Injuries and Emergency, Blunt Thoracic Injuries

Edward Baker is an experienced emergency nurse working concurrently at King’s College Hospital, one of London’s four Major Trauma Centres, whilst holding a lectureship at King's College London.

He has completed a PhD in Nursing Research at King's College London supported by a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR)/Health Education England’s (HEE) Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship. Ed's work focuses on developing a patient care pathway for major trauma patients with blunt thoracic injuries. His research interests focus on long-term outcomes of major trauma patients particularly focusing on health-related quality of life.

Since completing his PhD, Ed has been working on several research projects including the Horizon 2020 funded European Heart Rhythm Associations Multi-Morbid Atrial Fibrillation pathways study. He has recently been voted onto the NIHR Emergency Care Incubator steering committee and contributes to several clinical working groups for the London Major Trauma System.

Prior to taking up his research fellowship, Edward was a lecturer practitioner teaching on the Advanced Practice programme at King’s College London. His clinical interests focus on trauma care, resuscitation and autonomous nursing practice.

Ed also holds an honorary lectureship in the Centre for Trauma Science at Queen Mary University of London where he contributes to the MSc in Trauma Sciences and he has been an associate editor for the International Emergency Nursing Journal since 2018.

Ed has recently been awarded a place on the HEE Post-Doctoral Bridging Scheme in 2022 and aims to submit an application for a NIHR Clinical Lecturer Fellowship in 2022/23.

During Ed's Post-Doctoral develop, he intends to continue to develop both his academic practice and his clinical work in the NHS concurrently.