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Expert Components of Person-Centred Nursing Intervention for older People with Dementia and/or Cognitive Impairment in a Hospital Experiencing Distress:

This research study outlines a person-centred intervention delivered by specialist dementia nurses to reduce distress in hospital patients with dementia and/or cognitive impairment. The project aims to identify the key components of the intervention, understand its impact on people's wellbeing, and support the delivery of effective, person-centred care. Early findings highlight the importance of comprehensive, individualised assessment and tailored interventions that address physical, psychological, and social needs, helping to reduce distress and improve the hospital experience for people with dementia and/or cognitive impairment.

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project is a research, education and community engagement project that aims to raise awareness of bone health and osteoporosis prevention and management through working with health and social care professionals and people living with osteoporosis.

The project facilitates a range of educational initiatives to enhance knowledge and understanding of bone health and osteoporosis among health and social care professionals, undergraduate and post-graduate healthcare students, and the public, supporting prevention, early identification and person-centred approaches to care.

Our community engagement work focuses on building a community of people living with osteoporosis and health and social care professionals with a special interest in bone health and osteoporosis. This is achieved through hosting community cafes, forums, symposiums and digital knowledge exchange.

The Lydia Osteoporosis Project also undertakes person-centred research on the impact of osteoporosis and osteoporosis as a public health issue, aiming to improve healthcare and community support services for people living with osteoporosis.

‘See Me, Hear Me’ is a short film focusing on the acute impacts of climate change, the footage integrates visits to mental health support groups within the Upper West Region of Ghana, capturing individual voices and artwork highlighting the rural context of climate change.

The project is continuing research within the Upper West Region of Ghana exploring the intersection between mental health and person-centred climate change mitigation strategies. This will focus on exploring capacity of current women’s farming initiatives to provide daycare shelters on farms, which allows woman to continue to provide care for family members of poor mental health while at the workplace.

The research is underpinned by consistent commitment to person-centred practice, participatory methodologies and the amplification of lived experience within global mental health research and practice. This work will continue to develop a partnership with Zambian research organisations to explore the application and impact of its model in supporting peer counsellors.

Collaborative Research with Leuchie House:

This collaborative project, developed in partnership with Leuchie House, focuses on experiences of loneliness, connection and wellbeing within neurological respite care. Led by researchers from the Centre for Person-centred Practice Research at Queen Margaret University, the project reflects the Centre’s ongoing commitment to person-centred research that values relationships, wellbeing and lived experiences within health and social care.

The partnership also supports collaborative working between academia and practice, while creating opportunities for nursing students to engage in meaningful research within real-world care environments.

Occupational therapy has a long-standing focus on supporting people to live meaningful, healthy lives. However, far less attention has been paid to what it is like to be an occupational therapist. Growing evidence shows that workplace pressures, stress, burnout and feeling undervalued can affect therapists’ wellbeing, professional identity and their ability to deliver truly person-centred care.

This study is a partnership with clinical home services and uses a community-based participatory research approach, meaning occupational therapists are active partners in the research rather than just participants. By working alongside therapists as co-researchers, the study explores everyday experiences of practice and what helps or hinders meaningful engagement at work. The findings aim to support healthier, more sustainable working lives for occupational therapists and strengthen person-centred practice across health and social care.

This consultation project aims to develop an evaluation framework for the Scottish Chamber Orchestra's creative engagement work, with a particular focus on its Craigmillar residency. The project supports the evaluation of ongoing activities, co-designs a sustainable framework for future work, and strengthens internal evaluation capacity within the organisation. It also seeks to share learning and best practice across the wider arts, policy, and funding sectors, positioning the SCO as a leader in the evaluation of creative engagement programmes.