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Personal profile
Research interests
Research Fellow at University of Manchester. Member of Healthy Ageing Research Group and NIHR Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit. Research interests relate to gerontology, dementia and palliative care, particularly regarding organisation and delivery of care, health technologies, and socio-legal topics in later life (e.g. advance care planning, later life finances). Qualitative, mixed methods and evidence synthesis expertise. Former editorial board member for Health and Social Care in the Community and former University Research Ethics Committee deputy chair.
Methodological knowledge
- Qualitative methods
- Mixed methods
- Evidence synthesis
- Implementation
- Realist Evaluation
- Normalization Process Theory
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Manchester, 2016)
- MSc Social Science & Health Research (Newcastle University, 2012)
- Graduate Diploma Psychology (Newcastle University, 2008)
- BA(Hons) English Language (Newcastle University, 2004)
Biography
Current role
- 2019 - present: member of the NIHR Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit and the Healthy Ageing Research Group.
Previous roles
- 2020 - 2022: Associate Editor, Health & Social Care in the Community
- 2018 - 2022: Member of University Research Ethics Committee
- 2017 - 2019: Member of the Greater Manchester CLAHRC end-of-life programme team
- 2016 - 2017: Research Associate in the Health Policy, Politics and Organisation (HiPPO) research group (now HOPE), exploring commissioning of health and social care services in England following the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
- 2012 - 2016: PhD exploring the implementation of monitoring technologies in care homes for people with dementia.
- 2012 - 2015: Contributed to FARSEEING, a European Commission-funded project involving 10 partners in 5 EU countries to promote better prediction and prevention of falls and to support older adults with a focus on ICT devices
- 2009 - 2012: Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate, Newcastle University, on a project implementing and evaluating a video-based intervention within an autism service
- 2008 - 2009: Research Assistant, Newcastle University, on a Department of Health Policy Research Programme investigating NHS mental health workforce changes.
Teaching
- 2020 - present: MRes dissertation supervisor
- 2019 - present: Tutor, MPH programme
- 2018 - 2022: Tutor, MRes Health and Social Care
- 2018 - 2022: Personal Excellence Path tutor, MBChB Programme
- 2014 - 2016: Tutor, Manchester Leadership Programme
- 2014 - 2015: Dissertation supervisor, BNurs Programme
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Areas of expertise
- H Social Sciences (General)
- heath policy
- health services research
- health technology
- ageing
- palliative care
- dementia
- social care
- gerontology
- HM Sociology
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Christabel Pankhurst Institute
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
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Beyond the control of the care home: A meta‐ethnography of qualitative studies of Infection Prevention and Control in residential and nursing homes for older people
Daker‐White, G., Panagioti, M., Giles, S., Blakeman, T., Moore, V., Hall, A., Jones, P. P., Wright, O., Shears, B., Tyler, N. & Campbell, S., Oct 2022, In: Health Expectations. 25, 5, p. 2095-2106 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Constructions of childlessness and ageing: legitimising dependency on unpaid care?
Hall, A., Spiers, G. & Hanratty, B., 24 Oct 2022, In: Quality in Ageing and Older Adults.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Factors associated with unmet need for support to maintain independence in later life: a systematic review of quantitative and qualitative evidence
Spiers, G. F., Kunonga, T. P., Daniel, S., Hall, A., Kingston, A., Williams, O., Beyer, F. R., Bower, P., Craig, D., Todd, C. & Hanratty, B., 6 Oct 2022, In: Age and Ageing. 51, 10, afac228.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Older people’s access to digitalised services: briefing note
Hall, A., Money, A., Eost-Telling, C. & Mcdermott, J., 6 Jan 2022Research output: Other contribution
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Transitional Care Interventions for Older Residents of Long-term Care Facilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Birtwell, K., Planner, C., Hodkinson, A., Hall, A., Giles, S., Campbell, S., Tyler, N., Panagioti, M. & Daker-White, G., 4 May 2022, In: JAMA Network Open. 5, 5, p. e2210192 10192.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Projects
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DHSCRG: Digital Health and Social Care Research Group
Dowding, D., Hawley-Hague, H., O'Connor, S., Stanmore, E., Kirk, S., Hall, A., Burden, S., Deane, J., Eost-Telling, C., Gasteiger, N., Jeyasingham, D., Christie, J., Rogers, K., Dumville, J., Atkinson, R., Vercell, A. & Ford, C.
Project: Research
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HARG: Healthy Ageing Research Group
Todd, C., Stanmore, E., Hall, A., Littlewood, A., Davies, A., Sowerbutts, A. M., Maharani, A., Dowding, D., Jones, D., Boulton, L., Cruickshank, F., Hawley-Hague, H., Brooks, J., Griffiths, J., Spencer, K., Fisher, K., Mcgarrigle, L., Cook, M., Pendleton, N., Stanford, P., Lasrado, R., Ahmed, S., Clinch, S., Burden, S., Gluchowski, A., Ford, C., Al Zadjali, F., Sremanakova, J., Fisher, K., Zougar, M., Almohaisen, N., Yang, Y., Mckenzie, Y., O'Connor, S., Aminu, A., Bosco, A., Parchment, A., Money, A., Mackenzie, A., Karki, B., Poku, B., Eost-Telling, C., French, C., Harris, D., Andah, E., Vardy, E., Hakeem, F., Donald, G., Bilsborough, H., Gangannagaripalli, J., Astbury, J., Garsden, J., Ventre, J., Aguilera Munoz, J., Allsopp, K., Mcgarrigle, L., Mott, L., Huang, L., Tomkow, L., Ahmed, N., Fox, S., Mcdermott, J., Hoodless, S., Dlima, S., Shi, Y. & Tang, Y.
Project: Research
Prizes
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President's Doctoral Scholar Award
Hall, Alex (Recipient), 2012
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Activities
- 1 Publication peer-review
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Health and Social Care in the Community (Journal)
Alex Hall (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
Datasets
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Implementing a video-based intervention to empower staff members in an autism care organization: a qualitative study
Hall, A. (Contributor), Finch, T. (Contributor), Kolehmainen, N. (Contributor) & James, D. (Contributor), figshare , 21 Oct 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3621218.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Implementing_a_video-based_intervention_to_empower_staff_members_in_an_autism_care_organization_a_qualitative_study/3621218/1
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Thesis
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An exploration into the implementation of monitoring technologies in care homes for people with dementia
Author: Hall, A., 31 Dec 2016Supervisor: Todd, C. (Supervisor), Stanmore, E. (Supervisor) & Brown Wilson, C. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Phd
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