People with palliative care needs, and their family carers, deserve care that is informed by the highest quality evidence, enabled by research active and informed health and social care professionals. Palliative care professionals recognise the importance of research but often do not know how to get more involved.
The Research Delivery Network of the NIHR recognised palliative care as a specialty in April 2024 and at the same time recognises the different settings in which palliative care research is delivered. This network is supported by national and regional leaders in palliative care research delivery.
This session will be delivered by the national lead in palliative care and the national residential setting (which includes inpatient hospice care) lead.
It will outline opportunities for developing capacity and capability in palliative care research.
This webinar is for anyone with an interest in clinical research from across the multidisciplinary team. This includes those new to research and also those with more research experience.
The webinar is run by Dr Amy Gadoud and Sandra Prew.
Dr Amy Gadoud is a Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine at Lancaster Medical School where she is NIHR Integrated Clinical Academic Training Lead. She works with colleagues in the International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University. Her main research interest is ensuring equality in access to palliative care using a range of research methods from analysing large datasets to qualitative studies.
In 2024 she was appointed the first national palliative care lead for the NIHR Research Delivery Network.
She works clinically as an Honorary Community Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Trinity Hospice and Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Sandra Prew is the National Residential Settings Lead for the NIHR Research Delivery Network and ARDT Senior Manager (WCS/Clinical) WMRRDN
Sandra is a qualified nurse by background, celebrating 30 years of NHS service, and has both local and National roles supporting growth in Wider Care Settings. She brings 17 years of research experience across a variety of studies from application to dissemination and has supported research in wider care settings for the last 10 years. Experience with Hospices and Care Homes in becoming research-aware, engaged, and active. She has utilised this experience to support growth in other settings, including Prisons, Local authorities, Learning Disabilities, and Dental Practices.