Professor Mary Malone
Vice Dean (Education) and Professor of Nursing
Research interests
- Education
- Nursing
Contact details
Biography
Mary Malone is Vice Dean (Education) and Professor of Nursing at the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care. She is responsible for ensuring that the Faculty’s education provision develops excellent, caring nurses, midwives and palliative care practitioners delivering evidence-based, research-driven care.
Mary’s expertise spans nurse and health visitor education, child and family health promotion, child and family public health and health.
Between 2018-2021, Mary was Director of the Oxford School of Nursing and Midwifery at Oxford Brookes University, which is a partnership between Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust and Oxford Brookes University. There she has established ‘Director Rounds’ to meet with students, worked closely with NHS Trusts to champion collaborations between partners, refreshed the curriculum based on student feedback, widening access, and improving equality, diversity and inclusion.
Before Oxford Brookes, Mary had been at King’s and was Head of the Department of Adult Nursing in the Faculty.
Research
Mary is currently Principal Investigator on the COV-ed Nurse study, a UK-wide investigation into the extent to which nurse education prior to the pandemic prepared nurses for their role in COVID, analysing what works.
Mary is a Fellow of the Institute of Health Visiting and is involved in research in this area, including a current study on effective parenting support for vulnerable families, funded by Public Health England.
Mary was a Research Fellow of the National Nursing Research Unit, which was active between 1977-2015 and produced health service research for policymakers and healthcare leaders.
Research profile
News
King's signs new partnership with Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care is delighted to partner with Hong Kong University School of Professional and...
Navigating the NHS, present and future
Annette Boaz, Irene Higginson and Mary Malone outline the challenges facing healthcare
King's opens innovative children's simulation ward for enhanced learning
State of the art technology will provide students with a real world-like opportunities to practice and learn.
Purple plaque honours nurse & entrepreneur, Andreia Trigo
Andreia Trigo has been recognised by Innovate UK as a leading female entrepreneur
Celebrating students at the first King's graduation overseas
BSc Nursing (Hons) students at Ngee Ann Academy in Singapore celebrated graduating from King’s first degree programme taught fully overseas.
Events
Professor Mary Malone and Professor Tommy Dickinson inaugural lecture
A celebration of new Professors in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Navigating the NHS, present and future: how might an incoming government respond?
Ahead of the general election PROFESSOR IRENE HIGGINSON looks at how the NHS can move forward, from failings and criticisms and into a better future.
Mary teaches and supervises students on our pre-registration adult nursing programmes. She is also a personal tutor.
News
King's signs new partnership with Hong Kong University School of Professional and Continuing Education
The Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care is delighted to partner with Hong Kong University School of Professional and...
Navigating the NHS, present and future
Annette Boaz, Irene Higginson and Mary Malone outline the challenges facing healthcare
King's opens innovative children's simulation ward for enhanced learning
State of the art technology will provide students with a real world-like opportunities to practice and learn.
Purple plaque honours nurse & entrepreneur, Andreia Trigo
Andreia Trigo has been recognised by Innovate UK as a leading female entrepreneur
Celebrating students at the first King's graduation overseas
BSc Nursing (Hons) students at Ngee Ann Academy in Singapore celebrated graduating from King’s first degree programme taught fully overseas.
Events
Professor Mary Malone and Professor Tommy Dickinson inaugural lecture
A celebration of new Professors in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
Please note: this event has passed.
Features
Navigating the NHS, present and future: how might an incoming government respond?
Ahead of the general election PROFESSOR IRENE HIGGINSON looks at how the NHS can move forward, from failings and criticisms and into a better future.
Mary teaches and supervises students on our pre-registration adult nursing programmes. She is also a personal tutor.