin,CJ., Botti MA., Broadbent, S., Kent, B. The Effectiveness of a Referral and Physical Activity Program to increase Physical Activity among Survivors of Prostate Cancer. ARC Linkage Grant. $382,000

Skouteris, H., McCabe, M., Milgrom, J., Kent, B. A Randomised Controlled Trial to Prevent Primigravid Excessive Gestational Weight Gain and Postpartum Weight Retention. NHMRC $ 488,385.00.

Street, M, Livingston, P., Considine, J., Ottman, G., & Kent, B. Identification of factors which contribute to extended length of stay in the Emergency Department from Residential Aged Care versus community settings. Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Deakin University, $68,369

 2009

Botti,M., Kent,B., Bucknall, T., Johnstone MJ., Duke, M., Considine J.,Watss, R., Redley, B., de Steiger, R. ‘Translation of evidence into pain management practices in acute care environments’ ARC 2009 $140,000 

Conferences organised

2021 RCN International Nursing Research conference (Chair)