Update: Foundation seeks nurse researchers

  • Published: 10 April 2007 11:00
  • Last Updated: 10 April 2007 16:31

The Smith and Nephew Foundation is looking for nurse researchers who will be able to contribute to the evidence base for the nursing care of patients with skin or tissue damage and vulnerability.

The Smith and Nephew Foundation is looking for nurse researchers who will be able to contribute to the evidence base for the nursing care of patients with skin or tissue damage and vulnerability.

The Foundation is offering a Doctoral Research Studentship and a Post-doctoral Nursing Research Fellowship and is particularly interested in:

 Factors influencing the physiological response to tissue damage;

 The role of infection in delayed healing;

 Factors influencing treatment decisions in skin/wound care;

 The hidden costs of tissue damage.

The closing date for applications is May 3. Further information and application forms are available at: www.snfoundation.org.uk.