Emeritus Professor Ruth Endacott CBE

PhD, MA, DipN (London), RN

Ruth is the Director for Nursing and Midwifery with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and  is a registered nurse with a strong background in critical care practice, education and research. She has extensive experience in developing the research skills of clinicians across a range of methodologies.

Ruth has received a number of research grants. These have focused on patient safety and quality of care, in particular recognising deterioration and managing end-of-life care in intensive care units.

She has experience in international studies and is currently leading a pan-Europe project on competency-based education for critical care nurses. Ruth has supervised 15 doctoral students and examined over 30 doctoral theses as an external examiner.

Research interests

• Symptom management and end-of-life care in intensive care units
• Recognising deterioration in acutely ill patients
• Use of simulation to improve clinical decision making

Research methodologies

• Mixed methods
• Qualitative methodologies
• Ethnography

Research projects / supervision

• Refer to Ruth’s researcher profile
• Accredited Level 2 Supervisor

• Professor of Clinical Nursing at Plymouth University, UK, 2005 - present
• External examiner for the MSc/DPhil program in Evidenced Based Health Care at the University of Oxford, UK, 2011 - present

• European Society of Intensive Care Medicine
• UK Intensive Care Society
• Royal College of Nursing

• European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Nursing and AHP Committee, Chairperson, 2007 - 2010
• British Lung Foundation, 2006 - 2012
• UK National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death,
  2010 - present

• Refer to Ruth’s researcher profile