Adult Social Care Workforce Research Partnership Principal investigators: Ann-Marie Towers, Karen Spilsbury. The Adult Social Care Workforce Research Partnership (short title: Care Work) – exploring and addressing the challenges facing the adult social care workforce. Project status: Ongoing
Building social care research capacity We supported social care research capacity development in south London across the career pathway, from early-career to research leaders. Project status: Ongoing
Career Development in Adult Social Care Principal investigators: Nicole Steils. Exploring the current state of career development and progression in the social care workforce. Project status: Ongoing
Continence support for people living at home with dementia (DemCon Homecare) Development, evaluation and implementation of continence-related resources for use by homecare workers Project status: Ongoing
Dementia Dementia research conducted at the Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit Project status: Ongoing
Development, evaluation and provision of an intervention for primary and community NHS staff to help carers and homecare workers supporting people living at home with dementia with their continence (DemCon) Continence self-management guidance for people living with dementia, their carers and homecare workers. Project status: Ongoing
Evaluating the Implementation of Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care Principal investigators: Kalpa Kharicha. Examining the similarities and differences between the health and social care sectors in how they are carrying out the apprenticeship agenda. Project status: Ongoing
Forward with dementia Supporting people living with dementia and carers to live well after a dementia diagnosis and helping people in social care who are working with them. Project status: Ongoing
Homecare Workers as Proxy Healthcare Professionals: Evaluating Appropriateness, Acceptability, and Impact (‘PRO-HEALTH’) Principal investigators: Monica Leverton. Evaluating the positioning of homecare workers as proxy healthcare professionals, including the appropriateness, acceptability, impact of, and appetite for this Project status: Ongoing
Housing Model Evaluation (HOME): Improvements in health associated with housing-led systems for people experiencing homelessness Principal investigators: Michelle Cornes, Andrew Hayward. The health impacts of providing housing plus intensive forms of support (2023–2026) Project status: Ongoing