Peter Bentley

Head of Department and Senior Lecturer in Applied Biological Sciences

Tel: 020 7040 5732
Email: p.a.bentley@city.ac.uk

Profile

Current position(s) including clinical links

Senior Lecturer and Head of Department
Link Lecturer Homerton Hospital

Career summary

Registered Nurse, (Guys 1983) who worked in a variety of settings, mainly in acute and critical care nursing. Undertook full time Biology degree and entered Nurse education in 1992. Have worked in a variety of different roles, module leading and Programme directing the Adult Diploma from 2004-8. Currently academic lead for assessments in the department.

Areas of interest

Primary, Genetics, Immunology
Additional, learning in clinical practice, dyslexia and dyscalculia.

Teaching

I teach across a wide variety of modules. Main teaching is on the Adult Nursing branch (NM2761), however I also contribute to teaching Mental health and Child branches as well as input to Midwifery.

I also teach on a variety of CPD modules e.g. NM3099 Developments in infection control, NMM024 medicines management and also provide clinical teaching at Homerton hospital for Pre-registration Nursing students.

Qualifications

RGN Guy's Hospital 1983
BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences, City of London Polytechnic 1992
PGCEA (Nursing) University of Portsmouth 1994
MSc Medical Genetics with Immunology Brunel University 1999

Awards

Teaching and Learning award 2009, supporting students with dyslexia and dyscalculia.

Membership of professional bodies

Registered Nurse, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Education branch
Nursing registration from September 1983

Research interests

Teaching of biological sciences, learning in clinical practice

Current research including funded projects

Currently working on several publications, including an article and book chapter. I am a member of a multi-professional group looking at genetics and cardiovascular disease.

Publications

Book chapters

• Zelman M, Tompary E, Raymond J, Holdaway P, Mulvihill M, Dingle M & Steggall M Introductory pathophysiology for healthcare professionals, Harlow Pearson education. Due for publication in January 2011. Chapter 2 Immunity and Chapter 5 Genetics
• Bentley P and Matthews W (2005) Chapter 7 Homeostasis and Chapter 8 Applied Biochemistry in trauma care in O'Shea R Principles and Practice of Trauma Nursing, Edinburgh Elsevier Churchill livingstone
• Bentley P (2004) Chapter 2 Physiological basis of renal disease in Thomas N (Ed) Advanced Renal care, Oxford, Blackwell Publishing

Journal publications

• Bentley P (2007) Biological basis of Marfan's syndrome. British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, Vol 2 No 2 p70-77.
• Bentley P (1999) Dementia demystified, Nursing Times Vol 95 No 45 p47-50
• Bentley P (1999) Genetically modified cells or how some cancers cancers occur, Nursing Times Vol 95 No 44 p48-9
• Bentley P (1999) Understanding cystic fibrosis, improving life expectancy, Nursing Times Vol 95 No 43 p50-51
• Bentley P (1999) Inside the double helix, Nursing Times Vol 95 No 42 p28-9  

Editorial Board involvement / Refereeing for journal

Reviewer for Nursing Times and British Journal of Cardiac Nursing for a number of years

Conference Presentations

• Bentley P (2007) Marfan's syndrome Cardiac study group St Bartholomews Hospital, London
• Bentley P (2007) Dyslexia and dyscalculia in Nursing. Dyslexia and dycalculia interest group, Loughborough University.
• Bentley P (2006) Numeracy in Nursing, Teaching everyone maths, Loughborough University
• Bentley P (2002) The Biological basis of Genetics, Ethics and Genetics conference, City University, London

Seminars

• Bentley P (2010) Dyslexia and dyscalculia, Practice experience managers/facilitators forum, Barts and the London NHS trust
• Bentley P & Clements A (2009) Dyslexia in Nursing and Midwifery students, School of Community and Health science, City University, London
• Bentley P (2006) Numeracy in Nursing, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London
• Bentley P (2001) Dyslexia Genetics, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London
• Bentley P (1999) Breast Cancer Genetics, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, City University, London