Research has shown that older adults who reside in care homes can experience challenges in accessing the healthcare that they need. A rapidly developing and increasingly popular method of delivering health care is videoconferencing, which has shown some promise in addressing some of these challenges. The aim of this project was to set out a […]
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New Migrants in Primary Healthcare – How are services adapting? Summary and Mini Case Book
INTRODUCTION High rates of immigration in recent years in the United Kingdom presents service design and delivery challenges to primary care. At a time when resources are stretched, services must be both efficient and equitable for patients. Migrants are often healthy on arrival but some groups, such as refugees and asylum seekers, may have many […]
Meeting the needs of older people in the design of hospital settings:KeyRecommendations
“Design Guide: Meeting the needs of older people in hospital settings” is a guide to assist with the design of hospitals in relation to the needs of older people. This guide was developed and refined at the School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, in a research project funded by the NHS National […]
Briefing Papers 1,2 & 3.
This first briefing paper is an account of why health inequality matters and why health inequalities deserve consideration across all areas of CLAHRC SY activity. We begin by briefly reviewing the policy landscape and the prominence of ‘inequality’ as a growing focus of concern over the past 30 years. Please click here to view the […]
Involving People with Dementia Project: Exploring How to Best Involve People with Dementia in Service Feedback, Evaluation and Planning
People with dementia are largely absent from much of the development taking place in relation to service user involvement. This project explores current involvement practices with people who have dementia receiving services within Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT (SHSC). Please click here to view the full executive summary.
