Dr Emily Wood
RNMH PhD
Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School
Research Fellow, Disability Liaison Officer
+44 114 222 6263
Full contact details
Division of Nursing and Midwifery, Health Sciences School
Barber House Annexe
3 Clarkehouse Road
Sheffield
S10 2HQ
- Profile
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I am a mental health nurse researcher working on nursing workforce and policy research at the RCN/School of Nursing strategic alliance. I have worked in a variety of ward based and community mental health services in the UK and Gibraltar. I am a qualified EMDR therapist and completed my PhD in Health Services Research, with a focus on the use of EMDR to treat long term depression.
I am interested in a whole person view of health care particularly in people who have multiple conditions which include both mental and physical illnesses. I also work in the mental health research unit in ScHARR and I am the University’s Humanist and non-religious adviser to the Chaplaincy Centre.
- Research interests
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- Nursing workforce issues (safe staffing levels, recruitment and retention, burnout and stress)
- Treatment for long term depression
- Spirituality and mental health
- Mental health and physical health
- Mental health and the environment
Current / recent projects
- RCN Strategic Alliance workforce and policy research
- CLAHRC2 Mental Health and Comorbidities project
- PaWS Pet therapy in collaboration with the University Counselling Service
- Resilience of mental health nurses in collaboration with the Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Understanding the factors that affect retention within the mental health nursing workforce: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.
- Motivations, experiences and aspirations of trainee nursing associates in England: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
- EMDR as a treatment for long‐term depression: A feasibility study. Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice, 91(1), 63-78. View this article in WRRO
- The effect of comorbid depression on the use of unscheduled hospital care by people with a long term condition: A retrospective observational study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 227, 366-371. View this article in WRRO
- The feasibility of brief dog assisted therapy on university students stress levels: The PAwS study.. Journal of Mental Health. View this article in WRRO
- What are the barriers and facilitators to implementing Collaborative Care for depression? A systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 214, 26-43. View this article in WRRO
- Service user views of spiritual and pastoral care (chaplaincy) in NHS mental health services: a co-produced constructivist grounded theory investigation. BMC Psychiatry, 16, 200-200. View this article in WRRO
- How Could Co-production Principles Improve Mental Health Spiritual and Pastoral Care (Chaplaincy) Services?. Health and Social Care Chaplaincy, 4(1), 51-56. View this article in WRRO
- Is EMDR an Evidenced-Based Treatment for Depression? A Review of the Literature. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, 7(4), 225-235. View this article in WRRO
- To what extent are the Christian clergy acting as frontline mental health workers? A study from the North of England. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 14(8), 769-783. View this article in WRRO
- Understanding the factors that affect retention within the mental health nursing workforce: a systematic review and thematic synthesis. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing.
- Research group
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I would be pleased to hear from potential PhD students who would like to work on qualitative or mixed methods projects which are related to my research areas.
- Professional activities and memberships
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- I am a member and founder of the EMDR UK & Ireland Association Special Interest Group for depression
- I am the University’s Humanist and non-faith advisor to the multi-faith chaplaincy