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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..

Public Involvement Funds Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
Cancer screening is effective at preventing the onset of cancer and reducing cancer deaths. However, there are widespread inequalities in the uptake of cancer screening. Cervical screening uptake is lower among ethnic minority patients, patients who... Read More about Public Involvement Funds.

RECORD-HF (H&ERCTF): A retrospective cohort study of heart failure-related outcomes in patients who are prescribed a loop diuretic but who do not have a diagnosis of heart failure Nov 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2024
Loop diuretics are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in primary care yet there are few indications for loop diuretics other than the treatment of venous congestion in patients with heart failure (HF). A pilot study at a single General P... Read More about RECORD-HF (H&ERCTF): A retrospective cohort study of heart failure-related outcomes in patients who are prescribed a loop diuretic but who do not have a diagnosis of heart failure.

Supporting, enabling and sustaining home care workers to deliver end-of-life care: amultiple-methods community-based case study Oct 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2025
This 30 month study will;
1) To understand the experience of social care assistants providing end of life care, the care they give, how they work with healthcare staff and family members or friends, and what all involved (including the person... Read More about Supporting, enabling and sustaining home care workers to deliver end-of-life care: amultiple-methods community-based case study.

Arts for the Blues: Towards integrating arts-based approaches to tackling depression in healthcare settings in the North West Jan 31, 2022 - Jul 30, 2023
In this project we will develop a strategy for making the Arts for the Blues intervention easily available to adults and children struggling with depression, low mood or anxiety. This group therapy uses visual arts, music, dance, drama and creative w... Read More about Arts for the Blues: Towards integrating arts-based approaches to tackling depression in healthcare settings in the North West.

TRANSFORM: The development of a mobile phone app to capture the journey time and patient experience throughout a day in the life of cancer patient attending hospital. Oct 1, 2021 - Oct 31, 2022
People with cancer have to travel to specialist cancer hospitals to access treatments such as radiotherapy. A number of studies have identified an association between patients living further away from a cancer centre and being less likely to be treat... Read More about TRANSFORM: The development of a mobile phone app to capture the journey time and patient experience throughout a day in the life of cancer patient attending hospital..

BREATHE-INDIA: BREATHlEssness in INDIA - Development of a breathlessness beliefs and behaviour education intervention for use in the community-setting Oct 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2024
PUBLIC HEALTH CHALLENGE: Chronic (persistent) breathlessness despite treatment of causal disease(s) 1 is associated with disability and a vicious cycle of avoiding physical activity-related breathlessness,2 deconditioning and increasing breathlessnes... Read More about BREATHE-INDIA: BREATHlEssness in INDIA - Development of a breathlessness beliefs and behaviour education intervention for use in the community-setting.

Living well with chronic breathlessness: Improving the sustainable use of supported self-management strategies Mar 1, 2023 - Mar 1, 2024
Chronic (persistent) breathlessness restricts social lives and day-to-day tasks. Breathlessness services can support people to self-manage, but there is often a gap between knowing what to do and doing it - true for patients, carers and clinicians al... Read More about Living well with chronic breathlessness: Improving the sustainable use of supported self-management strategies.