Jeff Sapiro

Director of Programmes

Department: School of Health and Social Sciences

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Qualifications

  • MA Medical Law and Ethics: Kings College London
  • PGDip Health Care Ethics: Kings College London
  • Registered General Nurse: Lewisham Hospital London
  • Registered Mental Nurse: Maudsley Hospital London
  • Dip Community Nursing: West London Institute of Higher Education
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Research Interests

  • Legal and ethical aspects of mental health care
  • Human rights and mental health care
  • The concept of personhood in health care
  • Human rights and end of life decisions

Teaching Interests

  • Legal and ethical aspects of health care:
  • Ethics and law in health and social care
  • Human rights
  • End of life decisions
  • Ethics and law in mental health care
  • Values based practice

Biography

Selected Publications/ Seminars

Sapiro, J and Ungoed-Thomas, A (2001) Euthanasia and the Human Rights Act: in Healthcare: the Impact of the Human Rights Act 1998; (Eds Tingle, J, Griffiths, J and Garwood-Gowers, A) London, Cavendish Publishing.

Administrative and professional duties/roles

  • Director of Programmes, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Mental Health, Social Work and Interprofessional Learning
  • Member: Academic Development and Quality Committee
  • Member: Nursing and Midwifery Executive Team
  • Specialist Reader and Reviewer for the National Teaching Fellowship Scheme, Higher Education Academy
  • External Examiner Bucks New University and St Mary's University College

Partners

  • University Link to the Tavistock and Portman NHS
  • Trust Link tutor to community mental health teams within Camden Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust.

Professional Membership

  • Registrant of Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
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