Professor Sue Latter is to be inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.
Professor Latter’s induction comes in recognition of her sustained and significant national and international work and research which has influenced the nursing profession and the people it serves.
The honour is bestowed by the Sigma Theta Tau International Honour Society of Nursing which works to develop, connect and empower nurse leaders transforming global healthcare around the world.
“I was delighted to be nominated and equally delighted to be joining such a prestigious group of international nurse researchers and scholars,” Professor Latter enthused.
“At one level it’s important having nursing in particular recognised as a discipline that’s engaged in research. It’s also about teams these days – teams of healthcare professionals that embrace nurses who can contribute to team-based research on healthcare problems which require a multi-disciplinary approach to solve them.”
At Southampton, Professor Latter leads the Medicines Optimisation research group in the University’s School of Health Sciences focusing, in her own words, on “how we help people take medicines in the best way for their health and how we support health professionals to prescribe in the best way possible.”
“Much of the research has focused on how we train, educate, support and equip professionals with the right skills to talk to patients about their medicines and to prescribe in the best way possible,” she explained. “So, it is partly about understanding patient experience then building on that to develop successful interventions.”
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