Prof Paula Ormandy
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Professor
Biography
Paula Ormandy is a Professor in Long Term Conditions Research in the School of Health & Society. Originally a renal nurse she has built a career in health service research spanning 30 years. For the past five years she was PGR Director, leading five different PhD programs within the School of Health & Society, and has completed over 25 PhD students. Research interests include patient experience, self-management education, and information to meet the psychosocial needs of people managing multiple long-term conditions, using digital/social media. She worked with the British Renal Society, as Vice President Research, was Chair of the Research Committee, and first non-medical Chair of the UK Kidney Research Consortia. She is a founding member of the Kidney Information Network (kinet.site) using digital/social media to inform and connect kidney patients with their peers to share information, education and support. She is co-chair of the Kidney Patient Involvement Network (kpin.org.uk) working to increase kidney patient involvement in quality improvement, research, and service design. Paula is one of three co-founders of the Association of Nephrology Nurses UK (ann-uk.org), Executive Director and Treasurer, committed to research, education and support for nurses in kidney care, investing in and developing nurse leaders of the future.
Qualifications
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PhD
2005 - 2008 -
MSc Practitioner Research
1999 - 2000 -
BSc Nursing Studies
1993 - 1994