Personal profile
Research interests
Alex is a Lecturer in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work. He is deputy lead of the Healthy Ageing Research Group and a co-investigator of the NIHR Healthy Ageing Policy Research Unit, and a member of the Digital Health and Social Care Research Group. His research interests relate to social gerontology, dementia, social care 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).
Alex is currently an NIHR Research Programme for Social Care funding committee member. He is a former editorial board member for Health and Social Care in the Community and a former University Research Ethics Committee deputy chair.
Methodological knowledge
- Qualitative methods
- Mixed methods
- Evidence synthesis
- Implementation theory
Qualifications
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- 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
- Lecturer in Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work
- Division PGR Tutor
- Member of the NIHR Policy Research Unit Healthy Ageing, Healthy Ageing Research Group and Digital Health and Social Care Research Group.
- NIHR Research Programme for Social Care committee member
Previous roles
- 2020 - 2022: Associate Editor, Health & Social Care in the Community
- 2019 - 2023: Member of NIHR Older People & Frailty Policy Research Unit
- 2018 - 2022: Member of University Research Ethics Committee
- 2017 - 2019: Member of Greater Manchester CLAHRC end-of-life programme team
- 2016 - 2017: Research Associate (Health Organisation, Policy and Economics group), exploring commissioning of health and social care services in England following the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
- 2016: Research Councils UK fellowship, Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
- 2012 - 2016: PhD exploring the implementation of monitoring technologies in care homes for people with dementia.
- 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
Alex predominantly teaches research methods on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Division of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work. He is unit lead for the NURS60017 Qualitative Design & Analysis unit of the MRes programme and Division PGR Tutor. He holds Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Alex also has experience supporting a range of other programmes including the Masters in Public Health, the MBChB and the Manchester Leadership Programme.
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
- Healthier Futures
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):
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Adapting the Germ Defence Web-Based Intervention to Improve Infection Prevention and Control in Care Homes: Interview Study Among Care Home Staff
Hall, A., Aguilera Munoz, J., McGarrigle PhD, L., Eost-Telling, C., Denison-Day, J., Cabral, C., Willcox, M. & Todd, C., 19 Feb 2025, In: JMIR Formative Research. 9, e66706.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AGEING IN THE NORTH
Ahmed, F., Aminu, A., Bellantuono, I., Boston, R., Brown, H., Buffel, T., Burden, S., Castellani, B., Clarke, C., Clarkson, D., Crossdale , R., Davey, V., Davies, H., Davies, L., Dixon, M., French, C., Hall, A., Hammond, M., Hanratty, B. & Hill, T. & 14 others, , 27 Jun 2025, (Accepted/In press) Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA).Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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A little bit of empathy and compassion would go a long way’: emotional and psychosocial experiences of money management and cognitive decline in later life
Hall, A., Price, D., Straub, C. & Glover-Thomas, N., 12 Aug 2025, In: Ageing and Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A scoping review of the reporting quality of reviews of commercially and publicly available mobile health apps
Gasteiger, N., Norman, G., Grainger, R., van der Veer, S. N., McGarrigle, L., Jones, D., Eost-Telling, C., Vercell, A., Ford, C. R., Ali, S. M., Law, K., Zhao, Q., Byerly, M., Shi, C., Davies, A., Hall, A. & Dowding, D., 28 Feb 2025, In: JAMIA Open. 8, 1, ooae159.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Disparities in the use of remote general practice consultations: learning from the COVID-19 pandemic, an analysis of 19 million electronic health records using OpenSAFELY
Aminu, A., Sinclair, D., Davies, K., Hall, A., Wiedemann, M., O'Neill, T., Clegg, A. B. & Todd, C., 2 Dec 2025, In: BMC Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PRU Healthy Ageing Policy Research Unit 2024-2028
Todd, C. (PI), Bower, P. (CoI), Hall, A. (CoI), Mcdermott, J. (CoI) & Price, D. (CoI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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DHSCRG: Digital Health and Social Care Research Group
Dowding, D. (Researcher), Hawley-Hague, H. (Researcher), O'Connor, S. (Researcher), Stanmore, E. (Researcher), Kirk, S. (Researcher), Hall, A. (Researcher), Burden, S. (Researcher), Deane, J. (Researcher), Eost-Telling, C. (Researcher), Gasteiger, N. (Researcher), Jeyasingham, D. (Researcher), Christie, J. (Researcher), Rogers, K. (Researcher), Dumville, J. (Researcher), Atkinson, R. (Researcher), Vercell, A. (Researcher) & Ford, C. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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HARG: Healthy Ageing Research Group
Todd, C. (Researcher), Stanmore, E. (Researcher), Hall, A. (Researcher), Littlewood, A. (Researcher), Davies, A. (Researcher), Sowerbutts, A. M. (Researcher), Maharani, A. (Researcher), Dowding, D. (Researcher), Jones, D. (Researcher), Boulton, L. (Researcher), Cruickshank, F. (Researcher), Hawley-Hague, H. (Researcher), Brooks, J. (Researcher), Griffiths, J. (Researcher), Spencer, K. (Researcher), Fisher, K. (Researcher), Mcgarrigle, L. (Researcher), Cook, M. (Researcher), Pendleton, N. (Researcher), Stanford, P. (Researcher), Lasrado, R. (Researcher), Ahmed, S. (Researcher), Clinch, S. (Researcher), Burden, S. (Researcher), Gluchowski, A. (Researcher), Ford, C. (PGR student), Al Zadjali, F. (PGR student), Sremanakova, J. (PGR student), Fisher, K. (PGR student), Zougar, M. (PGR student), Almohaisen, N. (PGR student), Yang, Y. (PGR student), Mckenzie, Y. (PGR student), O'Connor, S. (Researcher), Aminu, A. (Researcher), Bosco, A. (Researcher), Parchment, A. (Researcher), Money, A. (Researcher), Mackenzie, A. (Researcher), Karki, B. (PGR student), Poku, B. (Researcher), Eost-Telling, C. (Researcher), French, C. (PGR student), Harris, D. (PGR student), Damisa, E. (Researcher), Vardy, E. (Researcher), Hakeem, F. (Researcher), Donald, G. (Researcher), Bilsborough, H. (PGR student), Gangannagaripalli, J. (Researcher), Astbury, J. (Researcher), Garsden, J. (Researcher), Ventre, J. (Researcher), Aguilera Munoz, J. (Researcher), Allsopp, K. (Researcher), Mcgarrigle, L. (Researcher), Mott, L. (PGR student), Huang, L. (Researcher), Tomkow, L. (Researcher), Ahmed, N. (Researcher), Fox, S. (Researcher), Mcdermott, J. (Researcher), Hoodless, S. (Researcher), Dlima, S. (PGR student), Shi, Y. (PGR student) & Tang, Y. (PGR student)
Project: Research
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Mental capacity and personal finances: a qualitative study of assessment and support
Hall, A. (PI), Glover-Thomas, N. (CoI) & Price, D. (PI)
1/04/21 → 31/07/23
Project: Research
Prizes
Activities
- 1 Publication peer-review
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Health and Social Care in the Community (Journal)
Hall, A. (Associate editor)
1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review › Research
Thesis
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An exploration into the implementation of monitoring technologies in care homes for people with dementia
Hall, A. (Author), Todd, C. (Main Supervisor), Stanmore, E. (Co Supervisor) & Brown Wilson, C. (Co Supervisor), 26 Oct 2016Student thesis: Phd
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