Professor Veronica Swallow RGN, RSCN, PhD, MMedSci
Professor of Child & Family & Nursing & Healthcare
Summary
A registered adult and sick children’s nurse with 30 years' NHS experience of developing and leading paediatric services I moved to academia mid-career and co-lead the Sheffield Hallam Child, Young Person and Family research group. My qualitative/mixed-methods research develops and evaluates self-management interventions. With an accrued income of £7.5+ million as lead or co-applicant, and 70+publications, I’m an experienced undergraduate and postgraduate teacher, supervised six PhDs to completion externally, examined 15 PhDs and am an external examiner at University College Dublin on the UG Child Nursing Course. I actively promote HE/NHS research capacity building, was International Family Nursing Association President 2019-2024 and am co-Chair of the UK and IFNA Chapter.
About
A Professor in Child and Family Nursing and Healthcare, I am a registered adult and sick children’s nurse and qualified higher education (HE) teacher with extensive experience in NHS clinical and leadership roles, and in leading teaching and research in HE.
My research and teaching activity focuses mainly on:
-The ways children, young people, families/carers and health professionals share management of long-term conditions
-Development/evaluation of complex, user-led self-management interventions (e.g. web and smartphone apps) to promote optimum health-care experiences for families, and optimum outcomes for patients living with long-term conditions,
-Promoting and supporting user involvement and ethics in health-care research
-Research capacity and capability building at the HE/NHS interface
I support active involvement of patients, parents and carers as co-researchers and advisers on research projects. The multidisciplinary, international research that I lead and contribute to includes mixed-methods, qualitative and participatory approaches, framework analysis, feasibility/full RCTs, surveys, narrative, scoping and systematic reviews; outputs have led to invitations to present international keynote and plenary lectures. I am Editorial Board member of the Journal of Family Nursing and the Journal of Pediatric Nursing, have authored 70+ manuscripts in high impact journals. I am research grant reviewer for major national and international funders including as Chair of the Lift Off Grants for Patient Facing- Research Panel and member of the Research Assessment Panel, Great Ormond Street Hospital (London) Charity, a Specialist Advisor for the Grantsmanship Review Service for the NIHR Research Support Service Hub delivered by Imperial College London and Partners and am a member of the UK Paediatric Nephrology Clinical Studies Group.
As recent past President (2019-2024) of the International Family Nursing Association (IFNA), I founded and co-Chair the IFNA UK and Ireland Chapter.
I am honoured to have received national and international recognition and awards for my student education and child-health research activity and am committed to teaching healthcare professionals about the application of research evidence into practice to promote optimum clinical outcomes for patients. I have supervised six PhD students to completion and externally examined 15 PhDs.
Teaching
School of Health and Social Care
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Child and Family Nursing and Healthcare Research Group
MSC
PhD
Dissertation module
Research
Current/recent projects
- ENHANCE - Evaluating the NHs englANd Complications of Excess weight clinics. NHSE, £1.5 million, Co-applicant and Child health research advisor, CI Dr Cath Homer
-Development of a chatbot to support successful transition to adult care of young people with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. £1, million. NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i), Product Development Award (PDA), CI Professor Paul Dimitri (VS Co-applicant & lead of co-design and evaluation workstreams on, SHU researchers appointed on project Dr Joy Orpin & Dr Janet Horsman)
-Using digital health to transform the management of long-term conditions in the NHS. £2.2 million NIHR i4i Challenge Award. CI Dr Adrian Brown. (VS Co-applicant & leads workstreams on co-design, evaluation and PPI). SHU researcher appointed on project Dr Sarah Kate Smith)
- Kawasaki Disease Coronary Artery Aneurysm Prevention trial. Funder: C4C - https://conect4children.org/
€3 million, CI Dr Despina Eleftheriou, VS Co-applicant & Nurse Lead
-Nurturing Nephrotic Futures, App development Project. £70,000 Wellcome Trust. CI Wendy Cooke, Nephrotic Syndrome Trust. VS Co-applicant and evaluation lead
- Establishing a regional consortium to lead the improvement of health technology for children and young people. White Rose Collaboration Fund £11,000, CI Dr Jackie Martin-Kerry, York University. VS Co-applicant
Great Ormand Street Hospital Charity
Professor Paul Dimitri SCH/SHU
Professor Despina Eleftheriou, GOSH
Publications
Journal articles
Tuohy, E., Gallagher, P., Rawdon, C., Murphy, N., McDonnell, C., Swallow, V., & Lambert, V. (2025). Parent-Adolescent Communication, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescents. The science of diabetes self-management and care. http://doi.org/10.1177/26350106241304424
Court, R.J., Swallow, V., El-Yousfi, S., Gray-Burrows, K., Sotir, F., Wheeler, G., ... Martin-Kerry, J. (2024). Children and young people’s preferences and needs when using health technology to self-manage a long-term condition: a scoping review. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 109 (10), 826-835. http://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2023-326044
Danford, C.A., Mooney-Doyle, K., Deatrick, J.A., Feetham, S., Gross, D., Knafl, K.A., ... Swallow, V. (2024). Building Family Interventions for Scalability and Impact. Journal of Family Nursing. http://doi.org/10.1177/10748407241231342
Dahlawi, N., Milnes, L., & Swallow, V. (2024). Children's behavioural and emotional reactions towards living with congenital heart disease in Saudi Arabia: A grounded theory study. Health Expectations, 27 (2). http://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13959
Knafl, K., & Swallow, V. (2023). Advancing Family Science Through Synthesis Research (Editorial). Journal of Family Nursing, 29 (4), 319-323. http://doi.org/10.1177/10748407231202834
Orpin, J., Rodriguez, A., Harrop, D., Mills, E., Campbell, F., Martin-Kerry, J., ... Swallow, V. (2023). Supportive use of digital technologies during transition to adult healthcare for young people with long-term conditions, focusing on Type 1 diabetes mellitus: A scoping review. Journal of child health care. http://doi.org/10.1177/13674935231184919
Benson, A., Rawdon, C., Tuohy, E., Murphy, N., McDonnell, C., Swallow, V., ... Lambert, V. (2023). Relationship between parent-adolescent communication and parent involvement in adolescent Type 1 diabetes management, parent/family wellbeing and glycaemic control. Chronic illness. http://doi.org/10.1177/17423953231184423
Eleftheriou, D., Moraes, Y.C., Purvis, C., Pursell, M., Morillas, M.M., Kahn, R., ... Brogan, P. (2023). Multi-centre, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint assessed, trial of corticosteroids plus intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin, versus IVIG and aspirin for prevention of coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) in Kawasaki disease (KD): the KD CAA prevention (KD-CAAP) trial protocol. Trials, 24 (1). http://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-07051-9
Tuohy, E., Gallagher, P., Rawdon, C., Murphy, N., Swallow, V., & Lambert, V. (2023). Adolescent Perspectives on Negotiating Self-Management Responsibilities for Type 1 Diabetes with their Parents. Patient Education and Counseling, 109. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2023.107629
Nightingale, R., Kirk, S., Swallow, V., & McHugh, G.A. (2022). Supporting the parent-to-child transfer of self-management responsibility for chronic kidney disease: a qualitative study. Health Expectations. http://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13693
Rawdon, C., Kilcullen, S.M., Murphy, N., Swallow, V., Gallagher, P., & Lambert, V. (2022). Parents’ perspectives of factors affecting parent–adolescent communication about type 1 diabetes and negotiation of self-management responsibilities. Journal of Child Health Care. http://doi.org/10.1177/13674935221146009
Shamali, M., Larramendi, N.E., Østergaard, B., Barbieri-Figueiredo, M., Brødsgaard, A., Canga-Armayor, A., ... Louise Luttik, M. (2022). Nurses’ attitudes towards family importance in nursing care across Europe. Journal of Clinical Nursing. http://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16456
Nightingale, R., McHugh, G.A., Swallow, V., & Kirk, S. (2022). Shifting responsibilities: A qualitative study of how young people assume responsibility from their parents for self-management of their chronic kidney disease. Health Expectations. http://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13549
Thompson, D., Deatrick, J.A., Knafl, K.A., Swallow, V., & Wu, Y.P. (2022). A Pragmatic Guide to Qualitative Analysis for Pediatric Researchers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsac040
Horrowitz, J., & Swallow, V. (2022). Report of the 15th International Family Nursing Conference (In Virtual Format): Family Nursing Throughout the Life-Course June 23–July 2, 2021. Journal of Family Nursing, 28 (1), 83-89. http://doi.org/10.1177/10748407211070185
Edwards, J., Waite-Jones, J., Schwarz, T., & Swallow, V. (2021). Digital technologies for children and parents sharing self-management in childhood chronic or long-term conditions: a scoping review. Children, 8 (12). http://doi.org/10.3390/children8121203
Skelton, B., Knafl, K., Van Riper, M., Fleming, L., & Swallow, V. (2021). Care Coordination Needs of Families of Children with Down Syndrome: A Scoping Review to Inform Development of mHealth Applications for Families. Children, 8 (7), 558. http://doi.org/10.3390/children8070558
Greenfield, D., & Swallow, V. (2021). All nurses should understand the principles of planetary health. Nursing Times. https://www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/all-nurses-should-understand-the-principles-of-planetary-health-08-02-2021/
Dahlawi, N., Milnes, L.J., & Swallow, V. (2020). Behaviour and emotions of children and young people with congenital heart disease: A literature review. Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and community, 24 (2), 317-332. http://doi.org/10.1177/1367493519878550
Blower, S., Swallow, V., Maturana, C., Stones, S., Phillips, B., Dimitri, P., ... Martin-Kerry, J. (2020). Children and young people’s concerns and needs relating to their use of health technology to self-manage long-term conditions: a scoping review. Archives of Disease in Childhood. http://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-319103
Rawdon, C., Gallagher, P., Glacken, M., Swallow, V., & Lambert, V. (2020). Parent and adolescent communication with healthcare professionals about Type 1 diabetes management at adolescents' outpatient clinic appointments. Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association, 37 (5), 785-796. http://doi.org/10.1111/dme.14075
Smith, J., Ali, P., Birks, Y., Curtis, P., Fairbrother, H., Kirk, S., ... Swallow, V. (2020). 'Umbrella' review of family-focused care interventions supporting families where a family member has a long-term condition. Journal of Advanced Nursing. http://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14367
Waite-Jones, J.M., Swallow, V., & Madill, A. (2020). From 'neurotic' to 'managing' mother: The 'medical career' experienced by mothers of a child diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. British Journal of Health Psychology. http://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12409
Hollis, R., Ersser, S.J., Iles-Smith, H., Milnes, L.J., Munyombwe, T., Sanders, C., & Swallow, V. (2019). A feasibility study of administering the electronic research and development culture index to the multidisciplinary workforce in a UK teaching hospital. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 12, 935-945. http://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S218630
Tuohy, E., Rawdon, C., Gallagher, P., Glacken, M., Murphy, N., Swallow, V., & Lambert, V. (2019). Children and young people’s experiences and perceptions of self-management of type 1 diabetes: A qualitative meta-synthesis. Health Psychology Open, 6 (2), 205510291987710. http://doi.org/10.1177/2055102919877105
Nightingale, R., McHugh, G., Kirk, S., & Swallow, V. (2019). Supporting children and young people to assume responsibility from their parents for the self-management of their long-term condition: An integrative review. Child: Care, Health and Development, 45 (2), 175-188. http://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12645
Waite-Jones, J.M., & Swallow, V. (2018). Peer-based Social Support for Young-People with Juvenile Arthritis: Views of Young People, Parents/Carers and Healthcare Professionals within the UK. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 43, e85-e91. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.07.012
Young, L., Egdell, A., & Swallow, V. (2018). Qualitative accounts of young-people, parents and staff involved with a purpose-designed, pilot short-break service for 18–24 year olds with life-limiting conditions. Children and Youth Services Review, 86, 142-150. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.01.016
Waite-Jones, J.M., Majeed-Ariss, R., Smith, J., Stones, S.R., Van Rooyen, V., & Swallow, V. (2018). Young people's, parents', and professionals' views on required components of mobile apps to support self-management of juvenile arthritis: Qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20 (1), e25. http://doi.org/10.2196/mhealth.9179
Waite-Jones, J., Swallow, V., Smith, J., Stones, S., Majeed-Ariss, R., & van Rooyen, V. (2017). 017. Developing a mobile-app to aid young people’s self-management of chronic rheumatic disease: a qualitative study. Rheumatology, 56 (suppl_6). http://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex356.001
Stones, S., Swallow, V., Milnes, L., & McGowan, L. (2017). 049. Identifying the self-management needs of children with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases and their families: an exploratory sequential mixed methods study proposal. Rheumatology, 56 (suppl_6). http://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex356.033
Nightingale, R., Hall, A., Gelder, C., Friedl, S., Brennan, E., & Swallow, V. (2017). Desirable components for a customized, home-based, digital care-management app for children and young people with long-term, chronic conditions: A qualitative exploration. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19 (7), e235. http://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.7760
Swallow, V. (2017). Parents managing childhood long-term conditions: longitudinal research is needed on online forums as sources of peer-to-peer information. The British journal of dermatology, 176 (6), 1430-1431. http://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.15563
Swallow, V., Puzantian, H., Krischock, L., & Bronas, U.G. (2017). Insights into Living with Kidney Disease. BioMed Research International, 2017, 2805684. http://doi.org/10.1155/2017/2805684
Armitage, S., Swallow, V., & Kolehmainen, N. (2017). Ingredients and change processes in occupational therapy for children: a grounded theory study. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 24 (3), 208-213. http://doi.org/10.1080/11038128.2016.1201141
Nightingale, R., Wirz, L., Cook, W., & Swallow, V. (2017). Collaborating With Parents of Children With Chronic Conditions and Professionals to Design, Develop and Pre-pilot PLAnT (the Parent Learning Needs and Preferences Assessment Tool). Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 35, 90-97. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2017.03.008
Smith, T., Swallow, V., & Stephenson, M. (2017). Collaborating to develop an online resource for parents. Nursing children and young people, 29 (2), 18. http://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.29.2.18.s21
Huby, K., Swallow, V., Smith, T., & Carolan, I. (2017). Children and young people's views on access to a web-based application to support personal management of long-term conditions: a qualitative study. Child: care, health and development, 43 (1), 126-132. http://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12394
Ball, K., & Swallow, V. (2016). Patient experiences of cardiac surgery and nursing care: a narrative review. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 11 (7), 348-358. http://doi.org/10.12968/bjca.2016.11.7.348
Lyons, E.A., Jones, D.E., Swallow, V., & Chandler, C. (2016). An Exploration of Comfort and Discomfort Amongst Children and Young People with Intellectual Disabilities Who Depend on Postural Management Equipment. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 30 (4), 727-742. http://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12267
Smith, J., Swallow, V., & Coyne, I. (2016). OC06 - Involving parents in their child's care - where next? Nursing children and young people, 28 (4), 60-61. http://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.28.4.60.s37
Swallow, V., Carolan, I., Smith, T., Webb, N.J.A., Knafl, K., Santacroce, S., ... Hall, A. (2016). A novel Interactive Health Communication Application (IHCA) for parents of children with long-term conditions: Development, implementation and feasibility assessment. Informatics for health & social care, 41 (1), 20-46. http://doi.org/10.3109/17538157.2014.948174
Majeed-Ariss, R., Baildam, E., Campbell, M., Chieng, A., Fallon, D., Hall, A., ... Swallow, V. (2015). Apps and Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Adolescents' Use of Mobile Phone and Tablet Apps That Support Personal Management of Their Chronic or Long-Term Physical Conditions. Journal of medical Internet research, 17 (12), e287. http://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5043
Nightingale, R., Friedl, S., & Swallow, V. (2015). Parents' learning needs and preferences when sharing management of their child's long-term/chronic condition: A systematic review. Patient education and counseling, 98 (11), 1329-1338. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2015.05.002
Stones, S.R., Swallow, V., Majeed-Aris, R., & Hall, A. (2015). OP0243-PARE Involvement of Children and Young People with Long-Term Conditions in the Development of Mobile APP Technology to Promote Disease Self-Management. .
Swallow, V., Smith, T., & Carolan, I. (2015). PP15.14 – 2763: Promoting personal and family management of long-term conditions: Children and young people's views on desirable components for an interactive health communication application (IHCA). European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, 19, S93. http://doi.org/10.1016/s1090-3798(15)30311-1
Majeed-Ariss, R., Hall, A.G., McDonagh, J., Fallon, D., & Swallow, V. (2015). Mobile Phone and Tablet Apps to Support Young People's Management of Their Physical Long-Term Conditions: A Systematic Review Protocol. JMIR research protocols, 4 (2), e40. http://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.4159
Swallow, V.M., Mightingale, R., & Sinha, M. (2015). G41 Working with parents and health-care professionals to design, develop and pre-pilot the parent learning needs and preferences assessment tool: the plant study. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 100 (Suppl 3), A17.2-A18. http://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2015-308599.41
Swallow, V.M., Carolan, I., Hall, A., Smith, T., Webb, N.J.A., Campbell, M., ... Harper-Jones, M. (2015). O-219 Developing And Evaluating An On Line Parent Information And Support Application To Facilitate Home-based Care By Parents Of Long-term Conditions: A Feasibility Rct. .
Swallow, V. (2015). Special issue on children, young people, and families living with long-term conditions. Journal of pediatric nursing, 30 (1), 1-3. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2014.10.015
Smith, J., Swallow, V., & Coyne, I. (2015). Involving parents in managing their child's long-term condition-a concept synthesis of family-centered care and partnership-in-care. Journal of pediatric nursing, 30 (1), 143-159. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2014.10.014
Swallow, V.M., Knafl, K., Santacroce, S., Campbell, M., Hall, A.G., Smith, T., & Carolan, I. (2014). An interactive health communication application for supporting parents managing childhood long-term conditions: outcomes of a randomized controlled feasibility trial. JMIR research protocols, 3 (4), e69. http://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.3716
Swallow, V., Carolan, I., Hall, A., Smith, T., Webb, N.J.A., Campbell, M., ... Harper-Jones, M. (2014). O-219 Developing And Evaluating An On Line Parent Information And Support Application To Facilitate Home-based Care By Parents Of Long-term Conditions: A Feasibility Rct. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 99 (Suppl 2), A108.2-A109. http://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2014-307384.289
Nightingale, R., Sinha, M.D., & Swallow, V. (2014). Using focused ethnography in paediatric settings to explore professionals' and parents' attitudes towards expertise in managing chronic kidney disease stage 3-5. BMC Health Services Research, 14 (1), 403. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-403
Carolan, I., Smith, T., Hall, A., & Swallow, V. (2014). Emerging communities of child-healthcare practice in the management of long-term conditions such as chronic kidney disease: Qualitative study of parents' accounts. BMC Health Services Research, 14 (1), 292. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-292
Swallow, V., Smith, T., Webb, N.J.A., Wirz, L., Qizalbash, L., Brennan, E., ... Williams, J. (2014). Distributed expertise: Qualitative study of a British network of multidisciplinary teams supporting parents of children with chronic kidney disease. Child: Care, Health and Development, 41 (1), 67-75. http://doi.org/10.1111/cch.12141
Swallow, V., Hall, A.G., Carolan, I., Santacroce, S., Webb, N.J., Smith, T., & Hanif, N. (2014). Designing a web-application to support home-based care of childhood CKD stages 3-5: Qualitative study of family and professional preferences. BMC Nephrology, 15 (1), 34. http://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-15-34
Hunt, J.A., & Swallow, V. (2014). A peer-driven community-based doctoral supervisory model: Development from an evaluation of an ethics workshop for health care professionals undertaking research with children. Health Science Journal, 8 (2), 154-165.
Ward, D.J., Furber, C., Tierney, S., & Swallow, V. (2013). Using Framework Analysis in nursing research: a worked example. Journal of advanced nursing, 69 (11), 2423-2431. http://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12127
Swallow, V., Nightingale, R., Williams, J., Lambert, H., Webb, N.J., Smith, T., ... Allen, D. (2013). Multidisciplinary teams, and parents, negotiating common ground in shared-care of children with long-term conditions: A mixed methods study. BMC Health Services Research, 13 (1), 264. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-13-264
Swallow, V., Knafl, K., Sanatacroce, S., Hall, A., Smith, T., Campbell, M., & Webb, N.J.A. (2012). The Online Parent Information and Support project, meeting parents' information and support needs for home-based management of childhood chronic kidney disease: research protocol. Journal of advanced nursing, 68 (9), 2095-2102. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05908.x
Swallow, V., Macfadyen, A., Santacroce, S.J., & Lambert, H. (2012). Fathers' contributions to the management of their child's long-term medical condition: a narrative review of the literature. Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy, 15 (2), 157-175. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00674.x
Swallow, V., Allen, D., Williams, J., Smith, T., Crosier, J., Lambert, H., ... Webb, N.J.A. (2012). Pan-Britain, mixed-methods study of multidisciplinary teams teaching parents to manage children's long-term kidney conditions at home: Study protocol. BMC Health Services Research, 12 (1), 33. http://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-33
Swallow, V., Forrester, T., & Macfadyen, A. (2012). Teenagers' and parents' views on a short-break service for children with life-limiting conditions: a qualitative study. Palliative medicine, 26 (3), 257-267. http://doi.org/10.1177/0269216311401947
Swallow, V., Hughes, J., Roberts, D., & Webb, N.J.A. (2012). Assessing children's and parents' opinions on salivary sampling for therapeutic drug monitoring. Nurse researcher, 19 (3), 32-37. http://doi.org/10.7748/nr2012.04.19.3.32.c9057
Macfadyen, A., Swallow, V., Santacroce, S., & Lambert, H. (2011). Involving fathers in research. Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPN, 16 (3), 216-219. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6155.2011.00287.x
Swallow, V., Lambert, H., Santacroce, S., & Macfadyen, A. (2011). Fathers and mothers developing skills in managing children's long-term medical conditions: how do their qualitative accounts compare? Child: care, health and development, 37 (4), 512-523. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01219.x
Swallow, V., Clarke, C., Campbell, S., & Lambert, H. (2009). Nurses as family learning brokers: shared management in childhood chronic kidney disease. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness, 1 (1), 49-59. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.01009.x
Swallow, V. (2008). An exploration of mothers' and fathers' views of their identities in chronic-kidney-disease management: parents as students? Journal of clinical nursing, 17 (23), 3177-3186. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02642.x
Swallow, V., Lambert, H., Clarke, C., Campbell, S., & Jacoby, A. (2008). Childhood chronic-kidney-disease: a longitudinal-qualitative study of families learning to share management early in the trajectory. Patient education and counseling, 73 (2), 354-362. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.07.052
Swallow, V.M., Smith, A., Shiel, G., Steele, K., Farrier, S., Herring, M., & Hickman, M. (2007). Opening up pre-registration education for nurses (the OPEN Project): a partnership approach. Nurse education in practice, 7 (3), 141-149. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2006.04.012
Swallow, V., Clarke, C., Iles, S., & Harden, J. (2006). Work based, lifelong learning through professional portfolios: Challenge or reward? Pharmacy Education, 6 (2), 77-89. http://doi.org/10.1080/15602210600682228
Swallow, V. (2006). Learning in practice: But who learns from who? Nurse education in practice, 6 (1), 1-2. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2005.11.001
Watson, B., Clarke, C., Swallow, V., & Forster, S. (2005). Exploratory factor analysis of the Research and Development Culture Index among qualified nurses. Journal of clinical nursing, 14 (9), 1042-1047. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01214.x
Clarke, C.L., Reed, J., Wainwright, D., McClelland, S., Swallow, V., Harden, J., ... Walsh, A. (2004). The discipline of improvement: something old, something new? Journal of nursing management, 12 (2), 85-96. http://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2834.2004.00463.x
Swallow, V., & Coates, M. (2004). Flexible education for new nursing roles: reflections on two approaches. Nurse education in practice, 4 (1), 53-59. http://doi.org/10.1016/s1471-5953(03)00018-0
Swallow, V., & Macfadyen, A. (2004). Nurses' communication skills: are they effective research tools? Paediatric nursing, 16 (5), 20-23.
Marr, S., Steele, K., Swallow, V., Craggs, S., Procter, S., Newton, J., ... McNabb, A. (2003). Mapping the range and scope of emergency nurse practitioner services in the Northern and Yorkshire Region: a telephone survey. Emergency medicine journal : EMJ, 20 (5), 414-417. http://doi.org/10.1136/emj.20.5.414
Swallow, V., Newton, J., & Van Lottum, C. (2003). How to manage and display qualitative data using "Framework" and Microsoft Excel. Journal of clinical nursing, 12 (4), 610-612. http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00728.x
Swallow, V.M., & Jacoby, A. (2001). Mothers' evolving relationships with doctors and nurses during the chronic childhood illness trajectory. Journal of advanced nursing, 36 (6), 755-764. http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.02041.x
Swallow, V.M., Chalmers, H., Miller, J., Piercy, C., & Sen, B. (2001). Accredited work-based learning (AWBL) for new nursing roles: nurses' experiences of two pilot schemes. Journal of clinical nursing, 10 (6), 820-821. http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00547.x
Chalmers, H., Swallow, V.M., & Miller, J. (2001). Accredited work-based learning: an approach for collaboration between higher education and practice. Nurse education today, 21 (8), 597-606. http://doi.org/10.1054/nedt.2001.0666
Swallow, V.M., & Jacoby, A. (2001). Mothers' coping in chronic childhood illness: the effect of presymptomatic diagnosis of vesicoureteric reflux. Journal of advanced nursing, 33 (1), 69-78. http://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01639.x
Swallow, V., Chalmers, H., Miller, J., & Gibb, C.E. (2000). Evaluating the development of an accredited work based learning (AWBL) scheme for A&E nurses. Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association, 8 (7), 33-39. http://doi.org/10.7748/en2000.11.8.7.34.c1341
Swallow, V., Chalmers, H., & Miller, J. (2000). Learning on the job accredited work based learning. Emergency nurse : the journal of the RCN Accident and Emergency Nursing Association, 8 (6), 35-39. http://doi.org/10.7748/en2000.10.8.6.35.c1337
Blumenthal, I. (1997). Screening babies for vesicoureteric reflux. Lancet (London, England), 350 (9083), 1030. http://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(05)64078-0
Scott, J.E., Swallow, V., Coulthard, M.G., Lambert, H.J., & Lee, R.E. (1997). Screening of newborn babies for familial ureteric reflux. Lancet (London, England), 350 (9075), 396-400. http://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736(97)01515-8
Swallow, V. (1996). Travel the world of networking. Paediatric nursing, 8 (1), 8-10. http://doi.org/10.7748/paed.8.1.8.s11
Conference papers
Stones, S., Swallow, V., & Milnes, L. (2021). POS0057-PARE SUMMARY OF PATIENT/PARENT ORGANISATION SERVICES PROMOTING SELF- AND SHARED-MANAGEMENT OF JIA IN THE UK AND IRELAND [abstract only]. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 80 (Supp 1), 235. http://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1153
Stones, S., Swallow, V., & Milnes, L. (2021). POS0154-HPR FACTORS FACILITATING THE SELF- AND SHARED-MANAGEMENT OF JIA BY CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES, AND PROFESSIONALS INVOLVED IN THEIR CARE: A REALIST EVALUATION [abstract only]. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 80, 290. http://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.1286
Stones, S., Swallow, V., & Milnes, L. (2021). OP0121-HPR THE SELF- AND SHARED-MANAGEMENT OF JIA: A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR RESEARCH, POLICY, AND PRACTICE [abstract only]. Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 81 (Supp 1), 79. http://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2022-eular.1301
Stones, S.R., Swallow, V., Majeed-Aris, R., & Hall, A. (2015). OP0243-PARE Involvement of Children and Young People with Long-Term Conditions in the Development of Mobile APP Technology to Promote Disease Self-Management. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 74, 163-164. http://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.1450
Presentations
Stones, S.R., Ainsworth, S., challinor, R., Gamble, C., McGowan, L., Milnes, L.J., ... Swallow, V. (2017). Self-management of chronic disease in childhood: the iSMART study. Presented at: 3rd iCAN Research and Advocacy summit
Smith, J.E., Swallow, V., Fenton, G., & Coyne, I. (2015). Implementing and evaluating models of family centred care or children with long term conditions - where next? Presented at: RCPCH/ Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Children and Young People International Conference, Birmingham
Stones, S.R., Majeed-Ariss, R., Hall, A., Thomson, W., Foster, H., Baildam, E., ... Swallow, V. (2014). Developing mobile applications for and with young people with long-term conditions learning to share their healthcare with professionals: a young person and family-led approach. Presented at: INVOLVE Conference, Birmingham, UK
Other activities
Editorial Board member:
-Journal of Pediatric Nursing
-Journal of Family Nursing
Chair of the 16th International Family Nursing and Healthcare Conference, June 2023
Research grant reviewer for major national and international funders including:
-Chair of the Lift Off Grants for Patient Facing Research Panel Great Ormond Street Hospital (London) Charity,
-Member of the Research Assessment Panel, Great Ormond Street Hospital (London) Charity,
-Specialist Advisor for the Grantsmanship Review Service for the NIHR Research Support Service Hub delivered by Imperial College London and Partners and am a member of the UK Paediatric Nephrology Clinical Studies Group.
Postgraduate supervision
Selected PhD students
2024-2028 Forman D, ENHANCE Project- Mixed methods assessment of communication between ethnically diverse CYP and families and Multidisciplinary teams in CEW clinic. SHU Transforming Lives Scholarship
2018-2022 Stones S, Milnes L and Swallow V Innovative approaches to the self and shared management of arthritis by children, families, and professionals. (I supported development of Stones’ application for UoL PhD Scholarship). Role: Primary Supervisor. £100,000
2017- 2021: Nightingale R, McGowan L and Swallow V Preliminary co-design, development, and evaluation of a self-management action plan (S-MAP). (I supported development of Nightingale’s application for Kidney Research UK, Allied Health Professionals PhD Fellowship).
Role: Primary Supervisor. £220, 000
2017 -2021 Dahlawi N, Milnes L, and Swallow V Perceptions of children aged 4-10-years old with congenital heart disease in Saudi Arabia and their parents’ reports on the children’s behaviour and emotions. (Supported Dahlawi’s application for Saudi Arabian Ministry of Education funded PhD Scholarship). Approx. £200,000,
Role: Primary Supervisor.