Ms Fiona Ramsay
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Ms Fiona Ramsay

Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing

School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)

Programme Lead, MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Nursing and Midwifery Professions)

Practice Development Team Academic Lead (Mental Health), Cornwall

Lecturer - Mental Health Nursing

Qualifications

I grew up in Cornwall and trained as a learning disabilities nurse in Surrey and a mental health nurse in London. I have practiced in the UK, Australia and Canada as a clinical nurse educator, clinical nurse specialist, health services manager, nursing regulator and university lecturer. My clinical practice has primarily been in rural and remote community health services. I joined the University of Plymouth in 2019.

My interests include:

  • Parity of esteem for mental and physical health
  • Health promotion and health inequalities related to people with learning disabilities and/or mental health
  • Clinical governance, including risk management, patient safety, and quality improvement
  • Policy development to support nursing education

I completed a BSc in Nursing from the University of Saskatchewan, an MSc in Health Improvement and Health Promotion from Robert Gordon University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Law and Ethics from the University of Dundee. I am registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Professional membership

Teaching interests

Teaching on undergraduate, postgraduate and nursing associate programs with a special interest in online teaching, health promotion, mental health and learning disability.