Professor Ann Gallagher
Professor/Head of Department of Health Sciences
Mary Seacole
- Email: ann.gallagher@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 267634
Research area(s)
[Revision in progress – Gallagher A., Jago R., van der Gaag A., Webster M., Austin Z., Stathis K., Krishnamurthy Y. & Lertvittayakumjorn P. (2022) Shades of Grey: Nurse regulators’ perspectives on ethics of an artificial intelligence tool assisting with fitness to practise decision-making Nursing Inquiry
Gallagher A, Lane A., Egan C., Katsumasa O., Keiko A., Nakayama N., Kasimovskaya N., Fomina E., Geraskina N., Shalakhova A. & Cox A. (2021) Views of Generation Z regarding care and care careers: a four-country study International Journal of Care and Caring ()
Cox A., Parsons T., Watkin S. & Gallagher A. (2021) Supporting the delivery of good maternity care for parents with learning disabilities Midwifery Vol. 102 ()
Jago R., van der Gaag A., Stathis K., Petej I., Lertvittayakumjorn P., Gao Y., Caceres Silva J., Webster M., Gallagher A. & Austin J. (2021) Use of Artificial Intelligence in Regulatory Decision-Making Journal of Nursing Regulation 12 (3): 11-10
Surrey Heartlands Integrated Care Service Clinical Ethics Group (2020) Resuscitation During the Pandemic: Optional Obligation? or Supererogation? Clinical Ethics () Lead/Corresponding author
Gallagher A., Williams E., Peacock M., Zasada M. & Cox A. (2020) Findings from a Mixed Methods Pragmatic Cluster Trial Evaluating the Impact of Ethics Education Interventions on Residential Care-Givers Nursing Inquiry 28 (2)
Gallagher A., Dopson A., Brighton D. & Nicholson C. (2020) Ensuring the Best Possible End of Life Care Experience for Patients with COVID-19: Key Question Areas Nursing Standard ()
Gallagher A., Banks S., Jago R., Austin Z., Zasada M. & Van Der Gaag (2020) Exploring the context of fitness to practise concerns about social workers in England: Explanations beyond Individuals Ethics and Social Welfare (published online 15th January – )
Gallagher A., Peacock M. & Cox A. (2020) Exploring the experiences of domiciliary caregivers simulating the role of care recipients Nursing Standard (published online April 2020 – doi:10.7748/ns.2020.e11382)
Banks S., Zasada M., Jago R., Gallagher A., Austin Z. & Van Der Gaag (2020) Social Workers under the Spotlight: An Analysis of Fitness to Practise Referrals to the Regulatory Body in England 2014-2016 The British Journal of Social Work 50 (2): 326-347 (see )
Tranvåg O., Nåden O. & Gallagher A. (2019) Dignity Work of Older Women Caring for a Husband with Dementia at Home Health Care for Women International (doi: 10.1080/07399332.2019.1578780)
Miyama T., Gallagher A., Numoto K., Kawahara N., Tanabe M. & Takenaka Y. (2019) Philosophical perspectives on the care of elderly people from the viewpoint of advanced practice nurses in Japan Bulletin of Kyoto Tachibana University 45 (15): 209-221
Ota K., Maeda J., Niimi Y., Gallagher A., Fai Chan M., Yahiro M. & Matsuda M. (2019) Development of an inpatient dignity scale through studies in Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom Asian Nursing Research (see )
Sala Defilippis, T. M. L., Curtis K., and Gallagher A. (2019) Moral resilience through harmonised connectedness in intensive care nursing: A grounded theory study. Intensive and Critical Care Nursing : (see )
Sala Defilippis T.M.L., Curtis K. & Gallagher A. (2019) Conceptualising Moral Resilience Nursing Inquiry (see )
Austin Z., van der Gaag A., Gallagher A., Jago R., Banks S., Lucas G. & Zasada M. (2018) Understanding Complaints to Regulators about Paramedics in the UK and Social Workers in England: Findings from a Multi-Method Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ Journal of Medical Regulation 104(3): 19-28
Gallagher A., Watson F. & Fitzpatrick N. (2018) Love as a core value in veterinary and medical practice: Towards a humanimal ethics Clinical Ethics 13(1):1-8
Gallagher A., Peacock M. & Arber A. (2018) Helping Young People with Learning Disabilities and their families to plan end of life care: the ADVANCE toolkit Learning Disability Practice 21 (6) (See )
Lucas G., Gallagher A., Austin Z., Jago R., Banks S., & van der Gaag A. (2018) Understanding complaints about paramedics: a qualitative exploration in a UK context Australian Journal of Paramedicine (
Gallagher A., Zasada M., Jago R., Austin Z., Banks S., Lucas G. & van der Gaag A. (2018) Fitness-to-practise concerns and preventative strategies Journal of Paramedic Practice 10 (4) pp.163-169
van der Gaag A., Jago R. Austin Z., Zasada M., Banks S., Lucas G. & Gallagher A. (2018) Why do paramedics have a high rate of self-referral Journal of Paramedic Practice 5 (10): 205-210
Gallagher A. (2018) Commentary: Intersectionality, Dignity and the Value of Stories Journal for Healthcare, Science and the Humanities VII (2): 81-87
Groothuizen J.E., Callwood A. & Gallagher A. (2018) The NHS Constitution Values for Values Based Recruitment: A Virtue Ethics Perspective Journal of Medical Ethics
Groothuizen J.E., Callwood A. & Gallagher A. (2017) What is the value of Values Based Recruitment for nurse education programmes? Journal of Advanced Nursing (published online - )
Ramage C., Curtis K., Glynn A., Montgomery J., Hoover E., Leng J., Martin C., Theodosius C. & Gallagher A., (2017) Developing and Using a Toolkit for Cultivating Compassion in Healthcare: An Appreciative Inquiry Approach International Journal of Practice-based Learning in Health and Social Care 5 (1): 42-64
Curtis K., Gallagher A., Ramage C., Montgomery J., Martin C., Leng J., Theodosius C., Glynn A., Anderson J. and Wrigley M. (2017) Using Appreciative Inquiry to develop, implement and evaluate a multi-organisational ‘Cultivating Compassion’ programme for health professionals and support staff Journal of Research in Nursing 22(1-2): 150-165
Gallagher A. & Leng J. (2017) Care assistants’ experiences of an ethics-in-care simulation project: letters to a friend British Journal of Healthcare Assistants 11(04): 180-184
Cox, AC, Arber, A, Gallagher, A, MacKenzie, M and Ream, E (2017) Establishing priorities for UK cancer nursing research: Nurse and patient collaboration in a UK Oncology Nursing Society Delphi survey Oncology Nursing Forum 44(2): 192-203
Gallagher A., Peacock M., Zasada M., Coucke T. Cox A. & Janssens N. (2016) Care-givers’ reflections on an Ethics Education Immersive Simulation Care Experience: A Series of Epiphanous Events Nursing Inquiry 24 (3) () See
Gallagher A., Curtis K., Dunn M. & Baillie L. (2016) Realising Dignity in Care Home Practice: An Action Research Project International Journal of Older People Nursing (See )
Gallagher A. & Vanlaere L. (2016) Care-givers' Perspectives on Ethical Aspects of Residential and Domiciliary Social Care for Older People: Towards skilled companionship? Nursing Older People 28 (10): 33-37 (See )
Gallagher A., Snook V., Horsfield C., Rutland S., Vyvyan E., Juniper J. & Collen A. (2016) Experts’ perspectives on professionalism in paramedic practice: findings from a Delphi process British Paramedic Journal 1 (2): 9-17
Gallagher A., Vyvyan E., Juniper J., Snook V., Horsfield C., Collen A. & Rutland S., (2016) Professionalism in paramedic practice: the views of paramedics and paramedic students British Paramedic Journal 1 (2): 1-8
Gallagher A. & Members of International Research Group (2015) Nurses’ Involvement in End of Life Decision-Making in ICE: A Five Country Qualitative Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ International Journal of Nursing Studies 52 (4): 794-803
Olsen D. & Gallagher A. (2014) Ethics, force-feeding and military nurses’ values conflict American Journal of Nursing (See )
Marsh W., Robinson A., Gallagher A. & Shawe J. (2014) Removing babies from mothers at birth: Midwives’ experiences British Journal of Midwifery 22(9): 620-624
Gallagher A. (2013) Slow ethics: A sustainable approach to ethical care practice? Clinical Ethics vol. 8, 4: pp. 98-104
Ventura C., Gallagher A., Jago R. & Mendes I. Assisted Dying: the view from solidarity Medicine and Law (2013) - 'Assisted Dying: The View from Solidarity'. Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Medicine and Law
Gault I., Gallagher A. & Chambers M. (2013) Perspectives on medicine adherence in service users and carers with experience of legally sanctioned detention and medication: a qualitative study Patient Preference and Adherence 7, 787-799
Gallagher A., Jago R. Ventura C. & Mendes I. (2013) Transcultural research ethics: impossibility or panacea? Health and Society/Salute E Societá 12 (3) pp.67-82
Hunt G., Gannon C. & Gallagher A. (2013) Elements of an engaged clinical ethics: a qualitative analysis of hospice clinical ethics committee discussion Clinical Ethics 7 (4) pp. 175-182
Gallagher A. (2013) Learning from family and nurse narratives (Response to Francis reports) Nursing Times 109(19): 18-22
Gallagher A., Wainwright P, Tompsett H. & Atkins C. (2012) Findings from a Delphi Exercise regarding Conflicts of Interests, General Practitioners and Safeguarding Children: ‘Listen carefully, judge slowly’ Journal of Medical Ethics 38, pp. 87-92
Gallagher A., Lourdes Campos Pavone Zaboli A. & Ventura C. (2012) Dignity in care: where next for nursing ethics scholarship and research? Rav Esc Enferm USP 48(Esp): 51-7
Gallagher A. & Gannon C. (2011) Difficult Decisions in Cancer Care – Conducting and Ethics Case Analysis European Oncology & Haematology 7(2): 101-105
Wainwright P., Gallagher A., Tompsett H. & Atkins C. (2010) The use of vignettes within a Delphi exercise – a useful approach in empirical ethics? Journal of Medical Ethics 36, pp.656-660
Wainwright P. & Gallagher A (2010) Understanding general practitioners’ conflicts of interest and the paramountcy principle in safeguarding children Journal of Medical Ethics 36 pp.302-305
Gallagher A., Arber A., Chaplin R. & Quirk A. (2010) Service users’ experience of receiving bad news about their mental health Journal of Mental Health 19 (1) 34-41
Gallagher A. (2010) Moral Distress and Moral Courage in Everyday Nursing Practice The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing 16(2) DOI: 10.3912/OJIN.Vol16No02PPT03
Baillie, L., Gallagher, A. (2010) The RCN Dignity campaign: exploring enablers and challenges. Journal of Research in Nursing 15:1, 15-28.
Urwin S., Stanley R., Jones M., Gallagher A., Wainwright P. & Perkins A. (2010) Understanding student nurse attrition: learning from the literature Nurse Education Today 30 pp.202-207
Gallagher A. & Tschudin V. (2010) Education for ethical leadership Nurse Education Today 30 pp.224-227
King L.A., Jackson M.T., Gallagher A., Wainwright P. & Lindsay J. (2009) Towards a model of the expert practice educator – interpreting multi-professional perspectives in the literature Learning in Health and Social Care Vol. 8, Issue 2, pp.135-144
Arber A. & Gallagher A. (2009) Generosity and the moral imagination in the practice of teamwork Nursing Ethics 16 (6) pp. 775-785
Gallagher A., Horton K., Tschudin V. & Lister S. (2009) Exploring the views of patients with cancer on what makes a good nurse – a pilot study Nursing Times 105:23 (see )
Baillie L., Ford P., Gallagher A. & Wainwright P. (2009) Dignified care for children and young people Paediatric Nursing 21(2): 24-28
Baillie L. & Gallagher A. (2009) Evaluation of the Royal College of Nursing’s ‘Dignity: at the heart of everything we do’ campaign – exploring challenges and enablers Journal of Research in Nursing 15(1): 15-28
Wainwright P. and Gallagher A. (2008) ‘On different types of dignity in nursing care: a critique of Nordenfelt’ Nursing Philosophy 9. pp.46-54
Gallagher A., Li S., Wainwright P., Rees Jones I. and Lee D. (2008) Dignity in the Care of Older People - A Review of the Theoretical and Empirical Literature BMC Nursing 2008, 7:11 (11 July 2008)
Gallagher A. & Sykes N. (2008) A Little Bit of Heaven for a Few: A Case Analysis Ethics and Social Welfare 2(3): 300-307
Gallagher A. (2007) ‘The Respectful Nurse’ Nursing Ethics Vol.14, No.3, pp. 360-371
Wainwright P. & Gallagher A. (2007) Ethical aspects of withdrawing and withholding treatment Nursing Standard 21(33): 46-50
Stanley R., Gallagher A., Eberhardie C. & Wainwright P. (2007) An introduction to neuroethics: Part 1. The value of ethics and the neurosciences British Journal of Neurosciences Nursing 3(3): 112-116
Gallagher A. (2005) Too clever to care? Nursing Standard 19(18): 14-15
Gallagher A. & Wainwright P. (2005) The ethical divide Nursing Standard 20(7): 22-25
Gallagher A. (2004) ‘Dignity and Respect for Dignity – Two Key Health Professional Values: Implications for Everyday Nursing Practice’ in Nursing Ethics 11 (6) pp.587-599.
Gallagher A. & Holland E. (2004) Work-based learning: challenges and opportunities Nursing Standard 9(14): 39-42
Arber A. & Gallagher A. (2003) ‘Breaking bad news revisited: the push for negotiated disclosure and changing practice implications’ International Journal of Palliative Nursing Volume 9. No.4, pp.166-172
Alland C., Gallagher A. & Henderson J. (2003) Staying close: creating distance? The Ethics of constant observation Mental Health Practice 7 (3): 15-16
Seedhouse D. & Gallagher A. (2002) Undignifying Institutions Journal of Medical Ethics 28: 368-372
Gallagher A. & Seedhouse D. (2002) Dignity in care: the views of patients and relatives Nursing Times 99(43): 38-40
McHale J., Gallagher A. & Mason I. (2001) ‘The Human Rights Act 1998: Implications for Nurses’ Nursing Ethics, 8 (3), pp. 223-233
Gallagher A. & McHale J. (2001) After Bristol: the importance of informed consent Nursing Times 97(49): 32-34
Gallagher A. (1995) ‘Medical and Nursing Ethics; Never the Twain?’ Nursing Ethics 2 (2) pp. 95-101
Gallagher A. (1992) Killing or allowing to die? Nursing Standard 17(6): 54-55
BOOKS
Gallagher A., Deering K. & De Luca E. (Eds) (2023) Nursing Practice & Education: Seven Pillars of Learning Routledge, London
Gallagher A. (2020) Slow Ethics and the Art of Care Emerald Points, Bingley [Published in Japanese in 2022]
Gallagher A. & Herbert C. (Editors) (2019) Faith and Ethics in Health and Social Care: Improving Practice through Understanding Diverse Perspectives Jessica Kingsley, London
Chadwick C. & Gallagher A. (2016) Ethics and Nursing Practice 2nd Edition, Palgrave/MacMillan, Basingstoke
Gallagher A. & Hodge S. (Editors) (2012) Ethical, legal and professional aspects in healthcare: a practice-based approach Palgrave/MacMillan
Banks S. & Gallagher A. (2009) Ethics in Professional Life: Virtues for Health and Social Care Palgrave/MacMillan, Basingstoke
McHale J. & Gallagher A. (2003) Human Rights and Nursing Butterworth Heinemann/Elsevier, Edinburgh
BOOK CHAPTERS
Costello, B., Brennan, J., Loughlin, C., & Gallagher, A. (2020). Learner Engagement on a Blended Ethics Education Programme: Perspectives of Students and Teachers. In Enhancing student-centred teaching in higher education the landscape of student-staff research partnerships (pp. 217–234). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [Student/Staff Partnership Project Output]
Gallagher A. & Warren R. ‘Ethical Aspects of Individualised Care’ in Suhonen R., Stolt M., & Papastavrou E. (Eds) (2018) Individualised Care: Theory, Measurement, Research and Practice Chapter 5, Springer, London
Gallagher A. (2018) ‘Progress in nursing ethics: something old, something new…’ in Carr D. (Ed) Cultivating Moral Character and Virtue in Professional Practice Routledge. London
Gallagher A. (2017) ‘Care Ethics and Nursing Practice’ (Chapter 15) in Scott A. Key Concepts and Issues in Nursing Ethics, Springer, Cham
Gallagher A. (2014) ‘Moral Boundaries and Nursing Ethics’ in Kohlen H. et al Marking 20th Anniversary of Joan Tronto’s ‘Moral Boundaries’, Peeters, Leuven
Gallagher A. (2013) ‘Ann Gallagher’ Chapter 8 in: Forss A, Ceci C. & Drummond J. (Eds) Philosophy of Nursing: 5 Questions Automatic Press/VIP, Copenhagen
Gallagher A. ‘Mental Health Ethics’ in Norman I. & Ryrie I. (2013) The Art and Science of Mental Health Nursing, 2nd Edition, Open University Press, Maidenhead [2nd Edition in preparation with updated chapter]
Gallagher A. ‘Preparing students for ethical practice’ in Higgs J., Sheehan D., Baldry Currens J., Letts W. & Jensen G.M.(Eds) (2013) Realising Exemplary Practice-Based Education Sense Publications, Rotterdam
Gallagher A. (2012) ‘Nursing Ethics’ entry in Chadwick R.(Editor-in-Chief) Encyclopaedia of Applied Ethics Second Edition, Elsevier, Edinburgh
Gallagher A. ‘Care environments which support dignity in care’ in Matiti M. & Baille L. (Eds) (2011) Dignity in Care: A Practical Approach Radcliffe Publishing, London
Gallagher A. and McKie A. ‘The potential of literature and poetry’ in Warne T. and McAndrew S. (Editors) (2010) Creative Approaches in Health and Social Care Education and Practice: Knowing Me, Understanding You Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke
Gallagher A ‘Ethics and Culturally Competent Care’ in Papadopolous R. (Ed.) (2006) Transcultural Health and Social care: The Development of Culturally Competent Practitioners Elsevier, Edinburgh
Gallagher A. ‘Promoting Ethical Competence’ in Davis A.J., Tschudin V. and De Raeve (eds) (2006) The Teaching of Nursing Ethics: content and methods Elsevier, Edinburgh
Gallagher A. Chapter ‘Do virtues have a role in the practice of counselling?’ in Robb M., Barrett S, Komaromy C. and Rogers A. (2004) Communication, Relationships and Care: A Reader Routledge, London
Baxter C. & Gallagher A. ‘Blowing the Whistle on Racism in Services: Ethical Professional and Legal Aspects’ in Baxter C. (ed.) (2001) Diversity & Equality in Health Care, Bailliere Tindall/ Harcourt,
Gallagher A. ‘Negotiating the Dilemmas of Antenatal Testing for Genetic Disorders What is the Virtuous Person to Do?’ Chapter published in Genetic Information: Acquisition, Access and Control (Chapter 25) in Thompson A.K. & Chadwick R. (Eds) (1999) Publisher Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York
Hodder P. & Gallagher A. ‘Ethics & Standard-Setting’ (Chapter 6) in Chadwick R. (ed.) (1998) Ethical Issues in Community Health Care Edward Arnold Ltd., London.