Dr Clare Gardiner PhD, BSc (hons)

School of Health and Related Research
Section of Public Health
The University of Sheffield
Regent Court
30 Regent Street
Sheffield
S1 4DA
UK

Office:  Room 2037, 2nd Floor, ScHARR

Tel:  +44 (0) 114 222 0764
Fax: +44 (0) 114 272 4095

email: c.gardiner@sheffield.ac.uk

Biography

I joined the University of Sheffield in 2008 following completion of a PhD in Psychology.  I currently work as a Lecturer in Public Health at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), where I contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and have involvement in a range of research projects.

Research Interests

My research interests are in palliative and end of life care, ageing and older people research, palliative care for non-cancer conditions including COPD and dementia and the impact of physical environment on end of life care.  I have interests in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies.

Teaching Interests

I contribute to undergraduate teaching across the public health component of the medical degree and to postgraduate teaching across a range of courses indlucing the MPH.

PhD Supervision

I am interested in supervising Research Students in the areas of palliative and end of life care and older peoole research.

Professional Activities

• Chair of the Sheffield Palliative Care Studies Advisory Group (regional PPI group).
• Member of the Palliative Care Research Society
• Peer reviewer for a range of international journals and funding bodies

Current Projects

• Factors supporting good partnership working between specialist and generalist palliative  care services University of Sheffield Early Career Researcher fund, £66,000.
• Transitions to palliative care for older people in actute hospitals NIHR (SDO) £480,000.
• NIHR CLAHRC South Yorkshire Stroke  Theme.

Key Publications

Gardiner C, Gott M, Ingleton C.
Factors supporting good partnership working between generalist and specialist palliative care services: a systematic review.
(2012) British Journal of General Practice

Gardiner C, Gott M, Ingleton C, Hughes P, Winslow M, Bennett M.
Attitudes of healthcare professionals to opioid prescribing in end of life care: a qualitiative focus group study.
(2012) Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Gott M, Bennett M, Ingleton C, Gardiner C.
Transitions to palliative care in acute hospitals in England: a qualitative study.
(2011) BMJ 2011;342:d1773

Gardiner C, Cobb M, Gott M, Ingleton C.
Barriers to the provision of palliative care for older people in acute hospitals.
(2011) Age & Ageing 40: 233-238

Gardiner C, Brereton L, Gott M, Ingleton C, Barnes S.
Exploring health professionals' views regarding the optimum physical environment for palliative and end of life care in the acute hospital setting: a qualitative study.
(2011) BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care; 1:162-166

Gardiner C, Gott M, Ingleton C, Ryan T.
Exploring the transition from curative care to palliative care: a systematic review of the literature.
(2011) BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 1:56-63.

Gardiner C, Gott M, Payne S, Small N, Halpin D, Seamark D.
Exploring the care needs of patients with advanced COPD: An overview of the literature.
(2010) Respiratory Medicine. 104: 159-165

Gardiner C, Gott M, Payne S, Small N,  Barnes S, Halpin D, Ruse C, Seamark D.
Living with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): Patients concerns regarding death and dying.
(2009) Palliative Medicine 23(8)691-697