Hayley Coffey

Hayley Coffey is a Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University's School of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied and Public Health, specializing in women's and neonatal care as a qualified Midwife. Based at the Compass Centre in Medway, she serves as Expert by Experience involvement in teaching and learning deputy, simulation lead for BSc Mental Health, and lead trainer for Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training for Health Professionals.

Her research and teaching interests focus on:

• Women's Health and Midwifery
• Neonatal Care protocols
• Mental Health Nursing simulation
• Adult Nursing education
• Healthcare Practice curriculum development
• Mandatory training implementation

Coffey teaches across multiple programs including Healthcare Practice (Neonatal) PgCert, Healthcare Practice MSc, Healthcare Practice BSc, and Nursing (Adult) BSc. She drives simulation-based learning initiatives for mental health nursing and develops training frameworks for healthcare professionals, with particular emphasis on experiential learning methodologies and clinical skill development in neonatal contexts.