Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
Respiratory focused, including patient focused projects including disease areas COPD, asthma and bronchiectasis.
Research activity per year
Carol is a registered nurse who has worked as a Respiratory Nurse Specialist and held senior clinical roles in the NHS and overseas for several years. Based in higher education since 2003 she has both clinical and academic expertise in the subject area. Carol is a Reader in Respiratory Care and Associate Dean Academic Planning and External Engagement in the Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine, and Co-Director of the Respiratory Research Centre at Edge Hill University. She collaborates on several national and international projects and is a keen advocate for respiratory nursing and developing clinical academic career pathways. She was the founder Chair of the RNREC (Respiratory Nurse Research & Education Consortium), a collaborative venture between ARNS & the Health Research Institute at EHU. She is a member of the British Thoracic Society Quality Improvement Committee, NHS England & NHS Improvement Long Term Plan, Respiratory Delivery Board: Flexible Learning Working Group and is an Advisory Group Member for the Cochrane Airways Priority Setting Project.
Carol’s research interests focus on respiratory care, in particular the needs and care provided to respiratory patients, and the impact that training, education and knowledge have on the provision and quality of that care. Her current research projects include: models of self-management for bronchiectasis patients and development of an international curriculum for respiratory nurses. Carol has authored Cochrane reviews featuring antibiotic use and self-management in bronchiectasis. She was member of the BTS (British Thoracic Society) Emergency Oxygen Guidelines Group, collaborating on the latest BTS Emergency Oxygen Guidelines.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Health , PhD, Patients' and Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Oxygen Therapy: An IPA Study
Nov 2010 → Dec 2014
Award Date: 16 Mar 2015
Professional Education , MA, Knowledge Acquisition In Specialist Education: A Quasi-Experimental Study Assessing Efficacy of an Accredited Distance Learning COPD Module. , Lancaster University
Award Date: 1 May 2008
Education , PGCert, PGCHETL, Lancaster University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2005
Specialist Nursing Practice (Respiratory) , BSc, BSc (Hons) Specialist Nursing Practice (Respiratory , University of Hertfordshire
Award Date: 1 Apr 2001
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Roberts , N., Ray, E., Kelly, C., Lippiett , K. & Welch, L.
13/04/20 → …
Project: Research
Kelly, C., SPENCER, S., HAMER, O., KNIGHTING, K., Walker, P. & Calman, L.
1/08/21 → 1/04/22
Project: Research
Karkou, V., INMAN, J., Kelly, C., Lewis, J., Omylinska-Thurston, J., Hutton, J., Hackett, S. & Carr, C.
1/03/21 → 28/02/22
Project: Research
Ray, E., Welch, L. & Kelly, C.
1/01/20 → 1/01/21
Project: Research
Roberts , N., Welch, L., Kelly, C. & Lippiett , K.
1/10/19 → 31/01/21
Project: Research
Carol Kelly (Examiner)
Activity: External examination types › Examination (PhD)
CAROL KELLY (Speaker), DAVID LYNES (Speaker), ANTHONY TSANG (Speaker) & SALLY SPENCER (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
CAROL KELLY (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Carol Kelly (Examiner)
Activity: External examination types › Examination (PhD)
Carol Kelly (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Supervisor: O'BRIEN, M. (Director of Studies) & LYNES, D. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis