Personal profile
Research and Innovation interests
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
Health inequalities in CHD
Parental early assessment and monitoring of fragile infants with complex congenital heart disease (CHD) at home
Early warning tool - Congenital Heart Assessment Tool
Parents’ psychosocial functioning
Leveraging technology
Palliative and end of life care for children and young people with complex CHD
Developing research culture, capacity and capability for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals (funded by Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital Charity 0.2WTE)
Advanced Practice Research Toolkit (funded by NIHR Wessex ARC 0.2WTE)
Teaching Interests
Research methods, Mixed methods, Evidence based practice, Quality Improvement, service evaluation and audit.
Advanced practice
Children’s congenital cardiac nursing
Technology enhanced learning
Education/Academic qualification
Nursing, PhD, Parents' experiences of the transition from hospital to home following their infant's first stage of complex heart surgery, Coventry University
Award Date: 19 Jul 2017
External positions
Executive Committee Member, Congenital Heart Research Network
May 2025 → …
NMAHP Research Development Lead, Birmingham Women’s and Children's Hospital
Jan 2025 → …
Research Network Lead, Paedaitric and Congenital Cardiac Research Network for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals
24 Sept 2024 → …
Chair, Congenital Cardiac Nurses Association
2011 → …
Associate Editor, Evidence Based Nursing
Keywords
- RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
- RT Nursing
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Productivity in an Advanced Clinical Practitioner led Ambulatory Emergency Care Service: A Quality Improvement initiative
Baker, J. (Corresponding / Lead Author), Wylie, E. & Gaskin, K. L. (Corresponding / Lead Author), 2 Jan 2026, In: International Journal of Advanced Practice. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Applying research in practice: the development and implementation of the advanced practice research toolkit
Gaskin, K. L. & Barratt, J., 2 Jul 2025, International Journal for Advancing Practice, 3, 3.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Editorial
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Building Relationships to Improve Discharge Guidance for South Asian Families of Children with Congenital Heart Disease in England: A Mixed Methods Study
Tran, L., Gaskin, K. L. (Artist), Thomson, K. & Wray, J., 29 Jul 2025Research output: Other contribution
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How to start the research pillar in advanced practice
Gaskin, K. L., Hoverd, E. & Finney, A., 6 Jun 2025, In: Nurse Researcher. 33, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Improving discharge guidance for South Asian families affected by Congenital Heart Disease
Tran, L., Gaskin, K. L., Wray, J. & Thomson, K., 29 Aug 2025, Evidence-Based Nursing.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Open Access
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Implementation and evaluation of the Advanced Practice Research Toolkit. A service development project
Gaskin, K. (Principal Investigator / Project Lead (PI/PL))
1/09/24 → 28/02/26
Project: Research (Funded) › UK Government, Local Authorities, Health and Hospital Authorities
Activities
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Leveraging technology for the assessment and monitoring of fragile infants with complex congenital heart disease in the community
Gaskin, K. (Speaker)
13 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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From bench to bedside: How the SPARK global preclinical accelerator programme is supporting development and validation of the CHAT2 mobile application.
Gaskin, K. (Speaker)
29 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Achieving the Research Pillar in Advanced Practice Roles (recorded presentation)
Gaskin, K. (Speaker)
16 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Research activity of nurses working in congenital and inherited cardiac services in UK and Ireland. A scoping review.
Gaskin, K. (Speaker)
29 May 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Achieving the Research Pillar in Advanced Practice Roles (webinar)
Gaskin, K. (Speaker)
18 Mar 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Profiles
Press/Media
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Congenital Heart Assessment Tool Mobile Application (CHAT2MA)
11/02/25 → 13/02/25
9 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Thesis
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Places of Farewell: bereaved parent’s decision making about their child’s place of death
Davies, G. (Author) & Gaskin, K. L. (Academic Supervisor), Bentley, J. (Second Supervisor 1) & Molnar, G. (Director of Studies), 17 Jan 2025Student thesis: PhD Thesis