Mrs. Penny Louch |
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Health E1 Homeless Medical Centre (Nurse-led Practice) 9-11 Brick Lane, London General Practice Lead Nurse PractitionerAppointed: 2007 University College London Faculty of Clinical Sciences Primary Care and Population Sciences Primary Care Ph.D. StudentAppointed: 2005 |  |
Mailing AddressHealth E1 Homeless Medical Centre 9-11 Brick Lane London, E1 6PUUnited Kingdom | Contact Information |
Qualifications
Intro. Cert. Sexual Health, RCGP, Sexual Health, 2008.
Management of Drug Misuse Pt.1, RCGP, Substance Misuse, 2008.
Leadership/M'ment Clinicians, Kings Fund, Leadership & Management, 2007.
Independent/Supplementary Pres, University of Winchester, Non-medical Prescribing, 2007.
M.Sc., University College London, Primary Care, 2004.
B.Sc. (Hons), University of East Anglia, Norwich, Nursing Practice, 2001.
Diploma Diabetes Nursing, ENB, Suffolk College, Nursing, 1996.
Diploma in Asthma Care, National Asthma Training Centre, Nursing, 1993.
Registered Midwife, Kings College London, Midwifery, 1986.
RGN, Epsom District Hospital, Nursing, 1984.
Previous Positions
2005-2007, Practice Management Team / Nurse Practitioner,
Elmham Surgery,
Elmham,
Norfolk,
General Practice
2003-2007, Nurse Lead / Nurse Practitioner,
Swanton Morley Nurse-led Surgery,
Swanton Morley,
Norfolk,
General Practice
2001-2003, Nurse Practitioner,
Elmham Surgery,
Elmham,
Norfolk,
General Practice
1998-2001, Senior Practice Nurse,
Elmham Surgery,
Elmham,
Norfolk,
General Practice
1990-1998, Practice Nurse,
Elmham Surgery,
Elmham,
Norfolk,
General Practice
1986-1990, Staff Midwife,
Norwich District Hospital,
Norwich,
Midwifery
Honors and Awards
2005-2007,
Leading Practice Through Research Award (LPTR Award),
The Health Foundation,
"Patients' Experience of Depression: What is the nature of the concerns patients experience when they stop their antidepressant medication?"
2003-2004,
Band Trust Research Scholarship,
The Florence Nightingale Foundation,
"Depression Management in Primary Care"
Funding Received
- The Health Foundation: Leading Practice Through Research (LPTR) Award, £64,790, 2005 to 2008.
- The Florence Nightingale Foundation: Band Trust Research Scholarship, £1,500, 2003 to 2004.
Expertise and Research Interests
M.Sc. Primary Health Care by web-based distance learning - I undertook a research dissertation using qualitative research methods to explore the patient experience of depression management in primary care. The outcomes of this small study have had a significant impact upon the structure and management of depression services within the practice; they have also led to the identification of the topic for my Ph.D.
Ph.D. Primary Care - a qualitative study using questionnaires and in-depth interviews to explore patients fears and concerns which may arise when the time comes to stop their antidepressant medication.
My areas of particular expertise are the primary care management of: depression; type 2 diabetes; secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
Ph.D. Primary Care - a qualitative study using questionnaires and in-depth interviews to explore patients fears and concerns which may arise when the time comes to stop their antidepressant medication.
My areas of particular expertise are the primary care management of: depression; type 2 diabetes; secondary prevention of coronary heart disease.
Future Research
Current research is a qualitative study exploring patients' fears and concerns when the time comes to stop their antidepressant medication. Kleinman's explanatory model theory is the theoretical framework which underpins this study.
The next stage of the study will aim to look at effective clinican intervention(s) to enable a partnership approach to successfully managing depression in primary care.
The next stage of the study will aim to look at effective clinican intervention(s) to enable a partnership approach to successfully managing depression in primary care.
Other Expertise
NICE Guidance: Statins for the prevention of cardiovascular events - Consultee on behalf of the RCN, March 2006.
NICE Guidance: Assessing and managing children with fever -Consultee on behalf of the RCN, May 2007.
Depression website: www.depression-primarycare.co.uk
Peer Reviewer for Clinical Nursing Research
Peer Reviewer for Primary Health Care
NICE Guidance: Assessing and managing children with fever -Consultee on behalf of the RCN, May 2007.
Depression website: www.depression-primarycare.co.uk
Peer Reviewer for Clinical Nursing Research
Peer Reviewer for Primary Health Care
Memberships
RCN Nurse Practitioner Association
RCN Research Society
Royal College of Nursing
Royal Society of Medicine
Society for Academic Primary Care
Publications
- P Louch (2008) Prozac Revelation, Healthmatters (71), 16-17
- Penny Louch (2008) PRESENTATION: Stopping Antidepressants: The Patient Experience, The 2008 International Nursing Research Conference, Liverpool, The RCN Research Society
- Professor Fiona Ross, Professor Vari Drennan, Stephen Leyshon, Penny Louch, Alison Ludlam (2008) PRESENTATIONS: Competing or Complimenting? Changing Nursing Roles in Primary Care, Meeting of the General Practice with Primary Health Care Section in Association with the The Royal College of Nursing, London, The Royal Society of Medicine
- Penny Louch (2008) POSTER: Depression: The Patient Experience Of Stopping Antidepressants, UK MHRN Conference, London, UK Mental Health Research Network
- Penny Louch (2007) PRESENTATION: Stopping Antidepressants: The Patient Experience, UKF-PCRO & PCRN Conference, Cambridge, UK Federation of Primary Care Organisations & Primary Care Research Network
- Penny Louch (2007) POSTER: Depression: The Patient Experience of Stopping Antidepressants, ICCHNR Symposium, Granada, ICCHNR
- (2007) New patient check; Older People Health Review; Immunisation Health Review; Travel Health; Neurology - Epilepsy; Neurology - Migraine; General Practice Nursing In Drennan, V., Goodman, C. (eds), Oxford Handbook of Primary Care and Community Nursing, 1st. Edition, UK, Oxford University Press, 878 pages, ISBN=9780198568902 (bookchapter)
- Penny Louch (2007) PRESENTATION: Depression: The Patient Experience of Stopping Antidepressants, SAPC Annual Conference, London, SAPC
- Penny Louch (2006) PRESENTATION: Depression in Primary Care, Norwich PPIRes, PPIRes (Patient & Public Involvement in Research)
- Penny Louch (2006) POSTER: Anticipating Recovery from Depression - First Responses, SAPC Annual Conference, Keele, Society of Academic Primary Care
- Penny Louch, Claire Goodman, Trish Greenhalgh (2006) Involving Service Users in the evaluation and redesign of primary care services for depression; A qualitative study, Primary Care and Community Psychiatry, 10 (3), 109-117
- P. Louch (2005) Depression Management in Primary Care, Primary Health Care, 15 (10), 20-22
Keywords
COS Keywords:
Depression, Diabetes, Midwifery, Nursing,Additional Terms:
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