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Anita Newstead is a Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University within the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care, School of Nursing since July 2022. She is a registered adult and children's nurse, advanced nurse practitioner, and independent prescriber with extensive clinical experience primarily in paediatrics, including specialisation in paediatric nephro-urology and children's diabetes.
Her educational qualifications include:
- Registered General Nurse from Anglia Polytechnic University, Chelmsford (1993)
- Registered Nurse (Child) from London South Bank University/Great Ormond Street Hospital (1996)
- BSc in Community Children’s Nursing from London South Bank University
- MSc in Children’s Advanced Nursing Practice from London South Bank University (2019)
- Non-medical prescriber qualification from London South Bank University
- ENB 998: Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice from Middlesex University
- ENB 501: Infectious Diseases Nursing from North London College of Health Studies
- ENB 147: Paediatric Nephro-Urology from London South Bank University
- Principles of Managing Children’s Pain module from London South Bank University
- Managing the Child and Young Person with Diabetes from University of Leicester
Anita's research centers on protective factors contributing to positive health and quality of life outcomes for children with chronic illness, particularly type 1 diabetes as explored in her master's dissertation. She investigates coping mechanisms of children and families facing chronic conditions and evaluates nursing interventions that enhance resilience and health outcomes through community-based and clinical approaches.
Anita provides research supervision for nursing students and has extensive experience in clinical education across multiple settings. She has served as a practice educator, trained healthcare professionals in diabetes management, and functions as a personal tutor and link lecturer within ARU's pre-registration nursing curriculum. Her educational background informs her approach to developing junior colleagues and mentoring future nurses through both academic and practical training frameworks.
