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Amplify Nursing Season 12: Episode 01: University of Stirling and NHS Forth Valley
Episode 1
Thursday, 19 February, 2026
On this episode of this season of Amplify Nursing, we highlight a collaborative innovation program between Penn Nursing, the University of Stirling and NHS Forth Valley, supported by a Fullbright program grant. this conversation is led by our very own Dr. Marion Leary, Director of Innovation, at Penn Nursing, as she speaks with Prof Ashley Shepherd, Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport at the University of Stirling; Wendy Nimmo, Interim Head of Efficiency, Improvement & Innovation at NHS Forth Valley; and Dr. David Watson, Corporate & Acute Director of Nursing at NHS Forth Valley. Together, the four discuss how this partnership introduced human-centered design methodology to nursing education and practice, fostering innovation across academia and healthcare. The program adapted elements from the U.S.-based Johnson & Johnson Nurse Innovation Fellowship, training NHS nurse leaders to tackle real-world challenges. Highlights include building one of Scotland’s few dedicated NHS innovation teams to drive cultural change and technology adoption post-COVID, using design thinking to address ICU staffing and skill mix issues through empathy mapping and co-designed solutions, and plans to embed design thinking into undergraduate nursing curricula while expanding its use in solving organizational challenges. The conversation underscores the importance of end-user engagement, listening to staff, and collaborative innovation to transform healthcare delivery and highlights how international collaborations increase innovation’s spread in nursing and healthcare.
