Publishing can inspire research

MICHAEL TRAYNOR is professor of nursing policy at Middlesex University. After studying English literature at the University of Cambridge, Professor Traynor’s nursing career started at the Cambridge and Huntingdon School of Nursing. His research interests are varied and include professional identity, managerialism, job satisfaction and bibliometrics. Professor Traynor has published and presented widely and is editor of the journal Health, an interdisciplinary journal for the social study of health, illness and medicine. He has recently been appointed as the next chair of the RCN scientific committee.