Kate qualified as a nurse (RGN) in 1993; following this she worked as a staff nurse and sister in Intensive Care until moving into higher education in 2004.

Kate has worked at two universities prior to joining King's; with a primary focus on the development and leadership of adult critical care nursing post-registration education. Other areas of teaching have included evidence based practice and research methods, and care of the acutely ill adult; for undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Kate is a member of the Critical Care Nurse Education Review Forum (CCNERF), the educational sub-group of the the Critical Care National Network Nurse Leads forum (CC3N). As part of CCNERF she has been in the working group that have authored a number of national competency documents.

Kate's research interests include: ICU delirium; patient experience of critical care; recovery and rehabilitation following Critical Care - including cognitive sequelae of critical illness; mind-body dualism in healthcare.

Research Interests

• Critically ill adult patient care
• ICU delirium
• Psychological experience of critical care
• Individualising patient care
• Sedation practices
• Post-ICU follow-up / rehabilitation

Enquiring about potential PhD supervision

If you are considering applying for one of our PhD programmes and are looking for potential supervisors, please complete our Microsoft Form.

Our Postgraduate Research (PGR) Team will contact potential supervisors on your behalf and will update you once they have received a response.

The form will ask you to provide:

• Details of your funding plans

• The names of supervisors you have identified as having expertise in your chosen research area.

• Your CV

• A short PhD research proposal.

If you have any issues completing the form, please contact the Postgraduate Research Team at: nmpc_pgr_enquiries@kcl.ac.uk.

Kate Godfrey - previously known as Kate Deacon