NIHR Research Design Service North West - Case Manager
Research Fellow, Division of Health Research
PhD Supervisor
Academic research in later life and care of older people. Predominately working with qualitative and small scale methodologies, with experience of large national funded evaluations of health and social care services, and mixed methods approaches. Majority of studies have involved contact with vulnerable and under served groups of people, and sensitive areas of research, including elder abuse, older homelessness, dementia care, end of life, family carers, older people living in residential care and survivors of flood disaster.
I have particular interests in inclusive and participatory research approaches. I am a NIHR RDS specialist public involvement adviser and case adviser in the North West RDS region.
Previous research projects:
ESRC/NIHR - Neighbourhoods and Dementia Programme - WP3 Developing a core outcome set for people living with dementia at home and WP5 DEMTRAIN - Developing the evidence base for evaluating dementia training in NHS hospitals.
https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/neighbourhoods-and-dementia/#main-header
EU funded - PACE Research on palliative care developments in long term care facilities
Age UK funded – Supporting Older Carers of Those Nearing the End of Life.
Help the Hospices funded – Older carer support needs.
Marie Curie Cancer Care funded - Nurse decision making for anticipatory medicines.
Independent funding – Older male carers.
European Association Palliative Care funded - Palliative care for older people in long term care facilities in Europe.
NIHR funded – Care homes and primary health integrated working;
Cancer Experiences Collaborative funded scholarship – Gendered relations of care homes.
East Lancashire Social Services funded - Single assessment & shared access for older people.
Cumbria County Council funded - Carlisle Floods.
South Gloucestershire Social services funded - Pilot evaluation of a community rehabilitation service in South Gloucestershire.
Nuffield Foundation funded - Home Improvement Agencies and their provision for older people with dementia.
Housing Associations Charitable Trust, Help the Aged and CRISIS funded - An evaluation of voluntary sector homelessness services for older people.
ESRC funded - The Development of Welfare Services for Elderly People 1971-1993.
Professional practice background in registered mental health nursing (1983), social work (1994), and complementary health practice (2008).
Current registeration with Social Work England.
FASS Research training programme for PhD students:
FASS510: Qualitative Research Interviews: methods and practice
FASS637: Qualitative Research Interviews: methods and practice
