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Denise Baker serves as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of the School of Health, Psychology and Social Care within the Vice Chancellors Executive Office, holding a senior faculty position focused on healthcare education systems. Her leadership spans academic administration and active research in NHS workforce development.
Her research centers on critical challenges in health professions education, particularly apprenticeships in the NHS, nursing student mental health, and curriculum design for assistant practitioners. She investigates how pre-nursing care experiences affect student motivation, the impact of mental health shame on healthcare students, and interprofessional care requirements in emerging healthcare roles. Her work consistently addresses systemic barriers in work-based learning through mixed-methods approaches.
Analysis of her 2016-2023 publications reveals three dominant trajectories: (1) mental health dynamics among counselling, occupational therapy, nursing and social work students; (2) policy implications of apprenticeship levies and degree apprenticeships in healthcare education; and (3) innovative program development for accelerated nursing pathways and assistant practitioner roles. Her research bridges academic theory with NHS operational realities, emphasizing student well-being and workforce sustainability.
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