Ms Alison Harris

Senior Lecturer - Primary Care

Alison Harris

  • School Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education

  • Department Adult, Child & Midwifery

  • Location London

Research activities

Alison's current research interests include the experiences of students, specifically the shift to online and hybrid teaching.

Alison has been part of multi-site drug trials for drugs seeking to alleviate the overactive bladder. She has also been involved in the trials of specialist interventions for bladder conditions in multiple sclerosis.


Current Teaching

In 2001 Alison was amongst the first wave of nurses to prescribe. Nowwithin her current permanent role as senior lecturer at Middlesex UniversityAlison lectures on bladder and bowel care, diabetes and non-medical prescribingfor nurses. With a strong interest in culturally compassionate care, the themesof cultural awareness, sensitivity and safety run through all her teachings.Alison leads the Professional Practice in Healthcare master’s programmes for nurses and midwives at Middlesex University.

Alison has over thirty years of experience as anurse and an educator. She has been an editor and a contributing writer for books, haspublished articles and lectures on nursing issues.  


Biography

Alison Harris has had an expansive career in nursing andeducation, practising as a registered nurse across a range of specialities in London.  After further study to gain a specialist practice community qualification,Alison practiced in North London first as a district nursing sister and then abladder and bowel specialist nurse supporting both children and adultswith bladder and bowel dysfunction. Applying evidence based, innovative and highlyindividualised treatment plans some children who had continence difficulties aspart of their profound learning disability would achieve continence and theensuing dignity and personal fulfilment of their potential that this couldbring. Alison went on to assist in the establishment of an academic continencecentre at University College London, supporting the move to take continencecare into the undergraduate medicine curriculum.

While at UCL Alison became a lecturerpractitioner in bladder and bowel care, developing and deliveringpost-qualified modules to health care staff studying at Middlesex University. Atthis time Alison was elected to serve on the Association of Continence Advice,a charity for professionals working in the field of bladder and bowel care. 

Publications

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