BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing (University of Nottingham), LLM Health, Law and Society (University of Bristol), MSc Social Science Research (The University of Nottingham), PhD (University of Nottingham)
Assistant Professor in OB/HRM
Department: Work, Organisation and ManagementE-mail: ntznf@exmail.nottingham.ac.ukTel: +44 (0) 115 9515264
Location: C02 (North Building, Jubilee Campus)
Nicola Fisher is an Assistant Professor at Nottingham University Business School in the Centre for Healthcare Innovation, Leadership, and Learning (CHILL). She is a registered nurse since 2015 and has worked clinically in the NHS and as a Nursing Officer in the British Army. Nicola also has a master's in Health Law from the University of Bristol and a research master's in social science research from the University of Nottingham. She completed her PhD on the influence of political economy on nurses' post-registration development in the English NHS at the University of Nottingham, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. Her main research interests focus on the macro influences on health and healthcare, particularly the workforce and public health, including politics, economics, law, policy and governance mechanisms. Nicola joined Nottingham University Business School in August 2024.
Areas of ExpertiseHealth and healthcare governance, policy, management, workforce, law and politics. Public health, rural and remote health, systems thinking and organisation, inter and multi disciplinary work and external engagement.
Nicola is a module co-convenor on the following module: MSc Human Resource Management and Organisation - BUSI4475 Strategic Human Resource Management
Nicola is module convenor of the following module(s):
MSc
Managing People and Organisations (BUSI4432)
Details of all modules can be found on
MyNottingham
Nicola's main research interests focus on the macro influences on health and healthcare including governance, politics, policy, law and economics. Sub to that, Nicola has a keen interest in public health and rural and remote healthcare, including access to services, vaccinations, physical activity and health, and trauma systems. Current work is focusing on developing knowledge, capability and capacity on the commercial determinants of health, political marketing in and for health and healthcare, and decentred governance approaches to nursing workforce planning.
Alongside her research interests, Nicola seeks out and participates in a wide range of external engagement and knowledge exchange activities. Recent positions include being an academic advisor to the Department of Health and Social Care, Office for Health Improvements and Disparities, Public Health 0-19 Nursing Research Strategy Working Group, and a strategy working group member, in the Chief Nursing Officer for England task and finish group: Health equity, prevention, and population health. Nicola has also undertaken research projects with the local Integrated Care Board, including topics on deliberative democracy and community researchers. Nicola has also developed and teaches on 'policy engagement and impact for clinicians' with recent sessions for the Faculty of Public Health and the Midlands Clinical Senate Clinical Leadership Fellows.
Nicola also has experience of submitting evidence to parliamentary select committee, including on modelling for the Long-term Workforce Plan from NHS England. Additionally, Nicola has worked with the Health and Social Care Committee Expert Panel on an evaluation of Government progress against policy commitments for the health and social care workforce in England.
Nicola is open and interested in supervising PhD students within the remits of health and healthcare, including, but not limited to, a focus on workforce, policy, governance and public health. Nicola is also open to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary co-supervision for the right project and would be interested to hear from clinical academics as well as standard PhD students seeking supervision.
Nicola is currently supervising the following Research Students:
Katie Burns