Andrew Lockey joins as Visiting Professor of Emergency Medicine

The University of Huddersfield is delighted to appoint Dr Andrew Lockey as its Visiting Professor of Emergency Medicine.

The appointment will strengthen the links between the University and the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust , where Dr Lockey is a Consultant Physician in Emergency Medicine.

Dr Lockey’s presence will allow for more collaboration between the University and the Trust, with his expertise and experience of working in the Trust’s emergency departments feeding into teaching and impactful research.

He completed his PhD, ‘A Blended Learning Approach to Adult Advanced Cardiac Life Support Training for Healthcare Professionals ’, with the University in 2020 and has an international profile on resuscitation, CPR and leadership training in emergency medicine. He has published widely and has also led on the development of clinical guidelines.

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Dr Lockey is also Vice President of Resuscitation Council UK and is an Associate Postgraduate Dean for Health Education England.

“I am delighted, honoured and excited in equal measure by this appointment”, says Dr Lockey. “I have worked collaboratively with the University of Huddersfield over the last two decades and it felt intuitively right to do my PhD studies with the University. The support and mentorship I received were of the highest calibre, and it is a privilege to now join this team.”

Plans are being made for Dr Lockey to contribute some guest sessions on the University’s paramedic courses, as well as on other health-related programmes.  

“Andrew is a leading light in resuscitation and education, so to work with him so closely is a real coup for us,” says Professor Felicity Astin  of the Department of Nursing and Midwifery.

“He will be working with myself and Dr Emma Harris to develop research designed to improve bystander CPR rates. People who collapse with a cardiac arrest often do not always get the first aid they need from people who witness the collapse, because they do not know what to do. We want to understand more about what we can do to change this. He will also be working with Dr Andrew Bland and Dr Stephen Prescott on best practice in simulation education.

“The University works closely with the local NHS Trust, and Andrew’s appointment can only improve our connections with benefits for patients, students, researchers and teachers.”