Centre for International Health Partnerships

Transforming critical care worldwide

Researchers at Birmingham City University are working worldwide to enhance critical care nursing. Professors Chris Carter and Joy Notter, the driving forces behind the centre, have worked in 12 countries over more than two decades. Their remit has always been to work with local partners to capacity strengthen nursing. With the support of BCU, two critical care nursing courses have been launched (advanced diploma and bachelor’s degree) and delivered at three colleges, attracting students from Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho.

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Current Projects

We have many current projects with international partners, the case studies shown here give an indication of the international work currently in progress and recently completed.

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Chris Carter

Chris is a Senior Lecturer, an experienced critical care nurse and leader and during the first wave of the Covid-19 was seconded as Matron for Critical Care in a London Hospital.

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Professor Joy Notter

Professor Joy Notter is Professor of Community Health Care at Birmingham City University. She trained as a nurse in the Nightingale Training School, St Thomas’ Hospital, London.

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The ‘Global Partnerships for Health’ hub is a virtual community of practice linking healthcare staff from research, education and practice. The group sits within the faculty’s Academic Portfolio & Market Development team and case studies shown here give an indication of the international work currently in progress and/or recently completed. The core team members are indicated in each case study. Much of the work has been about knowledge exchange and transfer and research between members of the community of practice with the aim of extending and enhancing practice internationally.

Read our Impact Report on an International Institutional Health Research partnership.