Overview

Nicholas completed his undergraduate medical degree at Hull York Medical School and undertook his foundation training in Dorset and the Isle of Wight. He completed his GP training in Dorset in 2014. After being appointed the Dementia lead for a GP practice he developed an interest in dementia. He worked closely with care homes for two years with a focus on providing proactive care and advanced care planning before taking the appointment as a Clinical Training Fellow at Exeter.

Nicholas is funded by the Alzheimer’s Society as part of the INTERACT project. His research interests are person-centred care and improving the quality of care in the care home setting.

His PhD is focusing on activities for people with severe dementia in the care home setting and digital methods to personalise them.

Qualifications

MBBS DRCOG

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Research

Research projects

Project- ENgagement And feasibility of an evidence-based ACtivity Toolkit for people with severe dementia living in care homes (ENACT)

Supervisor Anne Corbett. Funded by Alzheimer’s society.

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