Faith GibsonFRCN is a British nurse who is Deputy Chief Nurse for Research, Nursing and Allied Health and Professor of Child Health and Cancer Care at Great Ormond Street Hospital.[2][3] Her research investigates cancer care for children and young people.[1][4][5] She was awarded the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018.
Gibson is dedicated to training clinical academics in child health.[citation needed] She has also worked on strategies to improve the skills of the nursing workforce in cancer care. In 2009, Gibson was made Clinical Professor of Children's Cancer Care, and Director of the Centre for Nursing and Allied Health Research and Evidenced Based Practice.[8] She has created guidance for conducting focus groups with children and young people, emphasising the need for early planning, attention to be paid to group composition, location and identifying the appropriate moderator.[9]
In 2018, Gibson was awarded the International Society for Paediatric Oncology Lifetime Achievement Award.[10] She was the first nurse to receive the award.[11]
1 2 Fiona Campbell; Katie Biggs; Susie K Aldiss; Philip M O'Neill; Mark Clowes; Janet McDonagh; Alison While; Faith Gibson (29 April 2016). "Transition of care for adolescents from paediatric services to adult health services". Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 4: CD009794. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD009794.PUB2. ISSN1469-493X. PMID27128768. WikidataQ24185848.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)
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