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Biography
Dr Bibha Simkhada is a Reader in Nursing and the Deputy Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Nursing at the School of Human and Health Sciences. She also serves as the Co-Chair of the Asian Staff Affinity Group at the University.
Previously, she was a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the University of Huddersfield and a Lecturer at Bournemouth University. Her research interests include include a wide range of international nursing workforce development, healthy ageing (including dementia care), health inequalities related to homelessness, and ethnic diversity. She is particularly dedicated to enhancing the skills and capacities of nurses and midwives in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). She has expertise in rapid reviews, narrative reviews, systematic reviews, qualitative and mixed-methods research.
With a background in Adult Nursing and Public Health, she brings extensive experience from her work in the National Health Service (NHS) UK and internationally, including Nepal, Ghana, India, and Bangladesh. She hold her PhD in Public Health from the University of Aberdeen.
Her previous projects include:
- The Health Innovation Exchange (HIE) Project, a collaborative support program aimed at accelerating innovation in health and social care by connecting businesses with world-class healthcare technology and resources focusing on Dementia.
- The Interreg Europe-funded project "HELIUM", which focused on sharing and implementing European best practices to inform local strategies and improve policy efficiency in healthcare innovation.
- Continuing professional development (CPD) and career progression of nurses.
- Women's health in developing countries.
- Health and well-being of the South Asian community in the UK.
Recently completed projects and research projects
1. Improving health and wellbeing of homeless people through improved access to health and social care services in West Yorkshire (PI), funded from NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.
2. International nurses and their integration into the United Kingdom health and social care workforce (Co-I), funded from NHS England.
3. Review of nursing practice regulation in Ghana (Co-I), funded from the Tropical Health & Education Trust (THET) commissioned by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM).
4. Developing nurses/midwives’ leadership through quality improvement project (PI), funded from Burdett Trust and THET partnerships for Global Health, UK.
5. The key issues in dementia care in South Asia and prevalence of dementia risk in Nepal (PI), funded from Bournemouth University/University of Huddersfield
6. Prevalence, predictors and experiences of people living with dementia in Ghana (Co-I), funded from University of Huddersfield.
7. Promoting Technology for Self-Care (ProTechS) for people who are sleeping rough (Co-I), funded from Burdett Trust.
8. Exploring Continuing Professional Development (CPD) training needs of nurses and midwives in Nepal (PI), funded from LJMU/BU.
9. Factors affecting access to mental health services in the Nepali and Iranian communities living in UK (PI), funded from Bournemouth University.
Ongoing research projects
1. Strengthen the ability of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) of Ghana to oversee and regulate the professional register of nurses and midwives and monitor the quality of education providers, to ensure high quality nursing and midwifery care (PI), funded from the UK Department of Health and Social Care, via the Tropical Health and Education Trust (THET).
2. Nursing Fellowship in partnership with the Nursing Now Challenge (NNCF) Programme Phase 2 in Bangladesh (PI), funded from THET Partnership for Global Health and Burdett Trust for Nursing.
3. Mental health experiences and coping strategies of Asian or Asian British children and young people in West Yorkshire (Co-I), funded from NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.
4. A multi-country longitudinal cohort study on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Global South: A programme to generate income, outputs, and impact in Ghana, India and Nepal (Co-I), funded from URF, University of Huddersfield.
PhD Project Supervision Titles:
International Nurses/Nurses wellbeing
*Cross-country comparison of international nurses? experiences of career progression and retention in the UK (Ransford Akrong)
*Factors affecting the recruitment of Nepalese nurses in the UK: A mixed-method study (Sabina Shrestha)
*Boosting resilience through intervention, which promotes change in coping behaviour to support well-being and retention of early career nurses in coping behaviours to support the well-being of student nurses (Elizabeth Hather)
Maternal health and Maternity care
*Investigating mediating effect of birth experience on the association between antenatal social support and postnatal depression among primiparous women visiting maternity hospitals in Nepal (Basanti Aryal)
*Inequity in Utilization of Maternal Healthcare Services and their Contributing Factors for Women with Disabilities in Nepal: Mixed Method Study (Prakash Shahi)
*Co-design in health services: an initiative to improve the uptake and delivery of the free maternal and newborn health services in Nepal (Devendra Raj Singh)
*A mixed method study exploring challenges and barriers in the utilization of maternal healthcare services among women with disability in India (Divya Vinnakota)
*Health actors' perception and impact of federalisation on the quality of maternal and neonatal health services in Nepal (Pasang Tamang) (completed)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Expertise and Interests
- Qualitative Research
- BAME
- Systematic Review
- Narrative Review
- Nepal
- Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs)
- Dementia
- Mental Health
- Women’s Health
- Technology in Healthcare
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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A study into the long term experiences and career progression of International Nurses working in the NHS and living in the UK
Garside, J. & Simkhada, B.
1/07/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Developing nurses/midwives leadership through quality improvement project
Simkhada, B. & Jones, S.
31/01/22 → 31/01/23
Project: Research
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Improving health and wellbeing of homeless people through improved access to health and social care services in West Yorkshire.
Simkhada, B., Brown, P., Sah, R. K. & Singh, D.
1/06/22 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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International nursing models and their relation to the learning needs of IN integration into the NHS.
Garside, J. & Simkhada, B.
1/07/21 → 31/03/22
Project: Research
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Employed Caregivers’ Perceptions of Environmental Influences in Residential Dementia Care: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis
Downes, M. N., Hemingway, S., Simkhada, B., King, N. & Caress, A., 1 Jun 2025, In: Nursing Reports. 15, 6, 24 p., 183.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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International Nurse Migration Experience of the First Two Years: A Mixed Methods Study
Pressley, C., Newton, D., Sanderson, L., Simkhada, B., Stephenson, J., Duodu, P. A., Gillibrand, W., Pallam, M. & Garside, J., 1 May 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 81, 5, p. 2672-2686 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Unmet need for breast cancer screening among women of reproductive age in Ghana: a secondary analysis of the 2022 demographic and health survey
Okyere, J., Simkhada, B. & Simkhada, P., 1 Dec 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, 10 p., 2026.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ChatGPT: Challenges to editors and reviewers
Simkhada, B., van Teijlingen, A., Simkhada, P. & Van Teijlingen, E. R., 22 May 2024, In: Health Prospect: Journal of Public Health. 23, 1, p. 21-24 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploration of family caregivers’ experiences on coping in dementia care in Ghana: A phenomenological study
Duodu, P. A., Okyere, J., Simkhada, B., Akrong, R., Barker, C., Gillibrand, W. & Simkhada, P., 1 Dec 2024, In: BMC psychology. 12, 1, 11 p., 361.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Exploration of family caregivers’ experiences on coping in dementia care in Ghana: a phenomenological study
Duodu, P. A. (Creator), Okyere, J. (Creator), Simkhada, B. (Creator), Akrong, R. (Creator), Barker, C. (Creator), Gillibrand, W. (Creator) & Simkhada, P. (Creator), figshare, 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7295896.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Exploration_of_family_caregivers_experiences_on_coping_in_dementia_care_in_Ghana_a_phenomenological_study/7295896/1
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Exploration of family caregivers’ experiences on coping in dementia care in Ghana: a phenomenological study
Duodu, P. A. (Creator), Okyere, J. (Creator), Simkhada, B. (Creator), Akrong, R. (Creator), Barker, C. (Creator), Gillibrand, W. (Creator) & Simkhada, P. (Creator), figshare, 2024
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7295896, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Exploration_of_family_caregivers_experiences_on_coping_in_dementia_care_in_Ghana_a_phenomenological_study/7295896
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Activities
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Delivering multi-country funded projects in LMICs
Bibha Simkhada (Invited speaker)
28 Nov 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Continuing Professional Development Opportunities for Nurses
Bibha Simkhada (Speaker) & Precious Adade Duodu (Speaker)
29 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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2nd Annual Meeting for the Global Consortium for Public Health Research (GCPHR)
Rajeeb Kumar Sah (Organiser), Padam Simkhada (Organiser), Narayan Poudel (Participant), Bibha Simkhada (Participant), Vijay Gc (Participant) & Precious Adade Duodu (Participant)
25 Jul 2024 → 26 Jul 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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International Nurses: Transitional Toolkit
Bibha Simkhada (Speaker) & Precious Adade Duodu (Speaker)
23 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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British Nepal Academic Council
Bibha Simkhada (Member of programme committee)
13 May 2024 → 14 May 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Press/Media
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International collaboration project shaping the future of global healthcare
Precious Adade Duodu, Bibha Simkhada, Padam Simkhada & Philomina Woolley
25/04/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Global public health on agenda at Nepal research conference
Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Padam Simkhada, Bibha Simkhada, Vijay Gc, Precious Adade Duodu & Narayan Poudel
25/07/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana empowers professional staff through collaborative training programme on revalidation
Bibha Simkhada, Philomina Woolley, Susan Jones, Ampem Darko Oklodu-Abbey, Charles Adjei Ampong, Precious Adade Duodu, Padam Simkhada, Victoria Lamina, Hari Krishna Neupane, Manish Parajuli, Ransford Akrong, Dennis Addai, Frederick Kwasi Osei & Osei Agyei Duodu
20/05/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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University signs MoU with Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana
Precious Adade Duodu, Jane Owen-Lynch, Alistair Sambell, Bibha Simkhada, Padam Simkhada, Susan Jones, Philomina Woolley, Ampem Darko Oklodu-Abbey, Dennis Addai, Hari Krishna Neupane, Manish Parajuli & Ransford Akrong
23/04/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Strengthening Global health partnerships: Nursing & Midwifery Council of Ghana and University of Huddersfield, UK sign Memorandum of Understanding
Precious Adade Duodu, Philomina Woolley, Bibha Simkhada, Padam Simkhada, Alistair Sambell, Jane Owen-Lynch, Susan Jones, Ampem Darko Oklodu-Abbey, Dennis Addai, Warren Gillibrand, Caroline Barker, Georgina Blakeley, Ann-Louise Caress, Vanessa Taylor, Stephen Prescott, Karen Currell, Nikki Rochnia, Ransford Akrong, Hari Krishna Neupane & Manish Parajuli
8/04/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research