Kay Lake
- Lecturer in Midwifery
- Institute of Health
- Midwifery

- Email: kay.lake@cumbria.ac.uk
- Location: Carlisle - Fusehill Street
Biography
I am a registered nurse & midwife with over 30 years health care experience, both in the UK and abroad. I have worked with in academia since 2004 and have had several roles including Recruitment Lead (Midwifery), IPL Midwifery Programme Director, MSc Empirical Lead, Formal Investigating Officer for Student Fitness to Practice and Faculty Ethics panel member. I have recently joined the University as a Midwifery Lecturer.
I have a particular interest in research since completing my MRes; especially exploring students experiences of education to help improve these and maximise student success. I am also interested in the care of women with complex health needs and how to normalize their experiences of care, additionally I am a NIPE practioner. Currently I am involved in a project investigating how the Nursing Associate (NA) role is viewed and understood by stakeholders who have had experience of working with the NA in practice.
Qualifications and memberships
Academic
Qualification |
Awarding body |
Master of Research (health) |
Canterbury Christ Church University |
PGCLT (HE) |
Canterbury Christ Church University |
BSc (Hons) Midwifery Studies |
University of Hertfordshire |
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies |
Coventry University |
Diploma Nursing Studies |
City University |
D33/34 Assessor |
City and Guilds |
N96 – Examination of the Newborn (NIPE) |
Homerton College Cambridge |
ENB 100 – Intensive Care Nursing |
English National Board |
ENB 998 – Teaching and Assessment |
English National Board |
Professional
Qualification |
Organisation |
Lecturer/ Practice Educator |
Nursing and Midwifery Council |
Registered Midwife |
Nursing and Midwifery Council |
Registered Nurse - Adult |
Nursing and Midwifery Council |
Membership of Professional Organisations
Organisation |
Membership status |
Advanced HE |
Senior Fellow |
Academic and research interests
Completed Research and Funded Scholarship
Title |
Brief details |
An evaluative study of an NHS Trust Preceptorship Programme |
Focus groups methodology exploring the views of 3rd year students and NQM |
Midwifery students’ experiences of being resilient whilst studying on a professional health programme |
Small Project Grant in 2018 |
Student Voices: Final year midwifery students lived experiences of learning to become a midwife whilst studying on an interprofessional learning programme |
Part of MRes Studies, awarded a Small Project Grant in 2007 |
Action Research: Creative provision of obstetric emergency education
|
Part of PGCLT Studies |
Survey of nurses’ and midwives’ views on the ‘Named Nurse’ concept |
Part of BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies |
Publications
Publications / Presentations
Articles
Wier J Lake K (2022) Making the Transition: A focus group study which explores third year student and newly qualified midwives’ perceptions and experiences of becoming a registrant midwife Midwifery 111: 103377
Lake K (2022) Exploring midwifery students’ experiences of being resilient whilst studying on a professional health programme (In Progress)
Rogers K (2010) Exploring the learning experiences of final year midwifery students British Journal of Midwifery 18(7): 457- 463
Rogers K (2008) Action Research: Part 2 Testing the new teaching method The Practising Midwife 11(11): 32-35
Rogers K (2008) Action Research: Part 1 Achieving meaningful reflection The Practising Midwife 11(10):54-57
Rogers K (2008) Ethics and qualitative research: what are the issues for midwifery researchers British Journal of Midwifery 16(3): 179-182
Rogers K (2007) Skills drills training: the way forward MIDWIVES 10(5):218-9 May 2007
Books/ Chapters
2011 IPL Case Study, with student learning activities, for the Pearson’s Library
Rogers K (2010) An exploratory study into final year midwifery students experiences In Graham-Matheson L (editor) Research Informed Teaching ISBN 978-1-899253-75-3
Conference Papers / Posters / Presentations
Type: Title |
Organisation |
Location |
Poster Presentation Midwifery students’ experiences of being resilient whilst studying on a professional health programme |
NET Conference |
Cambridge |
Poster Presentations Students’ Experiences of IPL |
CCCU Learning and Teaching conference The Faculty Annual postgraduate conference |
CCCU |
Presentation Student Midwives prior to qualification are they prepared for practice |
MTW NHS Trust |
Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury |
Presentation The student experience of IPL |
The NET Conference |
Cambridge |
Poster Presentation Midwifery Students’ Experience of IPL |
National Conference for Nurse-Midwives, |
Seattle USA |
Presentation Midwifery Students’ Experience of IPL |
Research Informed Teaching Conference |
CCCU |
Presentation Best practice in learning: the midwifery perspective: |
Best Practice in Practice Learning Conference |
CCCU |
Recent external roles
External Examinar Huddersfield University (2017)