Hannah Cooke

Hannah Cooke is an Honorary Senior Lecturer (Teaching) in Nursing & Midwifery at the University of Manchester. She holds qualifications including a BSc (Hons) in Sociology from the London School of Economics (1977), an MSc in Sociology with Special Reference to Medicine from Royal Holloway (1978), an MSc in Nursing from Manchester (1991), and a PhD in Sociology (2003). Her work bridges nursing education, professional regulation, and sociological analysis of healthcare systems.

• Education: LSE, Royal Holloway, University of Manchester
• Key Roles: Former Programme Director for MSc Advanced Nursing Studies, BSc Nursing Studies, and Senior Academic Adviser for Nursing
• Teaching: Sociology of health, qualitative research methods, and professional issues in nursing

Research interests focus on nurses' professional roles, healthcare quality, patient safety, and sociological theories (e.g., Mary Douglas’s grid/group theory). She has led projects on nursing regulation history, disciplinary processes, and patient safety in curricula. Recent supervisions include studies on lupus in Kenya, Omani asthma experiences, and clinical judgment in vital signs observation.

Her 2008 textbook Sociology in Nursing and Healthcare (Elsevier) and 2011 commissioned report on nursing regulation history highlight her contributions. Current affiliations include the History of Health and Social Care Research Group.