Michael Traynor came to Middlesex University in 2004 after working at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine in the only policy research centre focussing on research in nursing and the allied health professions
Qualifications
MA (Cantab.) English Literature, Trinity Hall, Cambridge
PhD Department of Nursing and Midwifery Studies, Nottingham University
RGN Cambridge and Huntingdon School of Nursing
RHV Polytechnic of the Southbank
Curriculum/subject area
Nursing
Website for the Social Sciences in Nursing Research group
Current work administrative and professional duties/roles
Joint head of Health and Social Research Cluster
Research
Books and book chapters
Forthcoming in September 2013 a critical text on professional and political issues for nursing, published by Palgrave, title: 'Nursing in Context: Policy, Politics, Profession' Seehttp://www.palgrave.com/products/title.aspx?pid=548221
Traynor, M (2013) Discourse Analysis. in Ed. Beck, C. The Routledge International Handbook of Qualitative Nursing Research. ISBN-13: 978-0415673563
Traynor, M (2010) Why Healthcare Research? in Eds. Roberts, P & Priest, H. Healthcare Research: a handbook for students and practitioners. Oxford, Wiley. ISBN: 978-0-470-51932-5
Traynor, M. (1999) Managerialism and nursing: beyond profession and oppression. London, Routledge
Rafferty, A.M., Newell, R and Traynor, M. (2004) Research and development: Policy and capacity building. In Nursing Research in Context; appreciate, application and professional development. Eds. Freshwater, D and Bishop, V. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan pp. 22 - 44
Traynor, M. (2004) Nursing, managerialism and evidence based practice: the constant struggle for influence. in: Unmasking Health Management: a critical text Eds. Learmonth M. and Harding, N. Hauppage, Nova Science
Peer reviewed articles in journals
Evans A.M, Traynor M, Glass N. Nursing Inquiry 2013 An exploration of jealousy in nursing: A Kleinian analysis. Nursing Inquiry http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nin.12036/abstract
Traynor, M., Stone, K., Cooke, H., Maben, J. and Gould, D (2013) Disciplinary Processes and the Management of Poor Performance among UK nurses: bad apple or system failure? A Scoping Study. Nursing Inquiry http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nin.12025/abstract
Niedel S, Traynor M, Tamborlane WV, Acerini C, McKee M. Developing parent expertise: A framework to guide parental care following diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes in a young child (Accepted in press) Journal of Health Services Research & Policy.
Niedel, S., Traynor, M., McKee, M. and Grey, M. (2012) Parallel vigilance: Parents’ dual focus following diagnosis of Type 1 diabetes mellitus in their young child. Health (London) published online 15 July 2012 and in print Volume 17 Issue 3 May 2013 pp. 246 - 265 DOI: 10.1177/1363459312451180
Stone, K., Traynor, M., Gould, D. and Maben, J (2011) The management of poor performance in nursing and midwifery: a case for concern. Journal of Nursing Management. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2011.01219.x
Buus, N., Angel, S., Traynor, M. and Gonge, H. (2011) "Psychiatric nursing staff members' reflections on participating in group-based clinical supervision: a semi-structured interview study" International Journal of Mental Health Nursing 20, 95–101 doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00709.x
Traynor, M., Boland, M. and Buus, N. (2010) Professional Autonomy In 21st Century Healthcare: Nurses’ Accounts Of Clinical Decision-Making. Social Science & Medicine doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.029
Buus, N., Angel, S., Traynor, M. and Gonge, H. (2010) Psychiatric hospital nursing staff’s ambivalence towards group based clinical supervision: An interview study. Issues in Mental Health Nursing. vol. 31, no. 10, p. 654–661 <
Traynor, M., Boland, M. and Buus, N. (2010) Autonomy, Evidence and Intuition: Findings from a Focus Group Study of Nurses and Decision-Making. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Vol. 66 Issue 7,1584-1591 doi:10.1111/j.1365.2648.2010.05317.x
Traynor, M. (2009) Humanism and its critiques in nursing research literature. Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol. 65 Issue 7, Pp. 1560 - 1567 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04956.x
Traynor, M. (2009) Implementing a clinical academic career pathway in nursing: criteria for success and challenges ahead (commentary). Journal of Research in Nursing VOL 14 (2) 149–151 DOI: 10.1177/1744987108101952
Traynor, M. (2009) Indeterminacy and technicality revisited: how medicine and nursing have responded to the evidence based movement. Sociology of Health & Illness. 2009;31(4):494-507 Early View, Date: December 2008 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01146.x
Traynor, M. Davis, K, Drennan, V. Goodman, C, Mark, A., Peacock, R. and Banning M. (2008) 'Nurse entrepreneurs' a case of government rhetoric? Journal of Health Services Research and Policy. January 2008
Drennan, V. Davis, K, Traynor, M. Goodman, C, Mark, A., Peacock, R. Humphrey, C. and Fairley-Murray, S. (2007) Entrepreneurial nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom: an integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing 60(5), 459-469
Traynor, M. (2007) A historical description of the tensions in the development of modern nursing in 19th century Britain and their influence on contemporary debates about evidence and practice. Nursing Inquiry. Vol. 14 Issue 4, pp. 299-305
Traynor, M. (2006) Discourse analysis: theoretical and historical overview and review of papers in the Journal of Advanced Nursing 1996 - 2004. Journal of Advanced Nursing. Vol 54 No. 1 pp. 62-72
Traynor, M. (2002) The oil crisis, risk and evidence-based practice. Nursing Inquiry Vol. 9 No. 3 162-169
Lewison, G., Rafferty, A.M. and Traynor, M. (2001) Is nursing research typical of biomedical research? Research Evaluation Vol. 10 No. 2 pp. 97-103
Traynor, M. Rafferty, A.M. and Lewison, G. (2001) Endogenous and exogenous research? Findings from a bibliometric study of UK nursing research. Journal of Advanced Nursing Vol. 34 No. 2 212-222
Conference Papers and Invited keynote and other talks
Paper: 'The challenge to professionalism from evidence-based practice: the perspective of indeterminacy/technicality' at: The Australian Sociological Association National Conference, Aukland, New Zealand, December 2007
Paper: Traynor, M., Davis, K., Drenan, V., Fairly-Murray, S., Goodman, C., Humphrey, C., Locke, R., Mark, A., Peacock, R., 'The promotion of 'nurse entrepreneurs': a policy analysis'. Royal College of Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, Dundee, Scotland, April 2007
Paper: Traynor, M. Williams, J. and Caldwell, K. 'Evidence Based Practice And Expertise: A Spurious Tension? An Analysis Of Professional Literature' Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing: Paradigms Dialogue, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 19-21 April 2007
Invited keynote paper: 'Making research links with universities' at Nursing Research Practice: Royal College of Nursing, London, November 2007.
Invited talk: Humanism and discourse analysis in nursing. Institute of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway, April 2008
Invited talk: Responses from medicine and nursing to the evidence based movement: indeterminacy and technicality. School of Nursing and Social Work, The University of Melbourne, Australia, April 2008
Invited talk: Discourse analysis: method for research into health policy and practice. Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne, Australia, April 2008
Personal Website
http://www.obliquepanic.co.uk
July 2012: Evaluation of Preceptorship programme at Whittington Hospital, £18,000. NHS London.
July 2012: Evaluation of Innovations Imperative at Whittington Hospital, £8000. NHS London
July 2012: Evaluation of Preceptorship programme at Whittington Hospital, £18,000. NHS London.
July 2012: Evaluation of Innovations Imperative at Whittington Hospital, £8000. NHS London
December 2011: Evaluation of Graduate Mental Health Worker role, jointly with Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust. £65,000. NHS London.
June 2010 Understanding nurse retention: attraction and engagement in nursing practice. Investigators: Dr Alicia Evans (ACU), Professor Michael Traynor (Middlesex University, London) & Professor Nel Glass (ACU/St Vincent’s & Mercy Private Hospital). Funder: Australian Catholic University and St Vincent’s & Mercy Private Hospital $4,958
January 2010: Scoping Study on Performance concerns in Nursing and Midwifery for the National Clinical Advisory Service, National Patient Safety Agency, with Kings College, London and City University. £50,000, principal investigator
September 2005: Scoping the contribution of nurse entrepreneurs to patient choice with Kings College and University College, London and University of Hertfordshire. NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D stream. £92,000, principal investigator
December 2004: Scoping the knowledge and skills of the Children’s workforce. Policy scoping Exercise for Barnet Local Authority. £20,000, principal investigator
April 2002: Identifying key success factors in integrated care across the primary/secondary interface. Primary Care Network/ Medical Management Services. £15,000, principal investigator
April 2001: GNC Trust. Dissemination of research in nursing and the reading process. £19,700, principal investigator
December 2000: Promoting Research in Nursing, Midwifery, Health Visiting and Allied Health Professions HEFCE and Department of Health, £75,500 with Anne Marie Rafferty
