Joanne Fitzpatrick is Reader in Older People’s Healthcare.

Joanne graduated as a Registered Nurse (Adult) with a BSc (Hons) from Ulster University before completing her PhD at King’s College London and PGCEA at the University of Surrey. Joanne is an NMC registered nurse teacher.

Joanne specialised in gerontological nursing. Her research focuses on the health and social care of older people, particularly in the care home sector, and workforce issues pertaining to nurses caring for older people. Joanne is a member of the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Older People Nursing and is co-editor of the 5th Edition of Redfern’s Older People Nursing which will be released in early 2023.

Enquiring about potential PhD supervision

If you’re thinking of applying for one of our PhD programmes and are looking for potential supervisors, please email nmpc_pgr_enquiries@kcl.ac.uk listing the names of the supervisors you’ve identified as having expertise in your chosen area, along with your CV and a short research proposal. Our Postgraduate Research Team will contact supervisors on your behalf and get back to you.

If you have any queries in the meantime, please use the email address above, rather than contacting potential PhD supervisors directly, because they are unable to respond to initial enquiries.

 

Research profile