Dr Ian Davies-Abbott
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
Ian is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing. He has a background in mental health nursing, teaching and research.
He has predominantly applied qualitative approaches including Appreciative Inquiry, positioning theory and semi-structured interviews in research. He is interested in how language constructs accepted realities that result in positive and negative social actions and how these realities can be challenged. The primary focus of his research has been the lived experience of people living with dementia and giving a voice to seldom heard groups. Ian has presented his work at national and international conferences.
Ian was the principal investigator for the study ‘Language creates reality’ which explored the impact of clinical case note writing about people living with dementia. He was a co-principal investigator in the Celtic Advanced Life Science Innovation Network (CALIN) project, which connected businesses, academia and healthcare with experts from six leading universities across Ireland and Wales. He was a co-lead for the work package, Environments of Ageing as a member of the Centre for Ageing & Dementia Research (CADR). Through the Rare Dementia Impact Study, Ian led a study exploring the referral pathways for people living with dementia in Wales. He continues to support the Rare Dementia Support in Wales group, which is a monthly on-line group for people affected by rare types of dementia in Wales. In 2023, Ian was a successful applicant to Welsh Crucible.
He was the author of the Welsh national strategy and implementation guide for Dementia Care Mapping, as part of the All-Wales Dementia Care Pathway of Standards, funded by Improvement Cymru.
He has experience as a PhD and MSc supervisor and examiner, programme lead and is an external examiner for the University of Worcester.
Publications
| Year | Publication | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Designing an overview Theory of Change for a multi-component support community for people affected by rare dementia, Frontiers in Dementia , 4. [DOI] Sullivan, M. P., Camic, P. M., Harding, E., Stott, J., Windle, G., Davies-Abbott, I. & Crutch, S. J. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2025 | Using Appreciative Inquiry to challenge stigmatising language about people living with dementia, Journal of Health Equity, 2. [DOI] Davies-Abbott, I., Huws, J. C. & Williams, S. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2025 | Co-creating and co-delivering dementia education at Bradford: Understanding the me in dementia, Journal of Dementia Care, 33. Jones, D., Mason, C., Bingham, J., Booth, M., Amanze, R., Batchelor, A., Andrews, M., Norris, A. M., Isaacs, F., Davies-Abbott, I., Slocombe, F. & Barbosa, A. |
Other Journal |
| 2025 | Reducing labelling and promoting person-centred language in dementia care case notes, Journal of Dementia Care, 33. Davies-Abbott, I. & Roberts, E. |
Other Journal |
| 2025 | Appreciative Inquiry reflections in nurse education: a tool to overcome the theory to practice gap, REFLECTIVE PRACTICE. [DOI] Davies-Abbott, I. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2024 | Why are dementia assessment wards and their nurses continually overlooked?, Nursing Times, 120. Davies-Abbott, I. & Keady, J. |
Other Journal |
| 2024 | How people living with dementia using Appreciative Inquiry influenced language and attitudes towards dementia in health workers, caregivers and members of the public, Alzheimer Europe.. Davies-Abbott, I., Huws, J. & Williams, S. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2024 | The Diagnostic Pathway Experiences of People Living with Rare Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study Using Qualitative and Economic Analyses, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21. [DOI] Davies-Abbott, I., Anthony, B., Jackson, K., Windle, G. & Edwards, R. T. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2024 | A comparison of written case notes and the delivery of care in dementia specialist mental health wards, Dementia, 24. [DOI] Davies-Abbott, I., Daunt, J. & Roberts, E. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2024 | Language informs practice: Using DCM to analyse case note entries, Dementia Care Mapping . Davies-Abbott, I. & Roberts, E. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2023 | Establishing authentic partnerships with people living with dementia as educators within a university curriculum, Alzheimer's Europe- New opportunities in dementia care, policy and research.. Jones, C. H., Davies-Abbott, I. & Caulfield, M. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2023 | Diagnostic pathways for people living with rare types of dementia, International Psychogeriatric Association Congress.. Davies-Abbott. I, Anthony, B. & Jackson, K. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2023 | Pathways to a diagnosis of rare dementia: The experiences of people living with dementia and their families, Alzheimer's Europe- New opportunities in dementia care, policy and research.. Davies-Abbott. I, Anthony, B. & Jackson, K. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2023 | Language creates reality: Advancing the use of Dementia Care Mapping to challenge discriminatory language in healthcare case notes and improve person-centred practice, Alzheimer's Europe- New opportunities in dementia care, policy and research.. Davies-Abbott, I., Daunt, J. & Roberts, E. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2022 | Rare dementia pathways in Wales, Rare Dementia Support (Wales). Davies-Abbott, I. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2022 | The Development of Videoconference-Based Support for People Living With Rare Dementias and Their Carers: Protocol for a 3-Phase Support Group Evaluation, JMIR research protocols, 11. [DOI] Waddington, C., Harding, E., Brotherhood, E. V., Davies-Abbott, I., Barker, S., Camic, P. M., Ezeofor, V., Gardner, H., Grillo, A., Hardy, C., Hoare, Z., McKee-Jackson, R., Moore, K., O’Hara, T., Roberts, J., Rossi-Harries, S., Suarez-Gonzalez, A., Sullivan, M. P., Edwards, R. T., Van Der Byl Williams, M., Walton, J., Willoughby, A., Windle, G., Winrow, E., Wood, O., Zimmerman, N., Crutch, S. J. & Stott, J. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2022 | People living with dementia using Appreciative Inquiry to challenge discourse, Alzheimer's Disease International Conference: Alzheimer's Disease International's 35th Conference.. Davies Abbott, I., Huws, J. & Williams, S. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2022 | Personhood and Blade Runner, Blade Runner @ 40. | Conference Contribution |
| 2022 | Language creates reality, CADR Conference 2023 Wales – A good place to grow old; Inclusivity across the life course.. Davies-Abbott, I., Daunt, J. & Roberts, E. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2021 | Dementia care from behind the mask? Maintaining well‐being during COVID‐19 pandemic restrictions : Observations from Dementia Care Mapping on NHS mental health hospital wards in Wales, Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 28. [DOI] Page, S., Davies-Abbott, I. & Jones, A. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2021 | Dementia Care Mapping: An audit of results during the covid-19 pandemic, CADR Conference 2021. Davies-Abbott. I., Page, S. & Jones, A. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2021 | Rare Dementia Support in Wales, Wales International Dementia Conference. Davies-Abbott, I. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2021 | Living in a care home during COVID-19: a case study of one person living with dementia, Quality in Ageing: Policy, Practice and Research, 22. [DOI] Davies-Abbott, I, Jones, C. & Windle, G. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2020 | Today we Talked: a novel approach to overcoming barriers to sexual safety on mental health wards, Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, 27. [DOI] Page, S., Davies-Abbott, I., Carr, T., O'Hara, A., Fosyth, S. & Charles, D. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2019 | Using Appreciative Inquiry with people with dementia to discover positivity and influence the future., 29th Alzheimer Europe Conference. Davies-Abbott, I., Huws, J. & Williams, S. |
Conference Contribution |
| 2018 | Healthcare guidelines on caring for transgender people with dementia, Journal of Dementia Care, 26. Davies-Abbott, I., Page, S., Burgess, J. & Roberts, D. |
Other Journal |
| 2016 | Same map, different direction – Exploring new opportunities that dementia care mapping TM can offer to acute mental health admission wards for older people – Innovative practice, Dementia, 19. [DOI] Page, S., Davies-Abbott, I. & Phillips, M. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2016 | Care to talk? A framework for appreciative conversations about dementia – Innovative Practice, Dementia, 16. [DOI] | Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2016 | Transgender, Mental Health, and Older People: An Appreciative Approach Towards Working Together, Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 37. [DOI] Page, S., Burgess, J., Davies Abbott, I., Roberts, D. & Molderson, J. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2014 | 'Rydym Eisiau Gwybod'-the dementia diagnosis disclosure preferences of people in North Wales, International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 30. [DOI] Page, S., Davies-Abbott, I., Ingley, S. & Bee, P. |
Peer Reviewed Journal |
| 2012 | Supporting relationships, Journal of Dementia Care, 20. Davies-Abbott, I. & MacDonald, K. |
Other Journal |
Honors and Awards
| Date | Title | Awarding Body |
|---|---|---|
| 19-02-2021 | Fellowship | Advanced HE |
Professional Associations
| Association | Function | From/To |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Midwifery Council | Professional registration |
Education
| Institution | Qualification | Subject | From/To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | PhD | Health | |
| Glyndwr University | MSc | Leadership in Health and Social Care | |
| St. Mary’s University College | BA (Hons) | English, Drama and Theatre Studies | |
| Bangor University | Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education | Education | |
| Liverpool John Moore's University | BA (Hons) | Mental Health Nursing |
Programs/ Modules Coordinated
| Title | Subject |
|---|---|
| Innovations in Practice | NUR 704 |