Elsie Stephenson Memorial Lecture 2014

This year's lecture was given by Claire Goodman, whose research has explored the contribution of nursing to the support of frail older people living at home. Her work examines how nurses influence what can and cannot be achieved.

Professor Claire Goodman

The lecture series celebrates the work of Elsie Stephenson, the first Director of Nursing, established at the University of Edinburgh in 1956. The memorial lecture was founded by Nursing Studies in recognition of Elsie's visionary qualities, dynamism and her significant contribution to the development of the nursing profession on the world stage.

Claire Goodman is Professor of Health Care Research at the Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire. She is a graduate of nursing Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

 

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