Martin Harrison
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Email
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Telephone
+44 (0) 1206 873285
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Location
2S2.3.27, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
By Appointment
Profile
Biography
Martin has a clinical background in mental health nursing. His career in the United Kingdom National Health Service covered 20 years of practice. Having spent the first decade of his professional life in South West Wales, he moved to Colchester in 1995. His work has primarily been based adult inpatient and community services in a variety of clinical, managerial and educational roles. Martin has spent many years working with clients who have substance use/misuse and mental health problems. Having been seconded (part-time) to the DSchool since 1998 to run courses in the Care and Mangement of Clients with Substance Misuse. He joined the School full-time in early 2004 to help develop the new MSc/Registration course in Mental Health Nursing and was programme lead between 2008 - 2016. Since 2014 Martin has been the Professional Lead for Mental Health Nursing. Between 2014 - 2017 Martin was the Head of Nursing. During 2011/12/13 Martin was Asistant Proctor concerned with student conduct across the University. Martin has been a Member of the University's Student Conduct Committee since 2014 Martin sits on the Faculty's Academic Offences Committee, and he was the School's Academic Offences Officer 2010-2016. Martin is a member of the School's Extenuating Circumstances and Lateness Committees, both of which he chaired between 2010-2016.
Qualifications
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RMN, United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting,
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DipN (Wales),
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MSc (Wales),
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PGDip (Med and Clin Ed). University of Essex,
Research and professional activities
Research interests
The role of the mental health nurse in working with clients who have substance use problems This was the subject of Martins MSc research
Comorbidity - the lived experience of those with both Mental Health and Substance Misuse Problems is an enduring interest
Having been a member of NHS Local Research Ethics Committees for 6 years (4 years as Chair) Martin retains a strong interest in health research ethics
Conferences and presentations
Unconscious Bias - Sexuality
Invited presentation, Diversity in Education, Colchester Hospital University Foundation NHS Trust, Colchester, United Kingdom, 15/6/2018
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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Personal Development (HS502)
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How People Function (HS503)
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Nursing Practice Assessment 1 (HS508)
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Nursing Practice Assessment 2 (HS514)
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Nursing Practice Assessment 3 (HS518)
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Nursing Practice Assessment 1 (HS823)
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Nursing Practice Assessment 2 (HS826)
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Nursing Practice Assessment 3 (HS828)
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How People Function (HS888)
Publications
Journal articles (3)
Todd, J., Green, G., Pevalin, DJ., Ikuesan, BA., Harrison, M., Self, C. and Baldacchino, A., (2005). Service uptake in a sample of substance misuse and community mental health service clients: A case control study. Journal of Mental Health. 14 (2), 95-107
Todd, J., Green, G., Harrison, M., Ikuesan, BA., Self, C., Pevalin, DJ. and Baldacchino, A., (2004). Social exclusion in clients with comorbid mental health and substance misuse problems. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 39 (7), 581-587
TODD, J., GREEN, G., HARRISON, M., IKUESAN, BA., SELF, C., BALDACCHINO, A. and SHERWOOD, S., (2004). Defining dual diagnosis of mental illness and substance misuse: some methodological issues. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 11 (1), 48-54
Book chapters (1)
Harrison, M. and Martin, P., (2017). Being Unaware of Being Aware. In: LGBT+Perspectives. The University of Essex Reader. Editors: Boncori, I., . 8893910454. 9788893910453
Contact
Academic support hours:
By Appointment