Staff Profile - Nic Hughes
PhD Student
Nic Hughes
Nic Hughes is a Macmillan Research Fellow and Lecturer in Nursing at the University of Leeds. His association with the Observatory began with collaborations on the Hospice History Project and he is now undertaking PhD study at Lancaster supervised by Prof. David Clark.
Nic’s research interests and writing have been predominantly in palliative care and end-of-life. His PhD investigates experiences living with cancer of people aged 75 and older.
Projects/Studies
Nic began PhD study at Lancaster, part-time, in October 2005. His study is in two parts. Study 1 is a systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative literature reporting older people’s experiences of cancer. Study 2 is an empirical inquiry using narrative methods, focused on cancer experiences of men and women aged 75 and older living in the North West of England.
Nic has also been working recently with Dr. Iris Fineberg on a systematic review of the literature on integrated care for patients dying in hospital.
Journal Articles
Astin F, Closs SJ, Hughes N(2006) The self-reported learning style preferences of female Macmillan clinical nurse specialists Nurse Education Today 26(): 475-483
Hughes N(2006) User Involvement in Cancer Care Research European Journal of Palliative Care 13(6): 248-250
Hughes N, Clark D(2004) ‘An experienced and thoughtful physician:’ William Munk and the care of the dying in late Victorian England’ Journal of Palliative Care 7(5): 703-710
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Books
Wee B, Hughes N (eds)(2007) Education in Palliative Care: Building a Culture of Learning Oxford: Oxford University Press
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Clark D, Small N, Wright M, Winslow M, Hughes N(2005) A Bit of Heaven for the Few?: An oral history of the modern hospice movement in the United Kingdom. Lancaster: Observatory Publications
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Book Chapters
Hughes N(2007) Reflective learning. In Wee B & Hughes N (eds.) Education in Palliative Care: Building a Culture of Learning. :
Whale Z, Mahoney M, Hughes N, Walford C(2006) Identifying the learning and development needs of specialist practitioners in cancer and palliative care. In Searle L. & Nyatanga B. (2006) Work-based Learning in Cancer and Palliative Care. :
Hughes N, Jack C(2006) What is succession planning and how can it be made to work? In Searle L. & Nyatanga B. Work-based Learning in Cancer and Palliative Care. :
Hughes N(2004) The ethical problem of time. In Nyatanga B & Astley-Pepper M (eds). Hidden Aspects of Palliative Care. :
Kendrick K, Hughes N(2002) Spirituality, Its Dynamic and Purpose in Nursing the Person Newly Diagnosed with Cancer. In Clarke D, Flanagan J & Kendrick K. Advancing Nursing Practice in Cancer and Palliative Care. :
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Reports
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