Nurse leaders and health organisations everywhere would benefit immensely from Philip's insightful and practical approaches to improving our services

Mark Hayward, Director Association for Leaders in Nursing, UK

Your overall contribution far exceeded our expectations. Thank you for your marvellous contribution to our conference. We look forward to any opportunities for working with you in the future

Pam Murphy, President, South Australian Child and Family Health Nurses Association

Philip Darbyshire needs to present and share his wisdom with every student nurse, every professional nurse, every nurse educator and anyone associated with health care. So much has entered my brain, but much more has been imprinted on my heart

Portland, Oregon, Nursing Education Conference

Absolutely brilliant. After listening to PD I believe in cloning!

Ronald MacDonald House Charities International Conference, Adelaide

Philip's dynamic personality facilitated a most enlightening day - my mind had been opened and my practice surely enhanced by the experiences discussed today

Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Mesmerizing. A truly fascinating and inspiring session.

Passionate about Practice Conference, Brisbane

I know of few other consultants with the experience and ability to complete a hard edged review of this kind while engaging with concerns and developing real enthusiasm amongst staff about the challenges and opportunities for research development in the School. The review represents a real turning point for the School and we thank Philip for his extraordinary contribution.

Prof Paul Arbon, Dean, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Flinders University

Philip is the 'go-to person' for hospitals and health care organizations across the world who want research and evidence-based practice demystified and moved out of the 'too-hard basket' and into the hearts and minds of clinicians who will use it make a real difference.

Australasian College of Health Service Management

Your work at Princess Alexandra Hospital a few years ago, was the pivotal point in creating a research culture in nursing.

Prof. Joy Vickerstaff, former Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, ACT

Making research come alive. Helping people and practice thrive.

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Resources for Dunedin neonatal Conference October 2011.

Download papers and presentations: click here

 

Here are copies of some of my publications and articles.

+ For a full list of publications click here.

 

"Computer Says 'NO'"
Citation reference: "Computer says NO: The healthcare community's current relationship with computerisation may be the biggest challenge in the future of e-health".  The Health Advocate 2011, 9: June 2011, p. 28-29.
+ download "Computer says NO" Click Here "It's a bad time just now"
Citation reference: "It's a bad time just now: New initiatives, organisational procrastination and the myth of the ideal time".  The Health Advocate 2011, 8: April 2011, p. 26-28.

+ download "It's a bad time just now" Click Here
 

"Existential boredom: the experience of living on haemodialysis therapy"
Citation reference: "Existential boredom: the experience of living on haemodialysis therapy" A Moran, P A Scott and P Darbyshire

Medical Humanities 2009 35: 70-75 + download "Existential boredom: the experience of living on haemodialysis therapy" Click Here

"There's nothing I can't do – I just put my mind to anything and I can do it": a qualitative analysis of how children with chronic disease and their parents account for and manage physical activity.
Citation reference: J. Fereday, C. MacDougall, M. Spizzo, P. Darbyshire, W. Schiller "There's nothing I can't do – I just put my mind to anything and I can do it": a qualitative analysis of how children with chronic disease and their parents account for and manage physical activity. BMC Pediatrics Volume 9.
+ Available online at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/9/1 Click Here This is a "Highly Accessed" online paper.

"‘Never mind the quality, feel the width’: The nonsense of ‘quality’, ‘excellence’, and ‘audit’ in education, health and research"
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (2008). Never mind the quality, feel the width’: The nonsense of ‘quality’, ‘excellence’, and ‘audit’ in education, health and research. Collegian (2008) 15, 35—41
+ download 'Never mind the quality, feel the width’: The nonsense of ‘quality’, ‘excellence’, and ‘audit’ in education, health and research' Click Here

'Childhood': are reports of its death greatly exaggerated?
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (2007), 'Childhood': are reports of its death greatly exaggerated? Journal of Child Health Care, 11:2, 85-97.
+ download 'Childhood': are reports of its death greatly exaggerated?' Click Here


Understanding the life of illness through the art of Frida Kahlo
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (1994). Understanding the life of illness through the art of Frida Kahlo. Advances in Nursing Science, 17:1, 51-59.
+ download 'Understanding the life of illness through the art of Frida Kahlo' Click Here

Skilled expert practice: is it 'all in the mind'?: A response to English's critique of Benner's novice to expert model
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (1994). Skilled expert practice: is it 'all in the mind'?: A response to English's critique of Benner's novice to expert model. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 19:4, 755-761.
+ download Patricia Benner and Expert Practice.pdf Click Here

Nursing, art and science: Revisiting the two cultures
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (1999) Nursing, art and science: Revisiting the two cultures, International Journal of Nursing Practice 5:3, 64-68.
+ download 'Art, Science and the 'Two Cultures' Click Here

Preserving the essence of Caring in a destitute time
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (1993) Preserving the essence of Caring in a destitute time (editorial). Journal of Advanced Nursing, 18(4), 507-8.
+ download 'Preserving Caring in a Destitute Time Editorial' Click Here

Qualitative Research in the Grant-Funding Jungle
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (2004) Qualitative Research in the Grant-Funding Jungle. Collegian: Journal of the Royal College of Nursing Australia. 11:3, 8-11.
+ download 'Qualitative Research in the Grant Funding Jungle' Click Here

Children's nurses' research involvement: making practice-focused research happen
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P (2008) Children's nurses' research involvement: making practice-focused research happen. Journal of Clinical Nursing 17, 3238–3244.
+ download 'Research and Children's Nurses' Click Here

Rage against the machine- nurses' and midwives' experiences of using Computerized Patient Information Systems for clinical information
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P (2004) Rage against the machine- nurses' and midwives' experiences of using Computerized Patient Information Systems for clinical information Journal of Clinical Nursing, 13, 17–25
+ download 'Rage against the machine- nurses' and midwives' experiences of using Computerized Patient Information Systems for clinical information' Click Here

The practice politics of computerised information systems: a focus group study
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P (200) The practice politics of computerised information systems: a focus group study. Nurse Researcher, 8:2, 4-17
+ download 'The practice politics of computerised information systems: a focus group study' Click Here

Nursing scholarship in the 21st Century
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (1996) Nursing scholarship in the 21st Century International ]ournal of Nursing Practice 1996; 2: 71-76
+ download 'Nursing scholarship in the 21st Century' Click Here

Practice Research Mythbusters
Citation reference: Darbyshire, P. (2010) Practice Research Mythbusters Nursing Review, March 2010, pp12-13
+ download 'Practice Research Mythbusters' Click Here