Research project

Planning For Frailty: Optimal Health And Social Care Workforce Organisation Using Demand-led Simulation Modelling (FLOWS)

Research groups:
Lead researcher:

Professor Bronagh Walsh
Other researchers:

Professor Sally Brailsford,

Professor Peter Griffiths,

Professor Jane Ball,

Dr Carole Fogg
Research funder:

National Institute of Health and Care Research
Status:

Active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Bronagh Walsh

Professor

Research interests

Patterns of health service use in older people
Avoidable admissions in older people
Influence of frailty on health service use

Connect with Bronagh

Email: b.m.walsh@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Professor Sally Brailsford

Professor of Management Science

Research interests

Healthcare modelling
Hybrid simulation
Behavioural Operational Research

Connect with Sally

Email: s.c.brailsford@soton.ac.uk

Professor Peter Griffiths

Chair in Health Services Research

Research interests

Health workforce
Epidemiology
Nursing

Connect with Peter

Email: peter.griffiths@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jane Ball FRCN PhD RN Bsc(Hons)

Professorial Fellow-Research

Connect with Jane

Email: jane.ball@soton.ac.uk

Dr Carole Fogg

Senior Research Fellow

Research interests

Use of health and social care ‘big data’ to characterise older people’s service use and outcomes, especially for people living with frailty or dementia.
Development and assessment of interventions to improve care and quality of life for older adults.
Methodological expertise: epidemiology, clinical trials of medicines and devices, feasibility studies, patient and public involvement and engagement with health services research.

Connect with Carole

Email: c.l.fogg@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Ageing and Dementia

We research health issues and care systems that affect quality of life in old age. Our solutions help people stay healthy and independent for as long as possible.

Health Workforce and Systems

We research the organisation and delivery of healthcare and health services in a range of settings.