Professor Dr. Natalie Sanford

Biography

Natalie Sanford is a lecturer in Interprofessional Science at King's College London, where she leads initiatives in interprofessional education. Her research primarily focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to the adaptive capacity of healthcare teams and how teamwork dynamics impact safety and efficiency in healthcare contexts. She has conducted qualitative studies on system pressures influencing nurse staffing and patient outcomes and has experience working clinically in internal medicine and cardiology settings within the US. Natalie holds a Master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh and completed her PhD at King’s College London with a dissertation entitled "Resilience Adaptive Capacity Hospital Teams England." Her work has received recognition for its contribution to the understanding of human factors in healthcare. She is actively involved in developing educational programs that promote safe and effective care practices across healthcare disciplines.

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