Matthew will play a pivotal role in leading multi-disciplinary health care research, public involvement, and education at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation at King's.

Matthew joined the Cicely Saunders Institute in 2011 as a National Institute for Health and Care Research fellow. Over the last 10 years, he has built a successful programme of research that tackles difficult to manage symptoms and syndromes, especially in chronic respiratory disease and cancer. This research improves rehabilitation policy and practice to support the independence of people affected by serious illness and improve their quality of life for patients and families. 

Matthew has brought major research funding to King’s, including further NIHR fellowships and project grants. In 2021 Professor Maddocks was awarded a European Respiratory Society (ERS) Mid-Career Gold Medal for Allied Health Professionals for his excellent track record and the potential for further outstanding developments within his field.

He plans to lead pragmatic effectiveness trials of complex interventions, partnering with the Nightingale-Saunders Clinical Trials Unit, find ways to improve how people with serious illnesses can function in their surrounding environment, and incorporate economic evaluations into clinical studies to understand how rehabilitation can change health and care requirements and costs. He will also develop evidence-led content on ‘enablement and adaptation’ to enhance the Faculty’s undergraduate and postgraduate education portfolio, to equip the workforce to meet the priorities of our changing population.