All Projects (69)

Industry Fellow at Queensland University of Technology (Travelling Fellowship) Jan 20, 2018 - Feb 3, 2018
Competitive award of travelling felllowship to Queensland University of Technology, Australia, in partnership with Prof Ann Bonner.

PRU Quality, Safety and Outcomes of Health and Social Care Jan 1, 2019 - Apr 30, 2024

CANAssess PC2: Cancer Needs Assessment in Primary Care Jul 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2024
Phase 3 trial to test the effectiveness of the NAT-C tool in primary care to reduce patient and carer unmet needs

BETTER-B: BETter TreatmEnts for Refractory Breathlessness Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2023

Children's Palliative care Outcome Scale C-POS Sep 1, 2018 - Feb 28, 2023
Person-centred care is a core health value of modern health care. The overarching aim of C-POS (Children's Palliative care Outcome Scale) is to develop and validate a person-centred outcome measure for children, young people (CYP) and their families... Read More about Children's Palliative care Outcome Scale C-POS.

I3: Building Critical Mass, Increasing Scale and Impact for Palliative Care through International Collaboration Aug 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2025
The world population is ageing and, with the growth of multi-morbidities, UK deaths are expected to increase by 40% by 2040. New models of care and treatments are urgently needed to improve quality of life for the significantly increased numbers of p... Read More about I3: Building Critical Mass, Increasing Scale and Impact for Palliative Care through International Collaboration.

NIHR Senior Investigator Award 2019 Apr 1, 2020 - Oct 31, 2024

Publication Costs Award: A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for Cancer (NAT-C) in primary care: a feasibility study Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2020
People with cancer can experience distressing symptoms, worries and concerns from diagnosis to advanced disease; some get better supportive and palliative care than others. Use of a guide to check for problems can improve care. We adapted a guide, th... Read More about Publication Costs Award: A cluster randomised trial of a Needs Assessment Tool for Cancer (NAT-C) in primary care: a feasibility study.

Understanding facilitators and barriers to inform ongoing service development of the Integrated Care Service for older frail people at the Jean Bishop Centre Oct 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023

Care Under Pressure 3: Optimising the delivery and impacts of interventions to reduce hospital doctors’ mental ill-health in the NHS Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2024

Strategies to address unprofessional behaviours among staff in acute healthcare settings: a realist review Oct 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2022
The unprofessional behaviours of healthcare staff towards each other are known to be widespread. In poor workplace cultures such behaviours can be considered ‘normal’. Yet they significantly affect an individual’s ability to work without fear and spe... Read More about Strategies to address unprofessional behaviours among staff in acute healthcare settings: a realist review.

CovPall: Rapid evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic response in palliative and end of life care: national delivery, workforce and symptom management Apr 20, 2020 - Apr 19, 2021
COVID-19 has an estimated case fatality ratio between 1-4%; higher among older people and those with underlying illnesses. Information is urgently needed to evaluate the evolving palliative and end of life care response. This knowledge is vital to op... Read More about CovPall: Rapid evaluation of the COVID-19 pandemic response in palliative and end of life care: national delivery, workforce and symptom management.

PrimaryBreathe: programme to develop and test a brief remote primary care intervention for chronic breathlessness Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2027

The clinical, social and cost effectiveness of a decision support tool to optimise tailored community-based tailored management of sleep (TIMES) for people living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment and sleep disturbance TIMES - Tailored ManagEment of Sleep TIMES Feb 1, 2022 - Jan 31, 2027
NIHR Programme Grant: deprescribing hypnotics

TRANSFORM: Detecting, preventing, and managing delirium in specialist palliative care units: Co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalable implementation strategy to deliver guideline-adherent delirium care Feb 15, 2021 - Dec 31, 2023

Adapting a smartphone-based rehabilitation programme for older adults living with and beyond cancer: an intervention development study Apr 1, 2022 - Apr 30, 2024
The number of people living with and beyond cancer is growing; many are over 65 years old who often have different and more complicated healthcare needs than younger people.

Being active is one of the best things people with, or who ha... Read More about Adapting a smartphone-based rehabilitation programme for older adults living with and beyond cancer: an intervention development study.

Death and dying in the UK today: improving outcomes and experiences through evidence-informed policy engagement Jan 1, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024

TRANSFORM: Improving shared decision-making in malignant bowel obstruction: An exploration of context-specific treatment pathways and experiences to inform intervention development for person-centred care Sep 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2025

A phase II, randomised feasibility trial of a tailored, home-based exercise programme on disease-free survival among early stage high-risk recurring cancers in Yorkshire Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2026
To determine the effect exercise has on preventing secondary cancers and improving 5-year survival rates among people diagnosed with breast, bowel, lung, or prostate cancers in Yorkshire.

Exploring ‘the domestic’ in contemporary hospice architecture: a critical examination of the architecture and design of in-patient palliative care facilities in England. Sep 20, 2021 - Jan 19, 2025
Although 40 million people worldwide need palliative care annually, there is a lack of understanding about how the architecture and design of palliative care environments helps or hinders this care.
I will conduct a new critical examination of... Read More about Exploring ‘the domestic’ in contemporary hospice architecture: a critical examination of the architecture and design of in-patient palliative care facilities in England..