Professor Mary Chambers
Faculties, deparments and locations
- Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
- Centre for Public Engagement
- St George's
Professor Mental Health Nursing/Director Centre for Public Engagement
About
I am a registered mental health nurse (RMN) and general nurse (RGN), a registered nurse tutor and a behaviour therapist. (JBCN 650). I hold a B.Ed. (Hons) degree and PhD. Currently, I am a Professor of Mental Health Nursing and Director of the Centre for Public Engagement. Prior to my current position, I worked at University of Ulster, Royal College of Nursing, Research Institute, Oxford; South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust and Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospitals.
Qualifications
- PhD
- BEd (Hons)
- RGN
- RMN
- DN (Lond)
- RCNT
- RNT
- JBCNS 650
Publications
Cultural considerations in relation to mental health stigma
Chambers, Mary, Välimäki, Maritta, Gronholm, Petra C and Soliman, Abdrabo (2024). Lausanne, Switzerland: (Frontiers Media)
Psychiatric and mental health nursing : the craft of caring
(2017). Abingdon, U.K.: (Routledge)
Enhancing maternity healthcare workers’ wellbeing using insider participatory action research
Wood, Claire M., Chambers, Mary and Marshall, Jayne E., 2025, BMC Health Services Research (25), pp 188
Exploring therapeutic engagement in Finnish adult acute inpatient mental health settings
Askola, Riitta, Hottinen, Anja, Turunen, Jani, Lämsä, Tiina, Löyttyniemi, Eliisa, Taylor, Francesca, Kantaris, Xenya, Chambers, Mary and Kuosmanen, Lauri, 2024, Mental Health Practice
Editorial : cultural considerations in relation to mental health stigma
Chambers, Mary, Välimäki, Maritta, Gronholm, Petra C. and Soliman, Abdrabo, 2024, Frontiers in Psychiatry (15), pp 1434319
Identifying, categorising, and mapping actors involved in resilience in healthcare : a qualitative stakeholder analysis
Guise, Veslemøy, Chambers, Mary, Lyng, Hilda Bø, Haraldseid-Driftland, Cecilie, Schibevaag, Lene, Fagerdal, Birte, Dombestein, Heidi, Ree, Eline and Wiig, Siri, 2024, BMC Health Services Research (24), pp 230
Understanding organisational and nursing behaviour changes associated with a therapeutic engagement improvement tool in acute mental health inpatient settings : a qualitative analysis
Taylor, Francesca, Galloway, Sarah, Irons, Kris, Mess, Lorna, Pemberton, Laura, Worton, Karen and Chambers, Mary, 2024, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances (6), pp 100180
Understanding organisational and nursing behaviour changes associated with a therapeutic engagement improvement tool in acute mental health inpatient settings : a qualitative analysis
Taylor, Francesca, Galloway, Sarah, Irons, Kris, Mess, Lorna, Pemberton, Laura, Worton, Karen and Chambers, Mary, 2024, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances (6), pp 100180
Barriers and enablers to implementation of the therapeutic engagement questionnaire in acute mental health inpatient wards in England : a qualitative study
Taylor, Francesca, Galloway, Sarah, Irons, Kris, Mess, Lorna, Pemberton, Laura, Worton, Karen and Chambers, Mary, 2022, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (31), 6, pp 1467-1479
Measuring therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient environments : the perspectives of service users and mental health nurses
Chambers, M., McAndrew, S., Nolan, F., Thomas, B., Watts, P. and Kantaris, X., 2021, BMC Psychiatry (21), 1, pp 547
Patient and stakeholder involvement in resilient healthcare : an interactive research study protocol
Guise, Veslemøy, Aase, Karina, Chambers, Mary, Canfield, Carolyn and Wiig, Siri, 2021, BMJ Open (11), 6, pp e049116
Patient and public involvement in mental health research : en route to maturity?
Faulkner, Alison and Chambers, Mary, 2021, Health Expectations (24), S1, pp 1-2
Mental health nursing at a time of crisis
Hannigan, Ben, Nolan, Fiona, Chambers, Mary and Turner, James, 2021, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (28), 2, pp 123-125
Hoidollinen yhteistyö psykiatrisessa osastohoidossa – Therapeutic Engagement Questionnaire -mittarin kääntäminen, esitestaus ja validointi
Askola, Riitta, Turunen, Jani, Hottinen, Anja, Bergman, Paula H., Kantaris, Xenya, Chambers, Mary and Kuosmanen, Lauri, 2021, Tutkiva Hoitotyö (19), 1, pp 3-11
Training healthcare assistants working in adult acute inpatient wards in Psychological First Aid : an implementation and evaluation study
Kantaris, Xenya, Radcliffe, Michelle, Acott, Kevin, Hughes, Peter and Chambers, Mary, 2020, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (27), 6, pp 742-751
Emergency workers' experiences of the use of section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983 : interpretative phenomenological investigation
Genziani, Mirella, Gillard, Steve, Samuels, Lana and Chambers, Mary, 2020, BJPsych Bulletin (44), 6
The Therapeutic Engagement Questionnaire (TEQ) : a service user-focused mental health nursing outcome metric
Chambers, Mary, McAndrew, Sue, Nolan, Fiona, Thomas, Ben, Watts, Paul, Grant, Robert and Kantaris, Xenya, 2019, BMC Psychiatry (19), pp 384
Co‐production for service improvement : developing a training programme for mental health professionals to enhance medication adherence in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Service Users
Gault, Iris, Pelle, Julia and Chambers, Mary, 2019, Health Expectations (22), 4, pp 813-823
Patient and public involvement and engagement : mind the gap
Hickey, Gary and Chambers, Mary, 2019, Health Expectations (22), 4, pp 607-608
A hierarchy of power : the place of patient and public involvement in healthcare service development
O'Shea, Alison, Boaz, Annette L. and Chambers, Mary, 2019, Frontiers in Sociology (4)
Collecting and using patient experience data : caution, commitment and consistency are needed
Chambers, Mary and LeMaster, Joseph, 2019, Health Expectations (22), 1, pp 1-2
Interpersonal relationships and communication as a gateway to patient and public involvement and engagement
Chambers, Mary, 2018, Health Expectations (21), 2, pp 407-408
Understanding therapeutic approaches to anxiety in vestibular rehabilitation : a qualitative study of specialist physiotherapists in the UK
Walker, Andrew, Kantaris, Xenya and Chambers, Mary, 2018, Disability and Rehabilitation (40), 7, pp 829-835
Enhancing the therapeutic interaction skills of staff working in acute adult inpatient psychiatric wards : outcomes of a brief intervention education programme
Chambers, Mary and Kantaris, Xenya, 2017, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice (7), 11, pp 123
Service user involvement in the coproduction of a mental health nursing metric : The Therapeutic Engagement Questionnaire
Chambers, Mary, McAndrew, Susan, Nolan, Fiona, Thomas, Ben, Watts, Paul and Kantaris, Xenya, 2017, Health Expectations (20), 5, pp 871-877
Approaches towards optimizing individualized, high-quality, evidence-informed care
Chambers, Mary, 2017, Health Expectations (20), 4, pp 529-530
Whose voices? Patient and public involvement in clinical commissioning
O'Shea, Alison, Chambers, Mary and Boaz, Annette, 2017, Health Expectations (20), 3, pp 484-494
Engaging patients and public in decision-making : approaches to achieving this in a complex environment
Chambers, Mary, 2017, Health Expectations (20), 2, pp 185-187
Service user involvement in mental health care : an evolutionary concept analysis
Millar, Samantha L., Chambers, Mary and Giles, Melanie, 2016, Health Expectations (19), 2, pp 209-221
The impact of risk management practice upon the implementation of recovery-oriented care in community mental health services : a qualitative investigation
Holley, Jessica, Chambers, Mary and Gillard, Steven, 2016, Journal of Mental Health (25), 4, pp 315-322
Managing and caring for distressed and disturbed service users : the thoughts and feelings experienced by a sample of English mental health nurses.
Chambers, M., Kantaris, X., Guise, V. and Välimäki, M., 2015, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (22), 5, pp 289-297
Measuring the evidence : reviewing the literature of the measurement of therapeutic engagement in acute mental health inpatient wards
McAndrew, Sue, Chambers, Mary, Nolan, Fiona, Thomas, Ben and Watts, Paul, 2014, International Journal of Mental Health Nursing (23), 3, pp 212-220
Public participation: more than a method?: Comment on "Harnessing the potential to quantify public preferences for healthcare priorities through citizens' juries".
Boaz, Annette, Chambers, Mary and Stuttaford, Maria, 2014, International Journal of Health Policy and Management (3), 5, pp 291-293
Reaching a consensus on service-user involvement in courses for professionals.
Hickey, Gary and Chambers, Mary, 2014, Nurse Researcher (21), 6, pp 22-27
The feelings and thoughts of mental health nurses concerning the management of distressed and disturbed in-patients : a comparative qualitative European study
Staniuliene, Vida, Chambers, Mary, Kantaris, Xenya, Kontio, Raija, Kuosmanen, Lauri, Scott, Anne, Rebelo Botelho, Maria Antonia, Zanotti, Renzo and Valimaki, Maritta, 2013, Open Journal of Nursing (3), 6, pp 426-436
Evaluation of an educational practice development programme for staff working in mental health inpatient environments
Chambers, M, Gillard, S, Turner, K and Borschmann, R, 2013, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (20), 4, pp 362-373
Perspectives on medicine adherence in service users and carers with experience of legally sanctioned detention and medication: a qualitative study
Gault, Iris, Gallagher, Ann and Chambers, Mary, 2013, Patient Preference and Adherence (7), pp 787-799
Managing distressed and disturbed patients: the thoughts and feelings experienced by Italian nurses
Camuccio, C A, Chambers, M, Välimäki, M, Farro, D and Zanotti, R, 2012, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (19), 9, pp 807-815
Development, implementation and initial evaluation of narrative virtual patients for use in vocational mental health nurse training
Guise, Veslemoy, Chambers, Mary, Conradi, Emily, Kavia, Sheetal and Välimäki, Maritta, 2012, Nurse Education Today (32), 6, pp 683-689
What can virtual patient simulation offer mental health nursing education?
Guise, V., Chambers, M. and Valimaki, M., 2012, (19), 5, pp 410-418
Is the community attitudes towards the mentally ill scale valid for use in the investigation of European nurses' attitudes towards the mentally ill? A confirmatory factor analytic approach
Morris, Roisin, Scott, Philomena Anne, Cocoman, Angela, Chambers, Mary, Guise, Veslemøy, Välimäki, Maritta and Clinton, Gerard, 2012, Journal Of Advanced Nursing (68), 2, pp 460-470
Producing different analytical narratives, coproducing integrated analytical narrative: a qualitative study of UK detained mental health patient experience involving service user researchers
Gillard, Steve, Borschmann, Rohan, Turner, Kati, Goodrich-Purnell, Norman, Lovell, Kathleen and Chambers, Mary, 2012, International Journal of Social Research Methodology (15), 3, pp 239-254
Randomised control trial: Computer-assisted module for nursing students provides similar improvements in handwashing knowledge and may improve handwashing practice compared with face-to-face teaching
Chambers, Mary, 2010, Evidence-Based Nursing (13), 4, pp 118-119
A mixed-mode approach to data collection: combining web and paper questionnaires to examine nurses' attitudes to mental illness
Guise, Veslemoy, Chambers, Mary, Valimaki, Maritta and Makkonen, Pekka, 2010, Journal Of Advanced Nursing (66), 7, pp 1623-1632
'What difference does it make?' Finding evidence of the impact of mental health service user researchers on research into the experiences of detained psychiatric patients
Gillard, Steven, Borschmann, Rohan, Turner, Kati, Goodrich-Purnell, Norman, Lovell, Kathleen and Chambers, Mary, 2010, Health Expectations (13), 2, pp 185-194
Nurses' attitudes to mental illness: a comparison of a sample of nurses from five European countries
Chambers, Mary, Guise, Veslemoy, Valimaki, Maritta, Botelho, Maria Antonia Rebelo, Scott, Anne, Staniuliene, Vida and Zanotti, Renzo, 2010, International Journal of Nursing Studies (47), 3, pp 350-362
Demographic and referral patterns of people detained under Section 136 of the Mental Health Act (1983) in a south London Mental Health Trust from 2005 to 2008
Borschmann, Rohan, D., Gillard, Steven, Turner, Kati, Lovell, Kath, Goodrich-Purnell, Norman and Chambers, Mary, 2010, Medicine, Science and the Law (50), 1, pp 15-18
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act: a new literature review
Borschmann, R D, Gillard, S, Turner, K, Chambers, M and O'Brien, A, 2010, Medicine, Science and the Law (50), 1, pp 34-39
Chambers, Mary, 2009, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (16), 4, pp 404-405
Nurses' knowledge of and attitude to electroconvulsive therapy
Wood, Julia Helen, Chambers, Mary and White, Sarah Jane, 2007, Journal of ECT (23), 4, pp 251-254
An evaluation of a combined education and multi-project practice development programme in mental health
Chambers, M., Connor, S.L. and Davren, M., 2006, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (13), 3, pp 364-371
Substance use and young people: the potential of technology
Chambers, M., Connor, S.L. and McElhinney, S., 2005, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (12), 2, pp 179-186
The influence of context on role behaviors of perioperative nurses
McGarvey, Helen E., Chambers, Mary G.A. and Boore, Jennifer R.P., 2004, AORN Journal (80), 6, pp 1103-1120
Multimedia software to help caregivers cope
Chambers, Mary, Connor, Samantha, McGonigle, Mary and Diver, Mike, 2003, Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (10), 5, pp 504-511
User-friendly technology to help family carers cope
Chambers, Mary and Connor, Samantha L., 2002, Journal of Advanced Nursing (40), 5, pp 568-577
Evaluation of distance learning delivery of health information management and health informatics programmes : a UK perspective
Urquhart, Christine, Chambers, Mary, Connor, Samantha, Lewis, Leo, Murphy, Jeannette, Roberts, Ruth and Thomas, Rhian, 2002, Health Information and Libraries Journal (19), 3, pp 146-157
Usability of multimedia technology to help caregivers prepare for a crisis
Chambers, M., Connor, S., Diver, M. and McGonigle, M., 2002, Telemedicine and e-Health (8), 3, pp 343-347
Nursing informatics and practice development
Chambers, Mary, 2002, NT Research (7), 2, pp 101-115
The dynamics and processes of 'ending' in clinical supervision
Chambers, Mary and Cutcliffe, John JR, 2001, British Journal of Nursing (10), 21, pp 1403-1411
User acceptance of a multi-media software application to increase preparedness for caring problems
Chambers, M., Connor, S.L., McGarvey, H. and Diver, M., 2001, Health Informatics Journal (7), 3-4, pp 152-157
Exploring the emotional support needs and coping strategies of family carers
Chambers, M., Ryan, A. A. and Connor, S. L., 2001, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (8), 2, pp 99-106
Mental health nursing : what a difference twenty years can make
Chambers, Mary (2020). In: Brooker, Charles, (eds.) and White, Edward, (eds.), Mental health nursing : from the outside, looking in. Cheshire, U.K.: White Winstanley, pp 116-120
Resilience in healthcare : a modified stakeholder analysis
Chambers, Mary and Storm, Marianne (2019). In: Wiig, Siri, (eds.) and Fahlbruch, Babette, (eds.), Exploring resilience : a scientific journey from practice to theory. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, pp 113-119
Case study 15B. Northern Ireland's information and communications technology strategy: a case study of nursing activity
Chambers, Mary (2010). In: Weaver, Charlotte, A., (eds.), White Delaney, Connie, (eds.), Weber, Patrick, (eds.) and Carr, Robyn, L., (eds.), Nursing and informatics for the 21st century: an international look at practice, education and EHR trends. Chicago, IL: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, pp 363-368
Baseline information from England: towards improved quality by developing nurses' continuing vocational training in psychiatric hospitals and inpatient units in England
Guise, V. and Chambers, M. (2007). In: Valimaki, M, (eds.), Scott, A, (eds.), Lahti, M, (eds.) and Chanmbers, M, (eds.), The changing face of psychiatric nursing: care or control? ePsychNurse.Net: towards improved quality: improving nurses' continuing vocational training in psychiatric hospitals and inpatient units. Turku, Finland: Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, pp 60-76
European collaboration for teaching nursing informatics
Paget, Anthony Michael, Mongiardi, Franca, Chambers, Mary and Springer, Hans (2006). In: Weaver, Charlotte A, (eds.), Delaney, Connie W, (eds.), Weber, Patrick, (eds.) and Carr, Robyn, (eds.), Nursing and informatics for the 21st century: an international look at practice, trends and the future. Chicago, Illinois: Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2006, pp 215-221
The case for 'mental health' nurses
Chambers, Mary (2006). In: Cutcliffe, John, (eds.) and Ward, Martin, (eds.), Key debates in psychiatric/mental health nursing. Edinburgh, U.K.: Churchill Livingstone, pp 33-46
A concept analysis of therapeutic relationships
Chambers, Mary (2005). In: Cutcliffe, John, (eds.) and McKenna, Hugh, (eds.), The essential concepts of nursing: building blocks for practice. London, U.K.: Elsevier, pp 301-316
Involving individuals in mental health nursing education
Chambers, Mary, Glenister, David, Kelly, Carol and Parkes, Tessa (2005). In: Tilley, Stephen, (ed.), Psychiatric and mental health nursing: the field of knowledge. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Science, pp 114-128
A concept analysis of therapeutic relationships
Chambers, Mary (2005). In: Cutcliffe, John R., (eds.) and McKenna, Hugh P., (eds.), The essential concepts of nursing. Edinburgh, U.K.: Elsevier, Churchill livingstone, pp 301-316
Scoping study of the changing landscape of opportunities for patient and public involvement in NHS healthcare commissioning decision-making
Calovski, Vid, Taylor, Francesca, O'Shea, Ali, Brearley, Sally and Chambers, Mary (2020). London, U.K.: (Joint Faculty of Kingston University and St George’s University of London)
Explaining health managers' information seeking behaviour and use
Edwards, Christine, Fox, Rebekah, Gillard, Steven, Gourlay, Stephen, Guven, Pinar, Jackson, Charles, Chambers, Mary and Drennan, Vari (2013). Southampton, U.K.: (National Institute for Health Research)
The changing face of psychiatric nursing: care or control? ePsychNurse.Net: towards improved quality: improving nurses' continuing vocational training in psychiatric hospitals and inpatient units
Valimaki, M, Scott, A, Lahti, M and Chambers, M (2007). Turku, Finland: (Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku)
Enhancing patient care experience through developing and testing a tool to measure therapeutic engagement in acute, inpatient, psychiatric settings
Chambers, Mary(2015). In: Transforming Quality Nursing Care: Promise and Potential: the 5th International Nursing Conference, 22-23 Apr 2015 :Amman, Jordan
Keynote: Recovery psychiatry: rhetoric or reality
Chambers, Mary(2014). In: 3rd European Conference on Mental Health, 10-12 Sep 2014 :Tallinn, Estonia
Workshop: Service user involvement: what it means, what it offers and what challenges it presents.
Chambers, Mary(2014). In: 3rd European Conference on Mental Health, 10-12 Sep 2014 :Tallinn, Estonia
Crossing traditional boundaries: the value of service users as researchers in a study investigating the lived experience of detained patients
Borschmann, Rohan, Chambers, Mary, Gillard, Steve, Turner, Kati, Lovell, Kath and Goodrich-Purnell, Norman(2007). In: Unhealthy professional boundaries? Working together in health and social care, 04 - 05 Dec 2007 :London, U.K.
Mental health nurses' attitudes to mental illness and people with mental health problems: results of a national survey in England
Chambers, Mary, Guise, Veslemoy and Valimaki, Maritta(2007). In: Unhealthy professional boundaries? Working together in health and social care, 04 - 05 Dec 2007 :London, U.K.
User-involvement in health and social wellbeing
Chambers, Mary, Turner, Kati, Blair, James and Christian, Sarah(2007). In: Unhealthy professional boundaries? Working together in health and social care, 04 - 05 Dec 2007 :London, U.K.