Adrian Jugdoyal, Director of Programmes for Mental Health at Middlesex University, Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Care Quality Commission Inspector, NICE Reviewer and project manager

In this episodes Laura meets with Adrian Jugdoyal who is a Director of Programmes for Mental Health at Middlesex University. They discuss why he decided to train as a nurse and his interest in both Adult and Mental health nursing. They talk about his career as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, a Care Quality Commission Inspector, NICE Reviewer and project manager. He gives advice for anyone with an interest in Mental health and adult nursing and outlines the impact being a researcher and prescriber has had on his career. Laura and Adrian debate the impact Covid-19 has had on students studying adult nursing and the challenges they have faced as academics.

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Hello and welcome to Navigating Nursing hosted by Laura Whitehead, an Adult Critical Care nurse, Senior lecturer, fellow of the Higher Education Academy and author. In this podcast you will hear from nurses working across all fields & in a variety of jobs, discussing current roles, educational achievements & their careers to date - whilst sharing their plans for the future. This podcast will highlight the diverse profession that is Nursing, & will hopefully also inspire you. It is available on Spotify and iTunes You can find Laura at @Navigatingnursing on Instagram and at @LauraWh56878961 or search for Laura Whitehead on Twitter for further information, ideas & discussion.