Research and Consultancy
The Faculty of Health and Social Care has a growing national research profile and has a successful track record in undertaking externally commissioned service evaluation on a wide range of topics.
Faculty staff publish in internationally renowned journals and present at national and international conferences. Staff are also engaged in consultancy, act as scientific reviewers for international conferences and are grant reviewers for local and national funding bodies.
Collaborative Research
The overarching aim of the Faculty Research Strategy is to ‘Develop Scholarship, Research and Knowledge transfer activity to underpin the health and social care portfolio of the Faculty of Health’.
To meet this aim collaborative links with clinical health and social care service providers have been made, ensuring Faculty research is in keeping with local and national research priorities. This partnership includes representation from local NHS and social care providers on the Faculty Research Committee. Additionally, the Faculty is committed to developing opportunities for interdisciplinary research including joint projects from across the other Faculties in Edge Hill.
External Partnerships
Mersey Deanery – The Faculty of Health has collaborated with Mersey Deanery since 2002, resulting in the development of expertise in the field of postgraduate medical and multi-professional education.
Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute – Since 2002 the Faculty of Health has developed research links with Marie Curie and latterly the recently established Marie Curie Palliative Institute Liverpool.
International Research
Building upon the research experience in End of Life Care, a research collaboration has been established with Hospice Africa, Uganda.