Research clusters

Health and Care Research Centre (HCRC)

We offer an interdisciplinary approach to applied research that contributes to health and care services, professional practices and patient/population health benefits. We work with a wide range of partner organisations and promote clinical academic development.

Our goal is to strengthen the research associated with Nursing, Midwifery and Community Health, and Allied Health and Social Care. The HCRC is led by Director Prof Sally Fowler Davis, and Deputy Directors Dr Nicola Gillin and Dr Siân Shaw.

Our research expertise is focused on five key topic areas.

Read our latest 12-month review and strategic plan (PDF).

The HCRC is committed to working closely across health and social care to build research knowledge and skills in practice. Our full partnership with NIHR ARC EofE has enabled Dr Louise Prothero and Dr Nicola Gillin to work closely with Cambridgeshire County Council via the Ascent Programme, and now Dr Nick Wrycraft and Dr Shanlee Higgins are beginning a 12-month secondment with HPFT, supporting their ongoing work to enable clinical academics in mental health nursing and allied health professions.

This builds on our ongoing experience with ESNEFT and their three-year clinical research partnership with HCRC, now led by Dr Leica Claydon-Mueller, that demonstrates multiple shared bids and valued outcomes in practice.

Our research groups

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Planetary and Population Health Research

This group is developing an understanding of the effects of environmental exposure, and implements local interventions to support population health and wellbeing.

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Health and Care Workforce Research

This group is leading projects associated with critical issues in relation to sustainability and wellbeing of the health and care workforce.

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Quality and Safety Improvement Research

This group is focusing on practical and systemic solutions using and developing methodologies to address complex challenges.

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Digital Health Research

This group is supporting research into the development of digital transformation in healthcare, generating and using evidence to drive policy and practices.

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Sexual, Reproductive and Family Health Research

This group specialises in working with marginalised and stigmatised communities and groups, focussing on household wellbeing.

Our Visiting Professors
Our Postgraduate Research Students

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