Ben Bowers

This fully funded PhD studentship in applied health research explores the interface between hospital and community care for older adults living with frailty. Based at the University of Cambridge, the project examines the challenges and opportunities that arise when people move between different parts of the health and care system, and investigates how a palliative care approach might improve these transitions. The mixed-methods research programme combines several complementary strands: a systematic review, a UK-wide policy analysis, analysis of electronic health records from Cambridge University Hospitals, and a national survey of health professionals. Patient and public partners will contribute to the development of the research, helping shape the questions and interpretation of findings. The student will work with Ben Bowers and Simon Noah Etkind and benefit from collaborative links with the British Geriatrics Society, national clinical leads and Marie Curie. The project provides an interdisciplinary environment spanning palliative care, frailty, health services research, nursing, medicine, social care and public health.