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India Tunnard

Miss India Tunnard MSc, BSc (Hons)

Cicely Saunders International PhD Training Fellow

Research interests

  • Palliative care

Pronouns

she/her

Biography

India joined the Cicely Saunders Institute in 2017 as a Research Administrator. She was appointed as Research Project and Coordination Assistant in July 2019 and works predominantly on the SPACE project and the EMBED-Care programme. India is also our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion deputy chair and an active member of our Patient and Public Involvement group.

India has a background in Psychology with a BSc (Hons) from the University of Plymouth and an MSc in Social and Organizational Psychology from the University of Exeter.

    Research

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    Managing Care for Adults During Clinical Uncertainty in Community Hospitals

    Development and feasibility evaluation of a new Symptom & Psychosocial Assessment & Communication Evaluation (SPACE) tool.

    Project status: Ongoing

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    Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care

    Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care (EMBED-Care) is a joint programme between King’s College London and University College London.

    Project status: Ongoing

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    CovPall Care Homes: Rapid Evaluation of the Care Home Response to the Need for Palliative & End of Life Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    This CovPall Care Homes Project looks at integration, communication and workforce resilience in Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Project status: Completed

    News

    New research highlights need for greater integration of palliative care in community hospital settings

    Findings from the first national study in England to examine the characteristics and mortality rates of patients in community hospitals.

    Empty hospital beds on a ward. Photo by Daan Stevens on Unsplash

    MSc Palliative Care User Involvement session

      Research

      older man consultation csi project 780x450
      Managing Care for Adults During Clinical Uncertainty in Community Hospitals

      Development and feasibility evaluation of a new Symptom & Psychosocial Assessment & Communication Evaluation (SPACE) tool.

      Project status: Ongoing

      dementia older lady looking out window csi project 780x450
      Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care

      Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care (EMBED-Care) is a joint programme between King’s College London and University College London.

      Project status: Ongoing

      elderly lady mask wheelchair csi project 780x450
      CovPall Care Homes: Rapid Evaluation of the Care Home Response to the Need for Palliative & End of Life Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

      This CovPall Care Homes Project looks at integration, communication and workforce resilience in Care Homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

      Project status: Completed

      News

      New research highlights need for greater integration of palliative care in community hospital settings

      Findings from the first national study in England to examine the characteristics and mortality rates of patients in community hospitals.

      Empty hospital beds on a ward. Photo by Daan Stevens on Unsplash

      MSc Palliative Care User Involvement session