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Anna Wilson
Name:
Anna Wilson
Job Title:
Dementia Lead Nurse
Place of work / study:
Area of Research:
I am not a researcher but recently completed an independent project as part of my masters on improving delirium assessment and nursing care plan compliance using electronic patients records. I have a strong interest in delirium recognition, prevention and management. As dementia lead in an acute hospital trust I complet the national audit of dementia and delirium recognition and management is a key are of the audit.
How is your work funded:
Hospital Trust / NHS
Tell us a little about yourself:
I qualified as a Registered Nurse in 2000 and began my career in critical care nursing at Sunderland Royal Hospital, where I witnessed first hand the devastating effects of delirium and took a lead role in rehabilitation post-critical illness. After 10 years as a nurse practitioner on the critical care outreach team at Sunderland, I moved to South Tees NHS Foundation Trust in 2013, continuing in a senior practitioner role on the critical care outreach team at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough for another five years and supporting post-critical care follow-ups. Delirium is very common in critically ill patients and can be extremely distressing for patients and their loved ones even leading to PTSD post critical illness.
I have a passion for holistic patient care, particularly addressing emotional and psychological needs. I made the move to General Practice in 2018 as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, where my role involved home visits to vulnerable, elderly and housebound patients as well as dementia and frailty reviews. Personal experience with grandparents living with frailty and my grandmothers Alzheimer’s disease deepened a commitment to championing best practice for elderly people and those living with dementia. In March 2022, I became Lead Dementia Nurse at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, taking on the challenge of improving dementia care and adherence to best evidence based practice across the trust.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself:
I am an animal lover and in particular have a love for horses. I spend as much of my free time as possible with my children and horses. My daughter has also inherited the horse obsession.
Why did you choose to work in dementia:
I think there is a need to improve care for this vulnerable group of patients.
What single piece of of advice would you give to an early career researcher?
Not sure
What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?
Nothing right now
Favourite film of all time?
Too hard to decide
Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?
Spending time with my children and animals especially my horses
Can we find you on social media?
No sorry
