Mr Eamon Merrick

RN (Australia and NZ), BHSc AUT MHSM UTS
Lecturer

M02C - 88 Mallett Street - Building C
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9114 4182
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Biographical details

I am a registered nurse with over 10 years of experience in critical care and emergency nursing. I hold a Bachelor of Health Science from the Auckland University of Technology and a Master of Health Services Management from the University of Technology Sydney. I am currently completing doctoral studies. I have a developing research portfolio and have managed international collaborative research into the quality and safety of health care services. The outcomes of this research have been used to inform legislation and policy in Australia and Europe.


In 2011 I undertook the position of the director of education at a tertiary level teaching hospital in the Middle East; in 2013 I returned to Australia to further my research interests in the fields of primary health care nursing and workforce policy.

Research interests

  • Primary Health Care
  • Health Workforce
  • Policy
  • Clinical Quality and Safety

Current projects

Nursing in Australian General Practice

Associations

  • Australian College of Health Service Executives
  • Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association

Awards and honours

2nd Place in the Sydney South West Area Health Service Prize for Excellence in Clinical Governance and Quality Improvement: ‘Handover Enabling Learning in Communication for Safety’ (2009)

2nd Place in the Sydney South Illawarra Area Health Service Prize for Improving Patient Journeys: ‘Emergency Care Through the Patient Eyes’ (2009)

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital young investigators award (2007)

New South Wales Department of Health postgraduate scholarship (2005)

New South Wales Department of Health postgraduate scholarship (2004)

Selected publications

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Journals

  • Merrick, E., Duffield, C., Baldwin, R., Fry, M., Stasa, H. (2012). Expanding the role of practice nurses in Australia. Contemporary Nurse: health care across the lifespan, 41(1), 133-140.
  • Merrick, E., Duffield, C., Baldwin, R., Fry, M. (2012). Nursing in general practice: organizational possibilities for decision latitude, created skill, social support and identity derived from role. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(3), 614-624.

2012

  • Merrick, E., Duffield, C., Baldwin, R., Fry, M., Stasa, H. (2012). Expanding the role of practice nurses in Australia. Contemporary Nurse: health care across the lifespan, 41(1), 133-140.
  • Merrick, E., Duffield, C., Baldwin, R., Fry, M. (2012). Nursing in general practice: organizational possibilities for decision latitude, created skill, social support and identity derived from role. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(3), 614-624.

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