School of Healthcare

Professor Debi Bhattacharya

My research programmes focus on applying behavioural science to medicines optimisation challenges and intervention implementation. Recent studies include:

• Developing and validating scales to identify the determinants and magnitude of medication adherence for people prescribed multiple medicines
• Developing deprescribing interventions for dependence forming medication and polypharmacy in older people
• Developing a theory and evidence informed framework of dissemination

Dr Sion Scott

• Application of behavioural science to design and evaluate interventions targeting practitioner and patient behaviour
• Deprescribing for older people in the hospital setting
• Addressing barriers to medication adherence

Professor David Wright

• Medicines optimisation for older people in care homes
• Medicines administration for people with dysphagia
• Integration of community pharmacy services within primary care

Dr Seth O'Neill

• Tendon disorders - tendinopathy and rupture (epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, management, imaging and return to play)
• Muscle injuries in sports - particular focus on Calf muscle injuries (epidemiology, risk factors, diagnosis, management and return to play)
• Calf muscle strength and influence on function across the lifespan and whole population(Sporting groups, elderly care, falls risk)
• MSK Physiotherapy - all aspects
• The interplay between MSK conditions and other long-term health conditions

Lesley McBride

• Investigating the relationship between neck strength and concussion risk in sports
• Investigating how variations in neck strength may impact susceptibility to head injuries
• Conducting reliability studies to enhance the accuracy and consistency of neck strength measurement techniques, crucial for effective concussion risk assessment and injury management protocols
• Development of head injury assessments for use in the sporting field

Dr Linda Birt

• Community support for families living with dementia
• Understanding systems of care in care homes
• Palliative and end of life care, with a focus on needs of family carers
• Implementation evaluation
• Qualitative research methods

Professor Joseph Manning

• Infant, children, young people (CYP) and families
• Acute paediatric care settings
• Post-Intensive Care Syndrome in Pediatrics
• Rehabilitation
• Digital and health technologies
• Qualitative approaches
• Participatory methods/art based methods
• Mixed-methods research
• Data linkage and big data
• Core outcome set development
• Observational studies
• Experience Based Co-Design
• Clinical academic workforce development