Role
Jayne Brown is Professor of Health Care Professions, Director for the Centre for Public and Psychosocial Health in the School of Social Sciences and Research Capacity lead for the Institute of Health and Allied Professions.
Career overview
Jayne is a nurse by background who worked clinically in Emergency Care and Community Nursing before joining the University of Sheffield as a Lecturer in Nursing. Subsequently she worked at Glasgow Caledonian University as a Senior Research Fellow before returning south of the border to take up a similar role at the University of Nottingham. This was followed by ten years as Professor of Nursing at De Montfort University Leicester before joining NTU as Professor of Health Care Professions in June 2022.
Research areas
Professor Brown’s research is focused on developing nursing practice in all its forms. She has worked in the areas of gerontological nursing, family carer research, nurses’ role in the use of continuous sedation prior to death. However, more recently her work has focused on perinatal mental health and developing practice in Health Visiting. Her work is clinically and theoretically driven. Professor Brown has a reputation for mentorship and successful PhD supervision of NHS staff.
External activity
Professor Brown is a visiting Chair at the University of Northampton and De Montfort University. She is a member of the East Midlands Research for Patient Benefit Funding Committee and has reviewed proposals for organisations such as the National Institute for Health and Social Care Research (NIHR), the General Nursing Council Trust, Marie Curie, and BUPA. She has sat of NIHR ethics committees and undertakes the role of publication reviewer across a range of publications including Ageing and Society, International Journal of Palliative Care, British Journal of Nursing and BMC Nursing.
Publications
Dunbar, H., Carter, B., Brown, J. (2019) Coming 'Home": Place Bonding for parents accessing or considering hospice based care. Health & Place, 57, pp. 101-106 URI https://www.dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/17732
Fish, J. Williamson, I. and Brown, J. (2019) Coming out in cancer care: Is disclosure of sexual orientation beneficial? Cancer Nursing Practice, http://hdl.handle.net/2086/17176
Padley W, Long J, Welyczko N. et al (2019) Development of a tool to support managers in planning and evaluating staff training. Nursing Standard
Fish, J., Williamson, I., and Brown, J. (2019) Disclosure in lesbian, gay and bisexual cancer care: towards a salutogenic healthcare environment. BMC Cancer, 19(1), 678.
Powell, C., Bamber, D., Long, J., Garratt, R., Brown, J., and Rudge, S., Morris, T. Bhupendra, J.N., Plachcinski, R. Dyson, S., Boyle, E. St James-Roberts, I. (2018) Mental health and well-being in parents of excessively crying infants: Prospective evaluation of a support package. Child: Care, Health and Development, 44 (4), pp. 607-615
Long, J., Powell, C., Bamber, D., Garratt, R., Brown, J., Dyson, S. and James-Roberts, I. (2018). Development of materials to support parents whose babies cry excessively: findings and health service implications. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 19 (4), pp. 320-332
Dunbar H, Carter, B. and Brown, J. (2018) Place Bonding in children's hospice care. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, bmjspcare-2018-001543
Brown, J. and Knifton, C. (2018) Selecting absorbent continence pads for people with dementia. Nursing Times, 114(5), pp. 26-29.
Robijn, L., Seymour, J., Deliens, L., Korfage, I., Brown, J., Pype, P., Van Der Heide, A., Chambaere, K. and Rietjens, J. (2018) The involvement of cancer patients in the four stages of decision-making preceding continuous sedation until death: A qualitative study. Palliative Medicine, 56 (6), pp. e19-e20
Knight, C., Patterson, M., Dawson, J. and Brown, J. (2017) Building and sustaining work engagement – a participatory action intervention to increase work engagement in nursing staff. European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 26 (5), pp. 634-649 URI http://hdl.handle.net/2086/14259
Seymour, J., Rietjens, J., Bruinsma ,S., Deliens, L., Sterckx, S., Mortier, F., Brown, J., Mathers, N., van der Heide, A. Continuous sedation in end of life care for cancer patients: a qualitative interview study of physicians’ and nurses’ practice in three European countries. Palliative Medicine –( 2015 Jan); 29 (1): 48-59
Wilson, E., Morbey, H., Brown, J., Payne, S., Seale, C. and Seymour, J. (2014) Administering anticipatory medications in end-of-life care: A qualitative study of nursing practice in the community and in nursing homes. Palliative Medicine, 29(1), pp.60-70.
Seymour, J., Rietjens, J., Bruinsma, S., Deliens, L., Sterckx, S., Mortier, F., Mathers, N., van der Heide, A., Brown, J. (2014) Using continuous sedation until death for cancer patients: A qualitative interview study of physicians’ and nurses’ practice in three European countries. Palliative Medicine, 29(1), pp.48-59. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/15383
Thompson, J., Brown, J. and Davies, A. (2014) An evaluation of routine specialist palliative care for patients on the Liverpool Care Pathway. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 20(1), pp.23-25
Seymour, J. and Brown, J. (2014) The perspectives of bereaved relatives and clinicians about sedation in end of life care: insights from qualitative case studies. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 4(Suppl 1), pp.A18.3-A19.
Anquinet, L., Seymour, J. van der Heide, A., Deliens, L., Brown, J., Payne, S. Making sense of continuous sedation in end of life care for cancer patients: An interview study with bereaved relatives in three European countries. Supportive Care in Cancer 2014 Dec; 22 (12): 3243-52 – impact 2.649
Wilson, Eleanor; Seymour, Jane; Morbey, Hazel; Payne, Sheila; Brown, Jayne; Seale, Clive Anticipatory prescribing in end – of – life care. Nursing Times 2014 Oct 29; 110 (44): 16-7.
Wilson, E., Morby, H., Brown, J., Payne, S., Seale, C., Seymour ,J. Administering anticipatory medications in end of life care: A qualitative study of nursing practice in the community and in nursing homes'. Palliative Medicine – Jan; 29 (1): 60-70- impact 2.609
Abarshi, E.A, Papavasiliou, E. Prestn, N., Brown, J. Payne, S. EUROIMPACT (2014) May. The Complexity of Nurses' Attitudes and Practice of Sedation at the End of Life: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 47(5): 915-925
Raus, K., Brown. J., Seale,C., Rietjens, J., Janssens, R, Bruinsma,S., Mortier,F., Payne, S. and S Sterckx, S. (2014) Continuous sedation until death: the everyday moral reasoning of physicians, nurses and family caregivers in the UK, The Netherlands and Belgium. BMC MEDICAL ETHICS. 15:14. Impact -1.71
Papavasiliou,E.S., Brearley,S.G., Seymour,J.E., Brown,J., Payne, S.A., on behalf of EUROIMPACT (2013) From Sedation to Continuous Sedation Until Death: How Has the Conceptual Basis of Sedation in End-of-Life Care Changed Over Time? Journal of Pain and Symptom Management published online 08 April 2013. Impact 2.601
Cairns, D., Tolson, D., Brown, J. (2012) The need for future alternatives: an investigation of the experiences and future of older parents caring for offspring with learning disabilities over a prolonged period of time. British Journal of Learning Disabilities Volume 41, Issue 1, pages 73–82, March 2013. Impact 0.291
Cairns, D., Brown, J. Tolson, D., Darbyshire, C. Caring for a child with learning disabilities over a prolonged period of time: An exploratory survey on the experiences and health of older parent carers living in Scotland" Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities (Impact Factor 1.38) 13 September 2013, 1468-3148.
Principi ,A., Lamura, .G, Sirolla, C., Mestheneos, .L, Bień, B., Brown, J., Krevers, B., Melchiorre, M.G., Döhner, H. (2012) Work restrictions experienced by midlife family caregivers of older people: evidence from six European countries. Ageing and Society (Impact factor 1.237), Available on CJO 2012 doi:10.1017/S0144686X12000967.02/2014; 34(2):209-231.
Papavasiliou, E., Payne, S., Seymour, J., Brown, J.(2012) Continuous sedation (CS) until death: Mapping the literature by bibliometric analysis. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management J Pain Symptom Manage. (Impact Factor2.601)2013 Jun;45(6):1073-1082.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.05.012. Epub 2012 Sep 29.
Seymour, J., Rietjens, J., Brown, J., van der Heide, A., Sterckx, S., Deliens, L., the UNBIASED study team (2011) The perspectives of clinical staff and bereaved informal care-givers on the use of continuous sedation until death for cancer patients: The study protocol of the UNBIASED study. BMC Palliative Care (Impact Factor 1.68)2011, 10:5 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-684X/10/5
Andrew, N., Robb, Y., Ferguson, D., Brown, J. (2011) Mar 30. ‘Show us you know us’: using the Senses Framework to support the professional development of under-graduate nursing students. Nurse Education in Practice03/2011; 11(6):356-9. DOI:10.1016/j.nepr.2011.03.
Brown, J., Robb, Y., Duffy, K., Lowndes, A. (2009) Enhancing learning in care settings: the Profile of Learning Achievements in Care Environments (PLACE) project. Quality in Ageing 10(3) 24-33.
Brown, J., Nolan, M., Davies, S., Nolan, J., Keady, J. (2008) Transforming students' views of gerontological nursing: realising the potential of 'enriched' environments of learning and care: a multi-method longitudinal study. International Journal of Nursing Studies(Impact Factor 2.075), 2008 Aug. 45 (8): 1214-32
Nolan M; Davies S; Brown J; Wilkinson A; Warnes T; McKee K; Flannery J; Stasi K. (2008) The role of education and training in achieving change in care homes: a literature review. Journal of Research in Nursing.(Impact Factor 1.2.1) 13 (5): 411-3
Brown J; Nolan M.R; Davies S. (2008) Bringing Caring and competence into focus in gerontological nursing: A longitudinal, multi-method study. International Journal of Nursing Studies (Impact Factor2.075), 45(5):654-67
Tod, A.M., Dean, J., Goodfellow, V., Stringer, E., Levery, C., Brown, J. (2007) Patients experience of chronic defaecation disorders and rectal irrigation as a self- management option: a qualitative study Nursing Times. 103(36)32-33
Tod AM; Stringer E; Levery C; Dean J; Brown J. (2007) Continence nursing. Rectal irrigation in the management of functional bowel disorders: a review. British Journal of Nursing. 26-Aug 8; 16 (14): 858-64
Nolan M; Davies S; Brown J. Transitions in care homes: towards relationship-centred care using the 'Senses Framework'. (2006) Quality in Ageing, Sep; 7 (3): 5-14
McKee , K., Brown, J. & Nolan, M. (2006) Determinants of quality of life in informal carers of older people. Psychology & Health,(Impact Factor 1.375) 21(Suppl. 1), 101 2006
Nolan, M. R., Davies, S., Brown, J., Keady, J. and Nolan, J. (2004) Beyond ‘person-centred’ care: a new vision for gerontological nursing . International Journal of Older People Nursing, 13(3a) 45-53
Nolan M. Brown J. Davies S. Nolan J. (2002) Comment. Challenge of raising the status of gerontological nursing. British Journal of Nursing, 11(19): 1230.
McDonnell, A., Davies, S., Brown, J., Shewan, J. (2001) Practice nurses and the prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke: the extent of evidence based practice. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 2: 159-66.
Davies, S., Brown, J., Wilson, F., Nolan, M. (2000) Dignity on the Ward: Promoting Excellence in Care - Introduction. Nursing Times, 96 (33) 37-39.
Davies, S., Brown, J., Wilson, F., Nolan, M. (2000) Promoting Excellence in the Care of the Older Person - Case Report 1. Nursing Times. 96 (34) 44-45
Davies, S., Brown, J., Wilson, F., Nolan, M. (2000). Promoting Excellence in the Care of the Older Person - Case Report 2. Nursing Times. 96 (35) 38-39.
Davies, S., Brown, J., Wilson, F., Nolan, M. (2000) Promoting Excellence in the Care of the Older Person - Case Report 3. Nursing Times. 96 (36) 41-42.
Davies, S., Brown, J., Wilson, F., Nolan, M. (2000) Promoting Excellence in the Care of the Older Person - Case Report 4. Nursing Times. 96(37): 46-7.
Brown, J., Shewan, J., Davies, S., McDonnell, A. (1999) Factors in effectiveness: Practice Nurses, health promotion and cardiovascular disease. Joul of Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing. 3(2):58-65.
Nolan, M., Lundh, U., Brown, J. (1999) Changing aspects of nurses’ work environment: a comparison of perceptions in two hospitals in Sweden and the UK and implications for recruitment and retention of staff….including commentary by Buchan, J. NT Research 4(3): 221-34
Davies, S., McDonnell, A., Brown, J., Shewan, J. (1999) Practice nurses and the prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Nursing Times. Occasional Paper, 95, (3), 46-49.
Nolan, M., Brown J., Naughton, M., Nolan J. (1998) Professional issues. Developing nursing’s future role 2: British Journal of Nursing 7(17): 1044-8
McDonnell, A., Davies, S., Shewan, J., Brown, J. (1998). Into the field with practice nurses: issues in survey research. Nurse Researcher. 5 (3), 65-76.
Nolan, M. Grant, G., Brown, J. Nolan, J. (1998) Assessing nurses’ work environment: old dilemmas, new solutions…. Including commentary by Barber, C.F. Clinical Effectiveness in Nursing 2(3): 145-56
Research reports
Ian St James-Roberts, Rosemary Garratt, Charlotte Powell, Deborah Bamber, Jaqui Long, Jayne Brown, Stephen Morris, Sue Dyson, Tom Morris and Nishal Bhupendra Jaicim (2019) A support package for parents of excessively crying infants: development and feasibility study. NIHR HTA Volume 23, Issue 56 , ISSN 1366-5278
Fish, J., Williamson, I., Brown, J., Padley, W., Bell, K. and Long, J. (2018) Promoting good outcomes in Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual cancer care: a qualitative study of patients’ experiences in clinical oncology. Leicester: De Montfort University.
Knifton, C., Bell, K., Padley, W., Brown, J. (2018) An exploration of the experience of using the TENA Pants product compared to usual continence products as perceived by carers of people with dementia in care homes. Bedfordshire: ESSITY UK Ltd. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/16120
Conroy, S., Brown, J., Bell K, et al. (2019) Healthcare for Older People Research in Leicestershire. East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) Discussion Paper Series, 26,
Hinsliff-Smith, K., Brown, J., Patel, N. (2019) Leicester Ageing Together (LAT), Qualitative Evaluation, Preliminary Reporting July 2019. https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/21396
Blair, K., Brown, J., de Vries, K. Live Leicestershire (2019) Summary Report. Leicester: Work Live Leicestershire. https://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/20493
McDonnell, A., Davies, S., Shewan, J. Brown, J. (1998) Issues in research. In the field with practice nurses: practical lessons of survey research. Nurse Researcher 5(3): 65-76
Brown J. (2005) Eurofamcare -- supporting family carers in Europe. International Nursing & Midwifery Link-Up, Spring-Summer (28): 3
Brown J. (2006) Eurofamcare: putting carers' needs on the European Policy Agenda. International Nursing & Midwifery Link-Up. Summer (30): 4
Nolan, M R, Davies, S, Brown, J, Nolan, J and Keady, J (2006) The Senses Framework: Improving Care for Older People Through a Relationship-Centred Approach. Getting Research into Practice (GRIP) Report No 2, University of Sheffield.
Cund, A., Brown,J. (2010) Nurses’ experience of working within NHS 24 an evaluation of Band 5 Band 6 Nurses’ roles and preparation for clinical practice. A report for NHS 24 Executive team
Brown, J., Robb, Y., Lowndes, A., Tolson, D., Duffy, K. (2010) PLACE Project Report (Profile of Learning Achievement in Clinical Environments). Final Report to Quis and NHS Education Scotland.
Patterson, M., Nolan, M., Rick, J., Brown, J. & Adams., R. (2011). From metrics to meaning: Culture change and quality of acute hospital care for older people. Report for NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme.
Brown J; Kellly T; Tolson D; MCullon A.,Ray. R (2007) Alzheimer’s Scotland Intensive Home Support for Individuals with Dementia: Exploring its Potential and Current Status in Scotland (2004-2006). Report to Alzheimer Scotland
Nolan, M R, Davies, S, Brown, J, Nolan, J and Keady, J (2006) The Senses Framework: Improving Care for Older People Through a Relationship-Centred Approach. Getting Research into Practice (GRIP) Report No 2, University of Sheffield.
McKee, K.J., Nolan, M.R., Brown, J. (2006) EUROFAMCARE: United Kingdom National Survey Report (NASURE). Quality of life and management of living resources programme (1998-2002) Key Action 6, Area 6.5 The Ageing Population and Disabilities
Nolan, M.R., Brown, J., McKee, K.J., (2006) EUROFAMCARE: National Background Report (NABARE). Quality of life and management of living resources programme (1998-2002) Key Action 6, Area 6.5 The Ageing Population and Disabilities
Nolan, M., Brown, J., Davies, S., Keady, J., Nolan, J. (2002) Advancing Gerontological Education in Nursing: final report of the AGEIN project. Report to the English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Sheffield.
Anderson A., Brown J., Jenkins, J., Schofield, J., (2001) ‘They are too busy doing their job’: A Review of the Care Received by Older People in the Acute Hospital Setting. Final report to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Davies, S., Nolan, M., Brown, J., Wilson, F. (1999) Dignity on the Ward: Promoting Excellence in Care. Final report to Help the Aged and the Orders of St John Trust.
Davies, S., McDonnell, A., Brown, J., Shewan, J. (1997) A detailed investigation of the implementation of research-based knowledge by practice nurses in relation to the prevention of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Final report to the NHS Executive: Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Programme.