Anita Combes

A former officer of the Queens Alexandra Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC), Anita has 16 years of experience within Acute care including Critical Care Outreach, and neuro intensive care, she has operational experience in Iraq, Bosnia, Northern Ireland and Siera Leone. Anita moved into academia in 2019; her areas of interest remain within acute care, leadership and decision making.  Anita is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Anita leads on the organisation and delivery of Year Two BSc Adult Nursing Curriculum with a focus within complexities in care, long term conditions, acute care, advanced assessment and clinical decision making skills are vital. Anita has embedded the Nationally recognised Acute Life-Threatening Events and Recognition (ALERT) Course into Year Two to ensure that graduate nurses are prepared for the complexities of contemporary nursing. She maintains her link with with clinical practice and the Military and supports our practice partners as an Advanced Life Support Instructor. 

Anita is keen to demonstrate that innovative teaching methods such as ALERT will make a difference in student nurse confidence and practice to enhance quality of care.