Michelle Parker

Biography

"Michelle was appointed lecturer in adult nursing specialising in the care of older people and people with dementia in February 2016. Michelle qualified as a nurse in 1997 gaining a Bachelor of Nursing (Hons) at The University of Liverpool. Michelle worked as a staff nurse in acute care at Preston Royal Infirmary and then in acute care of older people at Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup as both a staff nurse and a ward sister. She completed an MSc in Gerontology at Kings College in 2001. In 2004 Michelle took up the post of practice development nurse for older people at Newham University Hospital in East London, developing educational programmes in dementia and rehabilitation. In 2010 Michelle was appointed Consultant Nurse for Older People at Newham University Hospital and later Barts Health NHS Trust. In this post she led the Older People’s Liaison Service at Newham University Hospital and worked with Newham Memory services specialising in the assessment and diagnosis of dementia in the acute hospital setting and the management of swallowing and eating problems in advanced dementia. Michelle also peer reviews articles for Nursing Older People and Nursing Standard Journals on the subjects of acute care for older people and dementia."

Research Interest

Michelle is currently undertaking a PhD at City University supervised by Prof Julienne Meyer. Her qualitative study focuses on the timeliness of a dementia diagnosis following an acute hospital admission from the perspective of the person with dementia and their carer.