Teju Limbu
Thesis Title: The Mass Development of Wobblerooms for Frontline Healthcare Staff in the NHS: The Politics of Space and Communities of Coping.
A wobble room is a non-clinical respite space that frontline staff developed for themselves during the pandemic to recuperate and vent out their emotions when they experience 'wobbles' (Rimmer, 2020). Wobbles refers to normal feelings in an abnormal situation. Due to the closure of offices, clinics and day rooms, wobble rooms multiplied extensively in local areas of NHS hospitals, facilitated by sharing in social media. These spaces were known by several terms, including 'wellbeing centres', 'time-out rooms', 'chill-out rooms', 'safe rooms' and 'rainbow rooms', providing a place for various purposes such as venting emotions, sitting quietly, talking, and sharing with colleagues. However, staff have lost these spaces in most of the hospitals, and spaces have been changed to what they were pre-COVID. This PhD research aims to explore the experiences of frontline staff who utilised or developed wobble rooms and whether these rooms provided safer spaces for communal coping. Moreover, this study will also explore the long-lasting implications of wobble rooms at an organisational level in terms of staff wellbeing.
Biography
I am in 3.5 years of the ESRC PhD program at NUBS and a Registered Nurse with experience working in NHS hospitals and Health and Social Care Organisations as a Support worker, Staff Nurse and Research Nurse. I completed my M.Sc in Clinical Research in 2018 and published my Master's thesis in the BJN in 2021. I have been involved in a few other research as a research assistant.
Other Research Interests
Nursing, Staff Wellbeing, Equality and Diversity in providing services and among staff, End of life care in developed and developing countries
Publications
Limbu T, Taylor PM. Experiences of surgical nurses in providing end-of-life care in an acute care setting: a qualitative study. Br J Nurs. 2021 Oct 14;30(18):1084-1089. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.18.1084. PMID: 34645337.
Limbu, T., Taylor, P. (2019, September). Experiences of Surgical Nurses in Providing End of Life Care: A Qualitative Interview Study. [Poster presentation]. Royal College of Nursing, Sheffield, England, UK https://www.rcn.org.uk/professional-development/research-and-innovation/research-events/rcn-2019-research-conference
https://www.linkedin.com/in/teju-limbu-4a791a25/
Supervisory Team
Prof Marek Korczynski
Dr Simon Bishop
Prof Rachel Pilling
Collaborator
Bradford Teaching Hospital
Memberships
Royal College of Nursing