Our Team

The Centre for Care Excellence is run in collaboration with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust.

The key staff in the Centre for Care Excellence include:

Professor Jane Coad

Director, of Research and Strategy - UHCW and Emeritus Professor Coventry University

UHCW Email:  jane.coad@uhcw.nhs.uk

Professor, Children, Families and Young People

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Dr Liz Lees Deutsch

Joint appointment

Coventry University Email:  aa6611@coventry.ac.uk

UHCW Email:  liz.lees-deutsch@uhcw.nhs.uk

Associate Professor Nursing and Capacity Building

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Professor Jenny Gamble

Joint appointment

Coventry University Email:  ad7603@coventry.ac.uk

UHCW Email:  jenny.gamble@uhcw.nhs.uk

Professor Midwifery and Maternity Care

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Professor Rosie Kneafsey

Director, Knowledge and Engagement - Coventry University

Coventry University Email:  aa9398@coventry.ac.uk

Professor of Nursing and Applied Health Research

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Dr David McWilliams

Joint appointment

Coventry University Email:  ac3572@coventry.ac.uk

UHCW Email:  David.McWilliams@uhcw.nhs.uk

Associate Professor Physiotherapy and ITU

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Dr Emma Murphy

Joint appointment

Coventry University Email:  ad7557@coventry.ac.uk

UHCW Email:  emma.murphy@uhcw.nhs.uk

Associate Professor, Renal Nursing and End of Life  

Professor Shea Palmer

Joint appointment

Coventry University Email:  ad6948@coventry.ac.uk

UHCW Email:  shea.palmer@uhcw.nhs.uk

Professor of Allied Health

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