Dr Mary Braine

Senior Lecturer

• Mary Seacole MS2.53
• T: 0161 295 6491
• E: m.e.braine@salford.ac.uk
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Monday to Friday 9:00 - 17:00

Trained as a nurse in 1980, working initially in orthopaedic/trauma care and then moved into neurosurgery. In addition to having undertaken specialist training in neuroscience nursing her neuroscience experience extends over 20 years. My doctorate thesis exploring the family’s experience of challenging behaviour following acquired brain injury.

I currently chairs the National Neuroscience Nursing Benchmarking Group (NNBG), working towards continuous quality improvement through providing a network for sharing knowledge and expertise and encouraging collaborative based practice within Neuroscience Nursing, and has held that position since 2007.

In addition she is an executive board member of the British Association of Neuroscience Nurses and external examiner for post-qualifying neuroscience modules at London South Bank University and for the Special Practitioner Programme Ulster University.

Post-qualifying Neuroscience Modules Level 6 - Patients Experience of Acute Neuroscience Care and Developing Clinical Skills (Neuroscience Assessment)

Post qualifying Neuroscience Nursing –Advancing Practice Level 7

Professional Doctorate- Doctoral Foundation Module  level 7

Masters Dissertations

PhD /D Prof students 

MSc Advanced Practitioner – Life Sciences module

Pre- registration-  Achieving Competency Module level 6

New curriculum BSc September  2011 programme

Nursing Practice and Decision Making level 5 module

Supporting families and carers

Neuroscience nursing-traumatic brain injury and family care 

Personal tutoring and personal development planning

D.Prof, MSc, PCGE, BSc (Hons), Diploma in Nursing (London), RN

Chair of the National Neuroscience Benchmarking Group

Board Member of the British Association of Neuroscience Nursing

Editorial Board member of the British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing since 2007

Scientific Board member of Journal of Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing since 2011

Member of the United Kingdom Acquired Brain Injury Forum (UKABIF) since November 2009

Board member of the World Federation of Neuroscience Nurses in March 2011 representing British Neuroscience Nurses. (Elected)

Membership of the TBI (Traumatic Brian Injury) families network

Reviewer for the Nurse Education in Practice

Reviewer for the Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Journal publications

Gosal, D., Braine, M.E., Woodall, A., Sussman, J., Marshall, A. Jeffery, R. Gow, D. (2012) The Long-term efficacy and treatment satisfaction and quality of life in patients with MMN who self infuse high-dose subcutaneous immunoglobulin therapy independently in the home environment. Journal of Neurology 259 S1 pp123-124.

Braine, M.E.  & Woodall, A. (2012) Comparison between Intravenous and Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin, British Journal of Nursing, 21(2), pp.S21-S27.

Braine, M. E. (2012), Safe staffing in neurosciences, British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 8(1), pp.713-715.

Braine, M.E. * & Parnell, J. (2011) Exploring student's perceptions and experience of personal tutors, Nurse Education Today, 31(8), pp.904-910. (* Majority contribution)

Braine, M. E. (2011) The experience of living with a family member with challenging behaviour post acquired brain injury. Journal of Neuroscience Nursing 43 (3), pp.156-164. 

Book chapters

Braine, M. E. and Pierce, E. Nursing care of conditions related to the neurological system. In: Brady, A., McCabe, C., McCann, M. (2012) (eds). Concise systems approach to Medical and Surgical Nursing. Oxford, Wiley-Blackwell.  Collaborative work with Dr Elaine Pierce, London South Bank University

Braine, M. E. (2012) Caring for people with neurological problems. In: Peate, I., Nair, M., Hemming, L., Wild, K. (eds) LeMone & Burke’s Fundamentals of Acute and continuing care. Harlow, Pearsons Education Ltd. (ISBN-10: 0273719998)

Braine M. E. (2011) Chapter 10: Assessment and Management of Challenging Behaviour. In:  Woodward, S. & Mestecky, A. (eds.) Neuroscience Nursing: Evidence-Based Practice. Oxford, Wiley- Blackwell.  (ISBN-10: 0199547343)