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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Continuous Service Quality Improvement and Change Management for Children and Young People with Autism and Their Families: A Model for Change

Journal Article
Kennedy, R., Binns, F., Brammer, A., Grant, J., Bowen, J., & Morgan, R. (2016)
Continuous Service Quality Improvement and Change Management for Children and Young People with Autism and Their Families: A Model for Change. Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Nursing, 39(3), 192-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2016.1178357
A case study approach was used that included data collection from a wide range of sources, e.g., a stakeholder conference, audit, questionnaires, and evaluative feedback from ...

Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital

Journal Article
Kennedy, R., & Binns, F. (2016)
Therapeutic safe holding with children and young people in hospital. Nursing Children and Young People, 28(4), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.28.s22
This article demonstrates how a strategy to improve patient safety and the patient experience in hospital health care was implemented in a large tertiary children’s hospital. ...

Educating nursing students about children with autism spectrum disorders

Presentation / Conference
Kennedy, R. (2016, April)
Educating nursing students about children with autism spectrum disorders. Presented at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital Autism Conference 2016, Manchester, UK

Evaluation of the Greater Manchester Autism Consortium Project: Final Report

Report
Houghton, V., Kennedy, R., Olsen, A., Ravey, M., & Redfearn, D. (2016)
Evaluation of the Greater Manchester Autism Consortium Project: Final Report. Manchester: Greater Manchester Autism Consortium

Communicating and managing children and young people with autism and extensive burn injury

Journal Article
Binns, F., & Kennedy, R. (2014)
Communicating and managing children and young people with autism and extensive burn injury. Wounds UK, 10(3), 60-65
Autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way an individual communicates and relates to their environment and the people around ...