From the Connect Project Team Introduction As the new Labour government rolled out policy directions for different aspects of the UK society, there was an increasing urgency for a dialogue about the well-being of different population groups and the role of the welfare state in an ageing society. People aged 65 and older constitute the… Continue Reading Conversations on Living Well in Old Age: Community Perspectives on Health, Care, and Pensions| PSSRU
By Sarah Birch – Public Involvement and Engagement Manager, PSSRU The Unit Cost Programme team from the University of Kent and University of York would like to invite you to a series of lunchtime webinars for you to find out more about the Unit Cost Programme. Why would this webinar be of interest to… Continue Reading Two Unit Costs Webinars coming soon!| PSSRU
A collaboration led by Kent has been awarded £1.6 million by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Programme to assess the value for money social care services provide to people receiving care and to their families. Dr Florin Vadean and Dr Olena Nizalova from the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) are leading the three year collaboration… Continue Reading £1.6m research to address value for money in home social care| PSSRU
Dr Stacey Rand is a Senior Research Fellow at the PSSRU, University of Kent. Her research interests include quality and safety of care, the impact of support for unpaid (family/friend) carers, and quality of life outcome measurement and application in adult social care. She has recently stepped into the role of Programme Lead for the… Continue Reading Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit (ASCOT)| PSSRU
By Sarah Birch, Karen Jones, Margaret Ogden With contribution and review from our Research Advisors Introduction: Members of the public were invited to attend an event to hear about research findings from a selection of projects funded through the National Institute Health and Care Research (NIHR) School for Social Care Research (SSCR). The event was… Continue Reading Organising an accessible event for University of Kent Health and Social Care Research| PSSRU
A distinguished Economist renowned for his profound impact on social and health care research both nationally and internationally. Throughout his career, he tirelessly pursued the aim of enhancing the lives of those reliant on these crucial services. Julien (Jules) Forder joined the Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) at the University of Kent in 1992,… Continue Reading Obituary – Professor Julien Forder (PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons)) 1969 to 2024| PSSRU
What is going on? A delayed discharge occurs when a patient is medically fit but there is a delay in moving them out of hospital. On the 31st July 2023, 11,171 patients in acute hospitals in England had not been discharged who no longer met the criteria to reside on a ward (Statistics » Discharge… Continue Reading Where Do We Go From Here? Hospital Discharge for Older People| PSSRU
This post was written by Dr Barbora Silarova (University of Kent), Dr Rosalie Ashworth (Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network), Fiona Hartley (Co-researcher), Winnie Henry (Co-researcher); Sari Huttunen (Co-researcher), Della Ogunleye (Co-Researcher), Mike Parish (Co-researcher), David Ross (Co-researcher), Helen Salisbury (Co-researcher) and Michael Turnbull (Co-researcher) What do we know about mental and physical health of individuals who… Continue Reading Carer’s self-care – staying...| PSSRU
By Sarah Birch, 8 November 2023. It was with great sadness we heard the news of Della’s passing last week. Della was a patient and public research advisor, involved in many projects at PSSRU at the University of Kent. Della made a significant impact to so many health and social care projects, and her warmth,… Continue Reading Our Tribute to Della Ogunleye – PPIE Research Advisor at PSSRU| PSSRU
By the QSO PPIE Team The Quality Safety and Outcomes Policy Research Unit (QSO PRU) is a collaboration between the Universities of Kent and Oxford, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the Picker Institute and Hull-York Medical School, funded by NIHR. The purpose of the QSO PRU is to produce robust, relevant and usable research to improve quality,… Continue Reading Using Wikipedia to disseminate Quality, Safety and Outcomes Policy Research Unit research| PSSRU