Rob Kennedy
rob kennedy

Mr Rob Kennedy

  

Biography

Rob is a highly motivated and creative nurse academic with a track record of delivering high quality teaching and learning activities that focus upon the health and well-being of children and young people. A strong focus upon individuality, childhood voice, agency and development is a theme throughout all areas of his work. Rob is an advocate for the rights of children and young people in all areas of society.

Working in clinical practice and higher education for the past 30 years has afforded him the ability to impact upon the development of children's healthcare, policy and healthcare practitioners , resulting in national recognition for several areas of his work.

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Conference Organising Activity

  • Salford Autism Conference

 

Editorial Activity

  • Editorial Board Member
  • Editorial board member

 

External Examining/Validations

  • External Examiner
  • External Examiner
  • External Examiner

 

Fellowships and Awards

  • Research Impact Fund Award Winner - Disseminating the “Songbirds” outcomes and establishing the wider impact for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Vice Chancellors Distinguished Teaching Award
  • Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
  • Nursing Times Award Winner

 

Public/Community Engagement

  • Paralell Parliament: Westminster London

 

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Risk factors for the development and evolution of deep tissue injuries: A systematic review

Journal Article
Wynn, M., Stephens, M., Pradeep, S., & Kennedy, R. (2022)
Risk factors for the development and evolution of deep tissue injuries: A systematic review. Journal of Tissue Viability, 31(3), 416-423. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2022.03.002
The aim of this systematic review is to identify the current epidemiological evidence indicating the unique risk factors for deep tissue injury (DTI) compared to grade I-IV pr...

Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic: use of digital technologies

Journal Article
Leigh, J., Vasilica, C., Dron, R., Gawthorpe, D., Burns, E., Kennedy, S., …Croughan, C. (2020)
Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic: use of digital technologies. British Journal of Nursing, 29(10), 566-569. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.10.566
During the current coronavirus pandemic, undergraduate nurse teaching is facing many challenges. Universities have had to close their campuses, which means that academics are ...

Parents' points of view: an evaluation of the M'Lop Tapang special needs programme, Cambodia

Report
Shoemaker, D., Chhim, S., Dom, S., Ngov, C., Kennedy, R., Peach, D., & Rowland, A. Parents' points of view: an evaluation of the M'Lop Tapang special needs programme, Cambodia. Salford, Greater Manchester: M'Lop Tapang, Cambodia

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Shoemaker, D., Chhim, S., Dom, S., Ngov, C., Kennedy, R., Peach, D., & Rowland, A. Parents' points of view: an evaluation of the M'Lop Tapang special needs programme, Cambodia. Salford, Greater Manchester: M'Lop Tapang, Cambodia
M’Lop Tapang is a registered non-governmental organisation working in South West Cambodia and providing services to 5000 vulnerable children and 2500 families. This evaluation...

Research Impact Fund Report For Disseminating the “Songbirds” outcomes and establishing the wider impact for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Report
Kennedy, R. (2019)
Research Impact Fund Report For Disseminating the “Songbirds” outcomes and establishing the wider impact for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Manchester: Lime Music for Health
The impact of the “songbirds” projects and the outcomes taught helped multi-agency professionals to understand the importance of music in health and education, and encouraged ...

Children and Young People’s Advocacy House North: Final Report

Report
Livesley, J., Fenton, K., Bowden, L., Grierson, S., Hadi, J., Long, T., …Rowland, A. (2018)
Children and Young People’s Advocacy House North: Final Report. Salford: NHS England (North
The vision for a children’s advocacy centre in the north of England was first mooted in a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust report (Rowland 2014). Having witnessed the work of ...

EWIN Bitesize Case Study: Development of an Accelerated Post-Registration Nursing Programme

Report
Sutcliffe, K., McNamee, M., & Kennedy, R. (2017)
EWIN Bitesize Case Study: Development of an Accelerated Post-Registration Nursing Programme. Health Education England & NHS North West
This case study is one in a series of studies curated to capture best practice, and highlight innovations, from the joint Health Education England (HEE) working across the Nor...

Marginalised children and young people with autism spectrum disorders

Book Chapter
Brammer, A., Kennedy, R., & Binns, F. (2016)
Marginalised children and young people with autism spectrum disorders. In A. Ahmed, & M. Rogers (Eds.), Working With Marginalised Groups: From Policy To Practice (52-69). London: Bloomsbury Publishing
Collaborative working is necessary to improve the patient experience and quality services for children and young people with autism. The major challenges for children and youn...

Happy, Healthy and Empowered: Meeting the Healthcare needs of children and young people with Autism following major trauma

Presentation / Conference
Kennedy, R., Binns, F., Blakesley, H., & Jones, S. (2016, September)
Happy, Healthy and Empowered: Meeting the Healthcare needs of children and young people with Autism following major trauma. Presented at 11th Autism Europe International Congress, Edinburgh, UK
Background Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a young person communicates and relates to their environment and people...

A child with a suspected diagnosis of typhoid fever following recent foreign travel

Book Chapter
Kennedy, R. (2016)
A child with a suspected diagnosis of typhoid fever following recent foreign travel. In T. Long (Ed.), Children's Nursing Case Book (65-75). London: McGraw Hill

An 11-year-old child with learning disability who steps into scalding bath water

Book Chapter
Kennedy, R. (2016)
An 11-year-old child with learning disability who steps into scalding bath water. In T. Long (Ed.), Children's Nursing Case Book (95-103). London: McGraw Hill