Professor Alison Machin

Head Of Department

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

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Key Publications

Experiencing growth through interprofessional working relationships: a grounded theory study, Park, L., Machin, A., Straughair, C. 2 Apr 2025, In: Journal of Interprofessional Care
Quality and impact of pharmacology digital simulation education on pre-registration healthcare students: A systematic literature review, Rayamajhi, S., Machin, A., Breen, C., Gebreheat, G., Paterson, R. 1 Sep 2024, In: Nurse Education Today
Educators’ perceptions of their experiences of transnational education in nursing: A grounded theory study, Straughair, C., Allan, J., Conner, A., Morgan, D., Machin, A. 1 Jul 2023, In: Nurse Education in Practice
The influence of culture, structure, and human agency on interprofessional learning in a neurosurgical practice learning setting: A case study, Derbyshire, J., Machin, A. 4 May 2021, In: Journal of Interprofessional Care
Developing and sustaining nurses' service improvement capability: a phenomenological study, Craig, L., Machin, A. 11 Jun 2020, In: British Journal of Nursing
Patient safety from executive hospital management to wards: a qualitative study identifying factors influencing implementation, Conner, A., Unsworth, J., Machin, A. 1 Jul 2020, In: Journal of Nursing Management
A constructivist grounded theory study to explore compassion through the perceptions of individuals who have experienced nursing care, Straughair, C., Clarke, A., Machin, A. 1 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing
A plan for nursing, Machin, A., Nielsen, F. 24 Oct 2019, In: British Journal of Nursing
Clinical Skills, Human Touch, Machin, A. 28 Mar 2019, In: British Journal of Nursing
Developing a new nursing degree in Malta: A case study of trans-national education partnership in action, Machin, A., Conner, A., Farrugia, P., Melling, A., Allan, J., Morgan, D. 8 Mar 2019, 13th Commonwealth Nurses and Midwives Federation conference

Qualifications

Education PGCE June 30 1999
Health Studies MSc June 30 1999
Health Studies PhD October 01 1998
Information not provided Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2016
Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2012

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