Mrs Kayleigh Nelson

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+44 (0) 1792 606621

k.nelson@swansea.ac.uk

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About

Kayleigh Nelson is a Research Officer in Swansea Trials Unit. She has worked in health services research since 2014. Before joining the Trials Unit, Kayleigh spent two years as an embedded researcher at the NHS Wales National Collaborative Commissioning Unit.
Kayleigh is primarily a qualitative researcher and has a background in health psychology. She specialises in improving the experiences of people with cancer and those that deliver that care. Kayleigh also has expertise in organisational aspects of health care delivery such as commissioning in Wales, the role of patients and the public in shaping health care services, and supporting a healthy workforce.
Kayleigh sits on the board of Health Services Research UK and represents early career researchers.

Career Highlights

Teaching Interests

PPS211 Psychology of Health and Illness

SHP309 Applied Psychology, Health, Illness and Medicine

Publications

Research Highlights

Nelson, K., McKinnon, A., Farr, A., Rance, J., & Phillips, C. (2018). The development of a collaborative framework for commissioning health and social care. Journal of Integrated Care
https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-01-2018-0001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39898
Kingston, M., Evans, B., Nelson, K., Hutchings, H., Russell, I., & Snooks, H. (2016). Costs, effects and implementation of routine data emergency admission risk prediction models in primary care for patients with, or at risk of, chronic conditions: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 6(3), e009653
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009653, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26732
Nelson, K., Bennett, P., & Rance, J. (2019). The experiences of giving and receiving social support for men with localised prostate cancer and their partners. ecancermedicalscience, 13
https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2019.989, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53693

All Research

Journal Articles

Nelson, K., Bennett, P., & Rance, J. (2019). The experiences of giving and receiving social support for men with localised prostate cancer and their partners. ecancermedicalscience, 13
https://doi.org/10.3332/ecancer.2019.989, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa53693
Nelson, K., McKinnon, A., Farr, A., Rance, J., & Phillips, C. (2018). The development of a collaborative framework for commissioning health and social care. Journal of Integrated Care
https://doi.org/10.1108/JICA-01-2018-0001, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa39898
Kingston, M., Evans, B., Nelson, K., Hutchings, H., Russell, I., & Snooks, H. (2016). Costs, effects and implementation of routine data emergency admission risk prediction models in primary care for patients with, or at risk of, chronic conditions: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 6(3), e009653
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009653, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa26732

Taught Modules

SHP309 Applied Psychology, Health, Illness and Medicine

This module examines the practical application of psychology to health, illness and medicine.

Key Grants and Projects

Combined Raman-FIT testing for colorectal cancer (CRaFT) 2018 - 2021

Health and Care Research Wales Research for Patient and Public Benefit., £230,000
Emergency Admission Risk Prediction Qualitative Study 2016 - 2017

Abertawe Bro-Morgannwg University Health Board Pathway to Portfolio, £9000

Other Roles

Advisory Board Member, Health Services Research UK

2017 - Present

Invited Presentations, Lectures and Conferences

Coping Experiences of Couples Following a Localised Prostate Cancer Diagnosis

2013

British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology

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