Dr Kate Nash

Biography

Kate Nash is an experienced clinician, Professional Midwifery Advocate (PMA) and academic having held many varied roles and responsibilities within healthcare in London, the Midlands, and the Southeast of England. Kate trained and practiced as a Registered General Nurse in London before undertaking her midwifery training in 1998 and has since worked in high-dependency, community, and higher education settings. Kate is a passionate advocate for the safe personalised care of women, birthing people, and babies and is committed to developing midwifery knowledge and skills to ensure this. 

Kate has extensive experience within Higher Education and previously has worked as a senior lecturer at the University of the West of England and University of West London as well as Middlesex and Worcester University. Kate has undertaken additional training in service improvement and leadership, obtaining her Practice Educator/ Lecturer award in 2007, and Masters in Midwifery in 2008. Kate was awarded a Doctorate in Clinical Practice at Southampton University. Kate is passionate about developing strategies to enhance the wellbeing of students and clinicians, believing that through self-care and the creation of a supportive learning environment students are empowered to develop their abilities to provide compassionate, sensitive and person centred care.

Kate developed and ran the Professional Midwifery Advocacy and Leadership module at UWL for several years and is committed to ensuring that the tools for enhancing wellbeing and quality improvement are embedded within the midwifery curriculum.

Areas of expertise

National Work

• Member of the independent review team of maternity services at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust  https://www.ockendenmaternityreview.org.uk/independent-review-team/
• Member of the Review team for the review of maternity services at Nottingham University NHS Trust (led by Donna Ockenden)
• Member of the National PMA Steering Group

Publications

Journal Articles

• Nash, K and Sloam D (2022) The Infant Microbiome British Journal of Midwifery Vol 30, Issue 5, p.2-4
• Nash, K and Sloam, D (2022) Critical Thinking British Journal of Midwifery Vol 30, Issue 3, p.2-4
• Nash, K and Garret, A (2021) Quality Improvement in Action British Journal of Midwifery. Oct2021, Vol. 29 Issue 10, p546-548.
• Nash, K (2021) Improving the Culture of Care British Journal of Midwifery 29:9, 486-488
• Nash, K, Dalcin-Zanchin, C. and Legge, T (2021) Learning Through the Storm British Journal of Midwifery (BJM) 29:8, 426-428
• Nash, K (2020) Provision of Supportive Care (2020) BJM, Vol 28, No 10, p.2-4
• Nash, K (2020) Physiology’s role in labour assessment BJM, Vol 28, no 9, p.2-4
• Nash, K (2020) Is it time for a more holistic assessment of labour progress BJM Vol, 28, No 8, p.2-4
• Weavers, A.& Nash, K. (2012) Setting up a triage telephone line for women in early labour. British Journal of Midwifery 20(5): 333 - 338.

Book Chapters

• Nash, K. and Rowan, C. (2023) Managing own and others Emotions in Practice  In Chowthi Williams, A ( ed) Wellbeing and Resilience for Nursing, Health and Social Care Students London, Sage Publications, Chapter 5
• Nash K and Chowthi Williams, A. (2023) Promoting Wellbeing and Resilience In Chowthi Williams, A ( ed) Wellbeing and Resilience for Nursing, Health and Social Care Students London, Sage Publications, Chapter 7 
• Nash, K. (2018) Drug Administration, Handling and Storage in Lindsay, P., Bagness, C and Peate, I (Eds) Midwifery Skills at a Glance Oxford: Wiley Blackwell
• Nash, K. (2016) An overview of the professional issues that support safe practice, chapter one. In Boyle, M. (ed.) Emergencies around childbirth: A handbook for midwives (3rd edition), London: Radcliffe Press.
• Nash, K. (2015). Introduction to Sociology, chapter one. In Lindsay, P. and Peate, I. (eds), Introducing the Social Sciences for Midwifery Practice: Birthing in A Contemporary Society Abingdon: Routledge
• Nash, K. (2015). Application of Sociology to Midwifery, chapter two. In Lindsay, P. and Peate, I. (eds), Introducing the Social Sciences for Midwifery Practice: Birthing in A Contemporary Society Abingdon: Routledge

In Print

• Nash K ( In Print) The Circulatory System In Peate, I and Leader C (eds)  Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology for Midwifery Students Wiley Blackwell

• Nash K ( In Print) Fluid and Electrolyte Balance and Associated Disorders In Peate, I and Leader C (Eds)  Fundamentals of Applied Pathophysiology for Midwifery Students Wiley Blackwell  

Conference papers and/or presentations

• Nash, K. (2012) Challenging Attitudes and Creating a Healthy Culture, Local Supervisory Authority Supervisor of Midwives (LSASOM) Conference, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust.
• Nash, K. (2011) Improving services for women in early labour, Normal labour and birth: 6th Research Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Grange Over Sands.
• Nash, K. (2009) Presentation of MSc research: Exploring student midwives experiences of supporting women in pain during labour. Normal Labour and Birth: 4^th Research Conference, University of Central Lancashire, Grange Over Sands.