Joanne Atkinson

Director of Programmes
Nursing Midwifery Health
Northumbria University
United Kingdom

Professor Healthcare
Biography

Joanne followed a career in cancer care as a Macmillan Palliative Care Nurse Specialist in Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust before she started working in education. She is the regional representative for the National Council of Palliative Care and is in the final year of a Professional Doctorate examining The Philosophy of End of Life Care and How Media Influences It. Her areas of specialism include: Palliative care End of life care Media influences on professional practice The challenge of the assisted dying debate

Research Intrest

Palliative Care Nurse