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Dr. Louise Grisedale is an Associate Professor, Course Director, and registered pharmacist with extensive experience in pharmacology, prescribing education, advanced practice, and quality assurance in healthcare education. She leads the MSc Advanced Professional Practice (APP) and the Independent Prescribing (IP) programmes at the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia (UEA), overseeing the education, training, and competency development of multi-professional learners in advanced healthcare roles.
Since joining UEA in 2019, Louise has brought real-world pharmacy expertise into academia, shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals and prescribing practitioners. In 2022, she was appointed Course Director for the Independent Prescribing programme, and in 2024, she expanded her leadership to include the MSc Advanced Professional Practice Programme, ensuring both align with workforce needs, regulatory requirements, and best practices in healthcare education.
Louise completed her PhD in Pharmaceutical Material Sciences at UEA in 2009, specialising in the physicochemical characterisation of amorphous pharmaceuticals and the development of novel thermal and spectroscopic techniques (funded by GlaxoSmithKline). She gained her Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) with First-Class Honours from Liverpool John Moores University, undertaking her pre-registration training with Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute and St Helens & Knowsley NHS Trust.
Louise's research and professional interests focus on enhancing the quality, governance, and regulatory alignment of advanced healthcare education, with particular expertise in:
Beyond her academic roles, Louise regularly contributes regionally, providing Non-Medical Prescribing (NMP) updates to healthcare professionals. She also serves as a consultant in Medicines Management on behalf of UEA Consulting Ltd, supporting external organisations in healthcare education, prescribing governance, and regulatory compliance.
Louise is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and holds an MA in Higher Education Practice (MAHEP). Her expertise is widely recognised through conference presentations on innovations and advancements in teaching, published case studies and ontributions to book chapters on healthcare education.
She remains committed to advancing prescribing and advanced practice education through research, and sector-wide collaboration, ensuring high standards of patient care, professional development, and regulatory compliance.
Master of Arts, Navigating Professional Accreditation: An Autoethnographic Study of AdvanceHE SFHEA Application Process, University of East Anglia
Award Date: 6 Dec 2024
Doctor of Philosophy, The development of thermal and spectroscopic characteristic techniques for the study of amorphous pharmaceutical materials, University of East Anglia
1 Oct 2005 → 31 Jul 2009
Award Date: 31 Jul 2009
Master of Pharmacy, Liverpool John Moores University
Award Date: 31 Jul 2004
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review