Mr Hywel Thomas

I am a lecturer in mental health at The Open University for presentation modules K210 Understanding Nursing Knowledge and Theory and K327 Becoming an autonomous practitioner: Mental Health. I have a particular interest in older people's mental health topics particularly dementia and depression. I am still a qualified mental health nurse with experience caring for the older person from an inpatient hospital and community perspective. My career before entering higher education fifteen years ago included a role of education facilitator for specialist mental health services which primarily provided support and education for primary care professional staff including GPs and district nurses and developing an aide memoir to support early identification of dementia. 

Publications: 

Academic Consultation: Morning live films for the BBC's Memories and Dementia season https://connect.open.ac.uk/health-wellbeing-and-sports/morning-live/

Thomas, H; McNee, D; Young, A; Mashlan, W; Hayes, J & Dawkins, N (2023). Chapter 12 End of Life Care. Sage Publishing. London in Rowberry, D; Gauntlett, L & Hurt, L Essential Clinical skills in Nursing (2023)

Lazzari, C; Thomas, H & Kotera, Y (2019). Social network analysis of dementia wards in psychiatric hospitals to explore the advancement of personhood in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Current Alzheimer research. Bentham science publishers. 

Lazzari, C & Thomas, H (2018). Concerns in dementia care givers about threats to the personhood of patients with dementia. A narrative approach for analysis. Indian journal of medical research & pharmaceutical sciences. Thomson Reuters. 

Thomas, H (2013). General nurses role in managing depression in primary care settings. Nursing Times, 109 (43), 16-18. 

Thomas, H & Chan, T (2012). Assessment and management of depression in primary care settings. Nursing Older People, 24 (10), 32-38.

Thomas, H (2010). Monitoring referrals to mental health services. Nursing Older People, 22 (1), 16-22.

Thomas, H (2010). Attitudes of primary care team to diagnosing dementia. Nursing Older People, 22 (3), 23-27.