Professor Ailsa Cameron
B.A.(Exon.), M.Sc.(Lond.)
Expertise
Current positions
Professor of Health and Social Care
School for Policy Studies
Contact
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Research interests
Current and recent research projects
2017-2019 Exploring the role of volunteers in care settings for older people. NIHR SSCR
2016-2018 Support for Older Carers of Older People: the Impact of the 2014 Care Act. NIHR SSCR
2015-2017 The Provision of Adult Social Care for Older People in Extra Care Housing (ECHO). NIHR SSCR
2015 – 2017 The role of local authorities in the provision of Appropriate Adults for vulnerable adults in police custody. NIHR SSCR
Positions
University of Bristol positions
Professor of Health and Social Care
School for Policy Studies
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
Bristol Network for Equality in Early Years Health & Wellbeing
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
We are a team of researchers, doctors, nurses, children's centre staff, community groups and parents who are interested in keeping young children healthy. In our work…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
06/01/2014 to 31/12/2023
Promoting Social Inclusion and Equality in Housing with Care and Support for older people
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, 2019-2021. The principal aim of the DICE Project is to explore the social inclusion of older people from socially diverse backgrounds in…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
14/01/2019 to 31/12/2021
Role of volunteers in care settings with older adults
Principal Investigator
Description
This study sets out to explore how volunteering is implemented and delivered in the mixed economy of social care services for older people. Using an in-depth qualitative case study…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/10/2017 to 30/04/2019
The Provision of Social Care in Extra Care Housing
Principal Investigator
Description
As the UK population ages, the number of older people living on their own and requiring formal care is increasing. While these demographic changes have significant implications for adult…Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/10/2015 to 30/09/2017
HS&DR: Measuring quality in community nursing: a mixed methods study (CQUIN)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
01/04/2014 to 31/12/2016
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
14/09/2020Timebanking and the co‐production of preventive social care with adults
Health and Social Care in the Community
Supporting Older Co-Resident Carers of Older People – The Impact of Care Act Implementation in Four Local Authorities in England
Social Policy and Society
Exploring the role of volunteers in social care for older adults
Quality in Ageing and Older Adults
How do they measure up?
Journal of Health Services Research and Policy
Older people’s perspectives on living in integrated housing and care settings
Journal of Integrated Care
Related people
Professor Randall Smith
Emeritus Professor
School for Policy Studies
Professor Liz Lloyd
Senior Research Fellow
School for Policy Studies
Ms Tricia Jessiman
Senior Research Associate in Qualitative Public Health Research
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Dr Ellie Johnson
Research Associate
School for Policy Studies
Dr Rachel Lart
Associate Professor in Social Policy Education
School for Policy Studies
