Dr Anna Bone PhD, MPH, BA
Lecturer in Epidemiology and Palliative Care
Research interests
- Palliative care
Pronouns
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Biography
Dr Anna has a BA in Human Sciences from The University of Oxford, a Masters in Public Health (MPH) from Imperial College London and a PhD from King’s College London. Anna began working at the Cicely Saunders Institute in 2013. During this time, Anna has worked on research studies relating to palliative care provision for frail older people. This included OPTCare Elderly, a study developing and testing a short-term integrated palliative and supportive service for frail older people in the community, and the International Access Rights and Empowerment Study (IARE) II, which examined the needs, preferences and experiences of frail older people with acute illness who do not have access to specialist palliative care.
Research Interests
Anna is also interested in patterns of emergency hospital attendance among older people towards the end of life, and models of palliative care for older people including care home residents.
Enquiring about potential PhD supervision
Dr Anna is currently supervising PhD student with project title: "Development and feasibility evaluation of a personalised intervention on sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity among adults at risk of, or with sarcopenia in nursing homes".
If you’re thinking of applying for one of our PhD programmes and are looking for potential supervisors, please email nmpc_pgr_enquiries@kcl.ac.uk listing the names of the supervisors you’ve identified as having expertise in your chosen area, along with your CV and a short research proposal.
Our Postgraduate Research Team will contact supervisors on your behalf and get back to you. If you have any queries in the meantime, please use the email address above, rather than contacting potential PhD supervisors directly, because they are unable to respond to initial enquiries.
Research profile
Research
International Access Rights & Empowerment II
IARE II is an observational study of frail older people who do not have access to specialist palliative care services.
Project status: Ongoing
Better End of Life Project
Understanding experiences of dying, death, and bereavement in the UK, and compelling local and national policy-makers to act to improve people’s experiences.
Project status: Ongoing
Integrated Community Palliative Partnership
The Integrated Community Palliative Partnership (ICPP) is a study that aims to develop a model of community palliative partnership working in care homes.
Project status: Ongoing
Optimising Palliative Care for Older People in Community Settings
OPTCare Elderly aimed to improve the quality of life for older people by developing a new short-term integrated palliative and supportive care service.
Project status: Completed
Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care: Connecting to Boost Impact & Data Assets
The CovPall-Connect project provides an opportunity for national data linkage on the palliative care response to COVID-19.
Project status: Ongoing
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
Foundations for Future Care
As it's World Hospice and Palliative Care Day we thought we'd share a story from the Autumn 2018 issue of InTouch about the importance of end of life care.
Research shows end of life care was not seen as an essential, frontline service in the pandemic
Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support.
Community settings may replace hospital as most common place to die in Scotland by 2040
New research urges investment in end of life care at home and care homes to cope with expected demand.
Research
International Access Rights & Empowerment II
IARE II is an observational study of frail older people who do not have access to specialist palliative care services.
Project status: Ongoing
Better End of Life Project
Understanding experiences of dying, death, and bereavement in the UK, and compelling local and national policy-makers to act to improve people’s experiences.
Project status: Ongoing
Integrated Community Palliative Partnership
The Integrated Community Palliative Partnership (ICPP) is a study that aims to develop a model of community palliative partnership working in care homes.
Project status: Ongoing
Optimising Palliative Care for Older People in Community Settings
OPTCare Elderly aimed to improve the quality of life for older people by developing a new short-term integrated palliative and supportive care service.
Project status: Completed
Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Palliative & End of Life Care: Connecting to Boost Impact & Data Assets
The CovPall-Connect project provides an opportunity for national data linkage on the palliative care response to COVID-19.
Project status: Ongoing
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
Foundations for Future Care
As it's World Hospice and Palliative Care Day we thought we'd share a story from the Autumn 2018 issue of InTouch about the importance of end of life care.
Research shows end of life care was not seen as an essential, frontline service in the pandemic
Findings from a new report prompt calls for proper recognition and sustainable funding of end of life care and bereavement support.
Community settings may replace hospital as most common place to die in Scotland by 2040
New research urges investment in end of life care at home and care homes to cope with expected demand.