Alex Barnes

Alex Barnes

Practice Placement Disability Support Lecturer

Institute of Health & Society

Contact Details

email: a.barnes@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 85 5536

MPhil
MSc Health & Care
Registered Nurse Tutor
BSc (Hons) Health Studies
PGCE/CERT ED (FE)
Registered General Nurse.

Teaching & Research

Student Support Disability support (theory and practice)
Professionalism and professional skills
Academic skills
Extended Nursing roles (venepuncture & cannulation)

Professional Experience

RGN- Nursing & Midwifery Council member
RCN- Working group member on disability support

Specific responsibility for supporting all pre-registration Nursing students with disabilities in conjunction with Dyslexia and Disability services.

Publications

2010 Opening Doors - Enabling healthcare students with disabilities to reach their potential
University of Southampton conference – Presentation
The theory practice gap still exists in relation to support for nursing students with specific learning differences: a way forward  

2007 Beyond the Borders 
RCN International conference -  Presentation
Dyslexia: An evaluation of the current situation of support for undergraduate students with dyslexia within Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions in England.

External Responsibilities

Registered with the NMC (RGN, RNT)
Member of RCN Dyslexia Forum