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Andreas Xyrichis

Dr Andreas Xyrichis BSc, MSc, PhD

Reader in Interprofessional Science

Research interests

  • Nursing

Biography

Dr Xyrichis is a thrice King’s graduate (BSc Nursing, MSc Research, PhD Social Science) dedicated to developing collaborative practice-ready health professionals for coordinated, quality, and safe care. His work responds to mounting research evidence and policy calls from national (NHS) and international (World Health Organization) bodies for greater interprofessional learning and collaborative working as key drivers for health system strengthening and resilience.

Dr Xyrichis researches, develops, implements and evaluates interprofessional, team-based practice interventions for patient safety and quality improvement. This responds to NHS safety data pointing to 11,000 avoidable deaths every year due to failings in safety culture, including teamwork and psychological safety. I have secured over £1.6m in external mostly overhead-bearing grant funding, with over £1m as Principal Investigator of which over 900k to self.

Dr Xyrichis is recognised as a thought leader in his area of scholarship, across both education and research, with SciVal ranking him in the top 2% worldwide on the topic of ‘Interprofessional Relations; Health Occupations’. His publications are world-leading, making theoretical and practical innovations in his field of scholarship internationally.

Research Interests

Dr Xyrichis focuses his research on strengthening the organisation and delivery of healthcare, towards improving the accessibility, efficiency, safety and quality of healthcare systems. He is an expert evaluator on this topic for major funding bodies including the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) and the European Commission.

Dr Xyrichis; research is empirical and theoretically driven, applying rigorous qualitative social science techniques to investigating contemporary societal and healthcare related challenges. Much of this work is ethnographic in nature, involving participant observation, interviewing and document analysis. He believes that complex problems benefit from multiple methodological approaches and so he promotes interdisciplinarity and collaborative research.

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Research profile

    News

    New e-learning launches to support nurses and midwives' involvement in research

    New e-learning modules have been launched to address underrepresentation of nurses and midwives being involved in research development opportunities.

    Nightingale School Nursing 2019-780

    Double win for faculty PhD students in the King's Outstanding Thesis Prize

    Two Faculty PhD students awarded highly competitive prize for their excellent theses.

    Awards

    King's presence at a meeting of the Global Confederation for Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice

    International conference to develop, sustain, and advance the cause of interprofessional education and collaborative practice across the globe

    Global Confederation for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

    Professor Rick Iedema announces retirement

    Professor Rick Iedema, Director of the Centre for Team-Based Practice & Learning in Health Care, will retire in October having greatly expanded...

    Professor Rick Iedema

    Telemedicine in critical care still not widely adopted despite technological advancements

    Cochrane Review examines the international evidence base on the implementation of telemedicine in critical care

    Stethoscope lying next to a smartphone

    Noise pollution in hospitals – a rising problem

    Noise in hospitals is a common concern among patients, families and staff. In the UK, 40% of hospital patients are bothered by noise at night.

    Ambulance

    Features

    5 minutes with Andreas Xyrichis

    5 minutes with Andreas Xyrichis

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      News

      New e-learning launches to support nurses and midwives' involvement in research

      New e-learning modules have been launched to address underrepresentation of nurses and midwives being involved in research development opportunities.

      Nightingale School Nursing 2019-780

      Double win for faculty PhD students in the King's Outstanding Thesis Prize

      Two Faculty PhD students awarded highly competitive prize for their excellent theses.

      Awards

      King's presence at a meeting of the Global Confederation for Interprofessional Education & Collaborative Practice

      International conference to develop, sustain, and advance the cause of interprofessional education and collaborative practice across the globe

      Global Confederation for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice

      Professor Rick Iedema announces retirement

      Professor Rick Iedema, Director of the Centre for Team-Based Practice & Learning in Health Care, will retire in October having greatly expanded...

      Professor Rick Iedema

      Telemedicine in critical care still not widely adopted despite technological advancements

      Cochrane Review examines the international evidence base on the implementation of telemedicine in critical care

      Stethoscope lying next to a smartphone

      Noise pollution in hospitals – a rising problem

      Noise in hospitals is a common concern among patients, families and staff. In the UK, 40% of hospital patients are bothered by noise at night.

      Ambulance

      Features

      5 minutes with Andreas Xyrichis

      5 minutes with Andreas Xyrichis

      jcmb-hero