Mike Kitching

Mike Kitching serves as Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Nursing at the University of York's Department of Health Sciences. A registered nurse qualified in Hull, he specialized in community nursing after initial work in cardiothoracic ICU, becoming a district nurse in 2004 through University of Hull training. With extensive experience across Hull district nursing teams, he transitioned to academia via a lecturer practitioner role at University of Hull before joining York.

His educational qualifications include:

• PG Cert Practice Teacher
• BSc Community Nursing (Nursing in the Home)
• Dip HE Nursing
• District Nurse
• Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse Teacher (NMC)
• MSc Health Studies

Research centers on district nursing leadership and community care systems, with focused expertise in tissue viability management, end-of-life care protocols, and innovative nurse education methodologies. His dissertation investigated practice teacher roles in sustaining high-quality community nursing standards, emphasizing leadership development within clinical environments.

His publication profile demonstrates consistent focus on medicines optimisation and patient-centered clinical decision-making, particularly examining how evidence-based practices integrate with patient experience metrics to improve therapeutic outcomes in community settings.

Professional recognition includes:

• Queen’s Nurse designation from QNI (2013) for exceptional commitment to community care standards

Mentorship spans clinical and academic domains: as district nurse practice teacher he supervised student placements while maintaining clinical standards; currently serving as Personal Supervisor and Academic Assessor. External quality assurance roles include NMC reviewer for prescribing qualifications and Leeds Beckett University External Examiner.

Professional engagement encompasses Nursing and Midwifery Council membership, Queen’s Nursing Institute leadership, Association of District Nurse Educators contributions, and Phi Mu Chapter (Sigma Theta Tau) nursing honor society activities. He actively shapes field standards through journal peer review for British Journal of Community Nursing and Nurse Prescribing.