Overview
I am a Research Fellow in Wales Kidney Research Unit, which is an interdisciplinary, all-Wales partnership funded by Health and Care Research Wales for the study of diagnosis, prevention, treatment and social context of kidney disease. Within this role I will develop and deliver health services research, and develop research capacity and capability amongst nurses and allied health professionals working within kidney care in Wales.
Building on my clinical career in kidney nursing, my research has focused on kidney care, particularly peritoneal dialysis. My RCBC-funded PhD was an ethnography exploring patients’ and families’ experiences of living with peritoneal dialysis (, , , ). Subsequently, my Postdoctoral Fellowship was a mixed methods study examining patients’ and families’ knowledge and experiences of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis (, , ). Recently, I collaborated with an international panel of kidney nurses to co-develop nursing sensitive indicators for peritoneal dialysis nursing, which have been endorsed by the (). I co-lead the Association of Nephrology Nurses Research Community of Practice (). In 2024 I became the Associate Editor of the Journal of Renal Care.
I have undertaken a range of qualitative and mixed methods research encompassing long-term conditions and public health. I have supervised three doctoral students to completion. Currently I am supervising Sarah McMillan’s funded by Kidney Research UK, which is exploring risk factors for complications in dialysis access, and patient’s perspectives of complications.Â
Formerly, I was a Senior Lecturer (Adult Nursing) at Cardiff University, where I taught, assessed and supervised undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students. I held Module Leader and Programme Manager roles, acted as Vice Chair for the School Research Ethics Committee, and was RCBC Wales Deputy Lead for Cardiff University. I became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2021.
Qualifications
- PhD
Cardiff University, 2013 - Professional: Bachelor of Nursing (Hons.)
Cardiff University, 2008
Publications
2025
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Elliott, M., Price, K.-M., Hewitt, R. M., Knowles, N., Ganesh, S., Baillie, J. & Jones, L., 5 Aug 2025, In: BMC Nursing. 24, 1, p. 1020 1020.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Selvaraj, N., Baillie, J., Jones, J. & Edwards, D., 13 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Jones, L., Elliott, M., Price, K.-M., Baillie, J. & Hewitt, R., 27 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nurse Researcher.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Baillie, J., Bonner, A., Guillouet, S., Mikut, C., Punzalan, S., Kaczmarek, A., Wenzyl, L. C. & Finderup, J., 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of renal care. 51, 1, p. e70008
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Baillie, J., Anderson, N., Fielding, C. & Lawes, S., 11 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Kidney Care. 10, 2, p. 90-94
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
2024
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Baillie, J., 1 May 2024, In: Journal of Research in Nursing. 29, 3, p. 241-242 2 p.
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Smith, C., Baillie, J. & Gill, P., 12 Jun 2024, In: Nurse Researcher. 32, 2, p. 39-45 7 p.
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Baillie, J., Gill, P. & Courtenay, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Journal of renal care. 50, 2, p. 138-150 13 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2023
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Smith, C., Gill, P. & Baillie, J., 1 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 79, 7, p. 2744-2753 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2021
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Baillie, J., Gill, P. & Courtenay, M., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77, 10, p. 4211-4225 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2020
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Baillie, J., 1 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Research in Nursing. 25, 5, p. 458-459 2 p.
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2019
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Baillie, J., 8 Jun 2019, In: Journal of Research in Nursing. 24, 3-4, p. 195-196 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article - Published
Bowyer, A. V., Finlay, I., Baillie, J., Byrne, A., McCarthy, J., Sampson, C., Snow, V. & Nelson, A., Mar 2019, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 9, 1, p. e17
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Baillie, J., 16 Sept 2019, In: Nurse Researcher. 27, 3, p. 33-39 7 p.
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Hopewell-Kelly, N., Baillie, J., Sivell, S., Harrop, E., Bowyer, A., Taylor, S., Thomas, K., Newman, A., Prout, H., Byrne, A., Taubert, M. & Nelson, A., Jun 2019, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 9, 2, p. 219-224 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2018
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Gill, P. & Baillie, J., 12 Oct 2018, In: British Dental Journal.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Baillie, J., Gill, P. & Courtenay, M., Jan 2018, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 74, 1, p. 201-210 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Baillie, J., Anagnostou, D., Sivell, S., Van Godwin, J., Byrne, A. & Nelson, A., 16 Apr 2018, In: BMC Palliative Care. 17, 1, p. 60
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2016
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Woodman, C., Baillie, J. & Sivell, S., Dec 2016, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 6, 4, p. 418-429 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2015
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Noble, S. I., Nelson, A., Fitzmaurice, D., Bekkers, M.-J., Baillie, J., Sivell, S., Canham, J., Smith, J. D., Casbard, A., Cohen, A., Cohen, D., Evans, J., Fletcher, K., Johnson, M., Maraveyas, A., Prout, H. & Hood, K., Oct 2015, In: Health Technology Assessment. 19, 83, p. vii-xxiii, 1-93
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - E-pub ahead of print
Sivell, S., Prout, H., Hopewell-Kelly, N., Baillie, J., Byrne, A., Edwards, M., Harrop, E., Noble, S., Sampson, C. & Nelson, A., 8 Dec 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 9, 1, p. e14
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Baillie, J. & Lankshear, A., Jan 2015, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 24, 1-2, p. 222-34 13 p.
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Baillie, J. & Lankshear, A., 1 Sept 2015, In: Journal of renal care. 41, 3, p. 177-86 10 p.
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2014
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Smith, J., Baillie, J., Baglin, T., Griffiths, G., Casbard, A., Cohen, D., Fitzmaurice, D. A., Hood, K., Rose, P., Cohen, A. T., Johnson, M., Maraveyas, A., Bell, J., Toone, H., Nelson, A. & Noble, S. I., 12 Apr 2014, In: Trials. 15, 122.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review - Published
Prentice, J., Nelson, A., Baillie, J., Osborn, H. & Noble, S., Jul 2014, In: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 107, 7, p. 271-276 6 p.
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2013
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Byrne, A., Sampson, C., Baillie, J., Harrison, K., Hope-Gill, B., Hubbard, R., Griffiths, G. & Nelson, A., 7 Aug 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, 8
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2012
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Baillie, J., Lankshear, A. & Featherstone, K., 1 Aug 2012, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 68, 8, p. 1847-57 11 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review