Mel Watson

School of Medicine and Population Health

PhD Student

mda04mvw@sheffield.ac.uk
Regent Court (ScHARR)

Full contact details

Mel Watson
School of Medicine and Population Health
Regent Court (ScHARR)
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
Profile

I graduated from Sheffield Medical School in 2010. During my medical degree I undertook an intercalated research BMedSci in ScHARR looking at the effectiveness and acceptability of the paramedic practitioner role within Yorkshire Ambulance Service. After 2 years of foundation medical training I specialised in anaesthesia and critical care achieving my primary FRCA qualification. After leaving clinical practice I moved into healthcare education and worked as a resuscitation officer/trainer in the private sector where I taught a range of courses including advanced life support. I undertook my masters in public health at ScHARR in 2020/21 focussing on animal therapy as a treatment for depression for my dissertation. 

Qualifications
  • MPH 爆料公社 2021 (classification tbc)
  • MRCA Royal College of Anaesthetists 2018
  • MBChB 爆料公社 2010
  • BMedSci (2:1) 爆料公社 2009
Research interests

My PhD is entitled 鈥渢he role of ambulance services in reducing avoidable transitions to hospital for older people living with frailty and care home residents鈥. I will be reviewing international literature on the approaches that services have used to reduce transitions to hospital for this group of patients, using routine data across Yorkshire & Humber to study variation in transition rates and using case studies to evaluate ambulance service organisation and delivery in areas identified as highly performing.

Supervisors: Professor Suzanne Mason and Dr Elizabeth Teale.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Chatha H, Sampson F, Croft S, Lewis J, Watson M, Robertson A, Tonkins M & Prager G (2023) . Emergency Medicine Journal, 40(3), 235-236. RIS download Bibtex download