Profile
Anthony McGrath, Principal Lecturer
I initially trained in the field of mental health nursing before undertaking general nursing at St Mary’s hospital Paddington.
I have gained a great deal of clinical experience throughout my career having worked in acute mental health, crisis intervention, coronary care, A&E, general medicine in the fields of Gastroenterology, endocrinology, respiratory medicine and HIV. I qualified as a nurse teacher in 1993 and began my teaching career in 1994.
I have gained a wide a range of teaching experience both at City University and Middlesex University. I am also a nursing officer in the TA and have recently served in Iraq working in both British and American field hospitals caring for injured patients.
Teaching interests
I have taught at both pre-registration and post registration levels and have developed a wide range of clinically focused courses.
I am very interested in advanced practice and I have a keen interest in developing and expanding the role of nurses and their skills.
In my previous posts I have been involved in the development of Masters level physical assessment programs as well as clinically focused courses in the field of Gastroenterology and stoma care.
Research interests
My research interests are varied; however my most recent project has explored “Risk Management in stoma care”, a large three year project that incorporated both qualitative and quantitative methods. This project was collaboration with the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and was partly funded by a grant from Hollister.
Publications and conference papers
Chapters
McGrath A . Gastrointestinal Nursing (Chapter) In Booker and Nichol (Eds) (2003) Nursing Adults: the practice of Caring, Harcourt Publishers Limited
McGrath A, Abdominal Assessment (Chapter) in Cox, CL (Ed) Physical Assessment for Nurses (2004) Blackwell Science Oxford.
Books
- Porrett T & McGrath A (2005) Stoma Care Nursing, Blackwell Science, Oxford
Publications
- Allison, M & McGrath A. (1996) Inflammatory Bowel Disease Open Learning Pack
City University.
- Parker, P. & McGrath A. (1997) Developing your portfolio and APEL claim open learning pack City University.
- McGrath. A. (1997) “ Experience counts when you want a degree”
Managing Clinical Nursing 1, 19-21
- McGrath. A. (1998) Abdominal Assessment in A&E Emergency Nurse 6,4 15-19
- McGrath. A. & Cox C.L (1998) Cardiac and Circulatory Assessment in intensive care units, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 14, 283-287
- Cox C.L & McGrath A (1999) Respiratory Assessment in Critical Care units, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing 15, 226-234
- Porrett T, McGrath A (2003) The development, perception of and support required for nurse consultant posts. Gastroenterology Nursing Journal
- McGrath A, Hibberts F, and Johnson C (2003) The Experiences of Nurse Specialists undertaking a nurse Endoscopist course, Gastroenterology Nursing Journal
- Cox C L, Boswell G, McGrath A, Reynolds T and Cole E (2004)
Cranial nerve damage., Emergency Nurse 12(2): 14-21.
- Porrett T, McGrath A (2004) Understanding the pharmacology of GTN ointment – a commonly used nurse led treatment in the management of anal fissures Gastroenterology Nursing Journal 2(3): 27-32
- McGrath A, Porrett T, (2006) Evaluation of factors which contribute to faecal incontinence. Part 1. Gastroenterology Nursing Journal 2006 Apr; 4(3): 34-40.
- McGrath A, Porrett T and Heyman B (2006) Parastomal hernia: an exploration of the risk factors and the implications. British Journal of Nursing. 2006 Mar 23-Apr 12; 15(6): 317-8, 320-1.
- McGrath A, Porrett T, (2006) Assessment and Management of faecal incontinence (part2) Gastrointestinal Nursing Journal. 2006 May; 4(4): 34-6, 38-40.
- McGrath A (2006) How do I reduce the risk of developing a parastomal hernia, Charter 26
Multimedia publications
- McGrath A (1996) Content expert and author of learning outcomes IV therapy and Cannulation Altrum interactive multimedia resource. (1996) Churchill Livingstone. Edinburgh
- Invited Papers
- “The importance of educational and clinical collaboration in Tissue Viability”
- Excellence in Nursing Conference - December 1995
- “ The role of the nurse in the care of patients with IBD”
- RCN/ Astra IBD conference- April 1996
- “ The importance of nursing in the care of individuals with IBD”
- RCN/ Astra IBD conference - November 1996
- “The impact of Masters Education on Clinical practice” Emergency Nursing 2000 and beyond, RCN International conference August 2000
- “Higher levels of practice V’s Advanced Nurse Practitioners” IDEA+L GI and Stoma Nursing Conference November 2000
- “ The Development of a Faculty of GI Nursing” GI and Stoma Nursing Conference November 2001
- Teaching abdominal assessment- its importance in GI and Stoma care Nursing. GI and Stoma Conference November 2003
- Risks in Stoma Care- Hollister Stoma Care Nursing Conference- May 2005
- The development of Gastroenterology Nursing from an international perspective –Hungarian Gastroenterologists Association –Hungary June 2005
- Risk management in stoma care- Hollister Stoma Care Nursing Conference- June 2006.
- “I want to wear big knickers” – British Medical Sociology conference September 2007
