| Generic Research Area |
Detail |
Centre of Good Practice |
| Biological (and social) gerontology |
Exercise physiology, Arthopometrics, Genetics, Molecular biology, functional health. Development of instrumennts to measure need, dependency and health outcomes |
Brighton
Bristol
Cambridge
Cardiff
Chester
Edinburgh
Keele
Liverpool
Newcastle
Oxford
Belfast
Reading
Sunderland
|
| Bladder and Bowel Health |
Including all aspects of CKD, incontinence etc |
Liverpool |
| Blood disorders |
Inflammation and wounds |
Manchester |
| Bone health |
Parthogenesis and treatment; Osteoporosis, prevention of fractures; Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism |
Bradford
Cambridge
Chester
Newcastle
Newcastle (Freeman)
Nottingham
Reading
|
| Cardiovascular disease |
Including syncope, falls, vascular dementia, clinical pharmacology, Congestive heart failure, Vascular cognitive impairment, Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular epidemiology |
Bournemouth
Brighton
Cambridge
Dundee
East Anglia
Glasgow
Leicester
London (Imperial College)
Newcastle
Sheffield (Hallam)
Sunderland
|
| Cerebral Ageing and Mental Health including Delirium and Dementia |
Alzheimers and all aspects of mental ageing including delirium and Dementia |
Belfast
Bradford
Brighton
Bristol
Cardiff
East Anglia
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Keele
London (SG)
London (Guys & St Thomas')
London (Imperial College)
Manchester
Nottingham
Newcastle
Oxford
Rhyl, N. Wales
Wolverhampton
|
| Community geriatrics, Continuing care and rehabilitation and Chronic Disease Management, Advance Care Planning |
Community geriatrics, care home medicine, delivery of long term institutional care, role of behavioural factors, health status measurement |
Bradford
Cambridge
Cardiff
Glasgow
Keele
London (SG)
Leicester
Nottingham
Rhyl, N. Wales
Wolverhampton
Sheffield (Hallam)
Sunderland
|
| Diabetes |
|
Brighton
London (Archway)
Newcastle
Sheffield (Hallam)
Sunderland
|
| Education (Medical) |
Relating to the education of doctors (and allied health professionals) |
North West Deanery |
| Epidemiology (specific) |
Cancer epidemiology |
Cambridge
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Leicester (Nuffield)
London (Imperial College)
Newcastle
West Sussex
|
| Ethics |
Including issues around vulnerable people's care; ageism, elder abuse, communication |
Brighton
Cardiff
Leicester
Newcastle
Nottingham
Reading
Wolverhampton
|
| Falls and fracture |
Including clinical trials of low cost drugs, postural stability |
Bournemouth
Chester
Keele
London
Newcastle
Nottingham
Reading
Sheffield (Hallam)
Sunderland
|
| Frailty |
|
Brighton
Cardiff
Dundee
|
| Gait disorders |
Including intermediate gait, hoists and equipment |
Leeds
London (SG)
Nottingham
Sheffield (Hallam)
|
| Health Services Research |
Including service development, good governance |
Brighton
Canterbury
Cardiff
Dundee
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Keele
London
Leicester (Nuffield)
North West Deanery
Nottingham
Oxford (Geratology)
Oxford
Reading
Sheffield
|
| Incontinence (Bowel and bladder health) |
Urinary tract health, renal medicine |
Canterbury
London (Archway) |
| Neurodegenerative disease |
Including dementia, Parkinson's and Alzheimers, Neuropsychology of different dementias |
Bristol
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Keele
Liverpool
Manchester
Wolverhampton |
| Nutrition |
Clinical nutrition interventions |
London (Imperial College) |
| Palliative Care |
|
Bournemouth
Nottingham
Reading
|
| Respiratory |
End stage lung disease; Ventilatory control |
Bournemouth
Chester |
| Sarcopenia |
Loss of function and frailty, functional health |
Cambridge
Edinburgh
London (SG)
Newcastle
|
| Stroke |
Acute stroke, rehabilitation and discharge, mental state, long term care, hypertension, thrombolysis, Epidemiology, COPD, Cerebrovascular Disease |
Bradford
Bournemouth
Brighton
Canterbury
Edinburgh
Gateshead
Glasgow
Keele
Leicester
Liverpool
London
London (SG)
London (Guys & St Thomas')
Newcastle
Nottingham
Oxford
Rhyl, N. Wales
Sheffield (Hallam)
Sunderland
|
| Technology |
Equipment, hoists
Also, instruments for measuring dependency, need and health outcomes |
Leeds
Oxford |
| Town/City |
Centre Name |
Centre Head |
| Belfast |
Queen’s University, Belfast Dept of Geriatric Medicine |
Prof R W Stout |
| Bradford |
Academic Unit of Elderly Care & Rehabilitation, Bradford Hospitals Trust & University of Leeds |
Prof J B Young (updated 2007) |
| Bournemouth |
Royal Bournemouth Hospital (University of Bournemouth ) |
Prof S C Allen (updated 2007) |
| Brighton |
University of Sussex, Section of Geriatrics and Stroke Medicine, Brighton and Sussex Medical School |
Prof C Rajkumar (updated Jan 2008) |
| Bristol |
Bristol Dementia Research Group |
Dr P Kehoe |
| Cambridge |
Clinical Gerontology Unit, University of Cambridge |
Prof Kay-Tee Khaw |
| Canterbury |
East Kent Hospitals Trust, Centre for Health Services Studies, University of Kent , Canterbury |
CHSS: Prof Andy Alaszerski
Health Research Programme : Prof Iain Carpenter Stroke Research : Dr David Smithard and Dr Jonathan Potter
|
| Cardiff |
University Dept of Geriatric Medicine, Wales College of Medicine, Biology and Life Sciences, Cardiff |
Prof Tony Bayer (Updated Jan 2008) |
| Chester |
Countess of Chester Hospital |
Dr Fitzroy-Smith |
| Dundee |
University of Dundee Section of Ageing and Health |
Prof Marion McMurdo (updated 2007) |
| Edinburgh |
Geriatric Medicine, Department of Clinical and Surgical Sciences, University of Edinburgh |
Dr Gillian Mead (updated Jan 2008) |
| Gateshead |
Stroke Research Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital , Gateshead |
Prof David Barer |
| Glasgow |
Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Glasgow Royal Infirmary |
Prof David J Stott (updated Jan 2008) |
| Keele |
Keele Interdisciplinary Research Centre on Ageing, Keele University |
Tom Scharf / Roger Beach (updated Jan 2008) |
| Leeds |
|
Prof Graham Mulley |
| Leicester |
Ageing and Stroke Medicine Section, Leicester |
Prof Tom Robinson and Prof John Potter (Partially updated Nov 2007) |
| Leicester (Nuffield RU) |
Leicester Nuffield Research Unit |
Prof Carol Jagger |
| Liverpool |
Group of research active consultants |
No official head but main contact is Prof J Barrett (updated Jan 2008) |
| London |
King’s College, Dept of Stroke Medicine |
Prof Lalit Kalra (updated Jan 2008) |
| London |
Dept of Medicine, Archway Campus, University of London |
Prof James Malone-Lee |
| London |
Imperial College of London, Care of the Elderly |
Dr N S Beckett (updated Jan 2008) |
| London |
Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, Section of Care of the Elderly (Hammersmith Campus) |
|
| London |
Centre for Rehabilitation and Ageing, Geriatric Medicine, St George’s University of London SW17 |
Prof V M Pomeroy |
| London |
Ageing and Health, Guys and St Thomas' Hospitals |
Dr D Harari |
| Manchester |
University of Manchester , Division of Medicine and Neurosciences – Hope Hospital |
Prof M A Horan |
| Newcastle |
University Dept of Geriatric Medicine, Newcastle |
Prof Tom Kirkwood
Prof Ian McKeith (updated Jan 2008)
|
| Newcastle (Freeman) |
Bone Clinic, Musculoskeletal Unit, Freeman Hospital |
Dr R M Francis |
| Norfolk |
Ageing and Stroke Medicine Section, University of Anglia |
Prof John Potter (updated Jan 2008) |
| North West Deanery |
Directorate of Education, STC Geriatric Medicine, N.W Deanery |
Prof Paul Baker (updated Jan 2008) |
| Nottingham |
University of Nottingham :
Division of Rehabilitation and Ageing
Division of Stroke Medicine
Nottingham City Hospital:
Clinical Gerontology Research Unit
|
Prof John Gladman (Division of Rehabilitation & Ageing)
Prof Tash Masud (Clinical Gerontology)
Professor Philip Bath (Division of Stroke Medicine)
updated 2007 |
| Oxford |
University Dept of Clinical Geratology of Oxford |
Prof Alastair Buchan (updated 2008) |
| Oxford |
Dept of Public Health, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7LF |
Prof Ray Fitzpatric |
| Reading |
Reading University (has applied to be considered for the next wave of medical schools). |
Prof Margot Gosney (updated 2008) |
| Rhyl, North Wales |
Dept of Geriatric Medicine, Cardiff University, North Wales |
Dr Jolyon Meara, Dr Peter Hobson |
| Sheffield |
Sheffield Institute for Studies in Ageing |
Prof Stuart Parker (updated 2007) |
| Sheffield (Hallam) |
Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University |
Prof R Billingsley (updated 2007) |
| Southampton |
MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, Southampton General Hospital |
Prof Aihie Sayer |
| Sunderland (Newcastle) |
Newcastle University Dept of Geriatric Medicine ( Sunderland ) [update 2007] |
Prof Chris Gray |
| Wolverhampton |
Wolverhampton University School of Health – DementiaPlus |
Prof David Jolley |
