Carin Magnusson

Biography:

Carin is the holder of an ESRC PhD Case Studentship (since January 08) and her PhD is titled; ‘Organisational Governance: Accountability for Health Care Associated Infections’. The aim of the study is to identify formal and informal accountability arrangements for the control of healthcare associated infections within NHS acute care, and analyse how these arrangements operate in practice.

The study will contribute to the conceptual understanding of the role of accountability arrangements in supporting patient safety within healthcare organisations. It also has the potential to identify practical opportunities to enhance the effectiveness of those arrangements. Carin’s Supervisors are Professor Naomi Fulop and Professor Charlotte Humphrey.

Carin previously worked as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Research in Nursing and Midwifery Education at the University of Surrey. Her research interests lies in the context of healthcare organisation and culture, including training, professional preparation and patient safety.

Publications:

O’Driscoll M, Smith P, Magnusson, C (2009) Evaluation of a part-time adult diploma nursing programme - 'tailor-made' provision’?. Nurse Education Today 29 (2) pp. 208-216

Finnerty G, Magnusson C & Pope, R (2007) Women's views of student midwives' involvement in maternity care. Evidence Based Midwifery Vol 5 (4) pp. 137-142

Magnusson C, O’Driscoll M & Smith P (2007) New Roles to Support Practice Learning – Can they Facilitate Expansion of Placement Capacity. Nurse Education Today 27 (6) 643 - 650

Finnerty G, Graham L, Magnusson C, Pope R (2006) Empowering midwife mentors with adequate training and support. British Journal of Midwifery, 14 (4), 187-190

Magnusson C, Finnerty G, Pope R (2005) Methodological Triangulation in Midwifery Educational Research. Nurse Researcher vol. 12 (4), pp. 30-39

Finnerty G, Pope R, Graham L, Magnusson C (2005) Do we value our midwife mentors? MIDIRS, 15 (2), pp. 158-162

Selected Project reports:

Horton K, Magnusson C (2008) Reducing attrition: a review of exit interview processes. Project report submitted to the Fund for Widening Participation Initiatives, University of Surrey

Magnusson C, Smith P, Volante M (2006) Widening Participation: Supporting Student Nurses from Diverse Backgrounds. Project Report submitted to the ‘Fund for Widening Participation Initiatives’, University of Surrey

Knibb W, Smith P, Magnusson C, Bryan K (2006) The Contribution of Healthcare Assistants to Nursing.  Final report for the Royal College of Nursing

Pope R, Finnerty G, Graham L, Magnusson C (2003) An investigation of the preparation and assessment for midwifery practice within a range of settings. January 2003. University of Surrey. ISBN:1844690016