Current Research

Research Interests:Research in later life, care of older people, public involvement and engagement in research, creative participatory approaches in health and care research. Predominately working with qualitative methodologies, with experience of national, mulit-institution funded studies of health and social care services, and mixed methods approaches. Majority of studies have involved contact with vulnerable and underserved 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.

Previous research projectsESRC/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.

Career Details

Professional practice background in registered mental health nursing (1983) and social work (1994).

Current registeration with Social Work England.