Professor Matthew Maddocks PhD, MCSP, FHEA
Professor of Health Services Research & Rehabilitation
- Research Strategy & Quality & Executive Lead and PGR Lead, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation
- Research Executive Lead Palliative Care Clinical Academic Group, King's Health Partners
Research interests
- Palliative care
Pronouns
he/him
Biography
Matthew is an academic physiotherapist. He completed a PhD on the role of exercise in cancer cachexia in 2010 and has since held National Institute of Health Research post-doctoral, clinical trials and career development fellowships. He is a co-lead for the Palliative & End of Life Care theme of the NIHR Applied Research Collaborative for South London.
He leads a team undertaking applied clinical and health services research that advances rehabilitation and palliative care for people with serious illness, through improved management of complex symptoms including breathlessness, fatigue, weakness, and syndromes including cachexia, sarcopenia and frailty.
Research
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Delivery of Rehabilitation in Specialist Palliative Care Services
The CovPall Rehab project aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 on specialist palliative care rehabilitation and improve ongoing service provision.
Project status: Ongoing
Adapting Pulmonary Rehabilitation for People Living with COPD & Frailty
People with COPD and frailty can benefit from, yet face trouble completing pulmonary rehabilitation. BreathePlus will develop and test a new adapted approach.
Project status: Ongoing
Global Oncology Group
The Global Oncology Group brings together global cancer faculty across King’s College London and it’s NHS partner hospitals under Kings’ Health Partners.
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.
Project status: Ongoing
Global Health and Palliative Care
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Global Health and Palliative Care (GHAP): expanding access
Project status: Ongoing
News
Breathlessness treatments do reduce patient distress
According to new research from the Cicely Saunders Institute.
EU backs clinical trials that could transform incurable cancer care
Healthcare for incurable cancer could undergo reform following a study looking at how palliative rehabilitation can improve patient quality of life.
UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life
New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.
Dr Matthew Maddocks' research recognised by European Respiratory Society
Dr Maddocks has been awarded the ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal for Allied Health Professionals.
Matthew Maddocks promoted to Professor Health Services Research & Rehabilitation
Matthew Maddocks, a Reader in Health Services Research, and a world-leading researcher on the intersections between rehabilitation and palliative care has...
Events
Professor Lorna Fraser and Professor Matthew Maddocks inaugural lecture
A celebration of our new Professors Lorna Fraser and Matthew Maddocks
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Transforming the management of breathlessness in advanced illness
The drug-free support helping people cope with breathlessness
- Research Methods & Statistics in Palliative Care
- Assessment and Management of Symptoms in Advanced Diseases
- MBBS Medicine Scholarly Project Module
- Physiotherapy Research Project
Research
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Delivery of Rehabilitation in Specialist Palliative Care Services
The CovPall Rehab project aims to understand the impact of COVID-19 on specialist palliative care rehabilitation and improve ongoing service provision.
Project status: Ongoing
Adapting Pulmonary Rehabilitation for People Living with COPD & Frailty
People with COPD and frailty can benefit from, yet face trouble completing pulmonary rehabilitation. BreathePlus will develop and test a new adapted approach.
Project status: Ongoing
Global Oncology Group
The Global Oncology Group brings together global cancer faculty across King’s College London and it’s NHS partner hospitals under Kings’ Health Partners.
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness
Better Treatments for Refractory Breathlessness (BETTER-B) aims to improve the lives of people with severe breathlessness.
Project status: Ongoing
Global Health and Palliative Care
NIHR Global Health Research Group on Global Health and Palliative Care (GHAP): expanding access
Project status: Ongoing
News
Breathlessness treatments do reduce patient distress
According to new research from the Cicely Saunders Institute.
EU backs clinical trials that could transform incurable cancer care
Healthcare for incurable cancer could undergo reform following a study looking at how palliative rehabilitation can improve patient quality of life.
UK COVID policies may have disproportionally impacted ethnic minorities at the end of life
New research has found UK wide COVID-19 policies may have disproportionately impacted people from ethnic minority groups at the end of life.
Dr Matthew Maddocks' research recognised by European Respiratory Society
Dr Maddocks has been awarded the ERS Mid-Career Gold Medal for Allied Health Professionals.
Matthew Maddocks promoted to Professor Health Services Research & Rehabilitation
Matthew Maddocks, a Reader in Health Services Research, and a world-leading researcher on the intersections between rehabilitation and palliative care has...
Events
Professor Lorna Fraser and Professor Matthew Maddocks inaugural lecture
A celebration of our new Professors Lorna Fraser and Matthew Maddocks
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Transforming the management of breathlessness in advanced illness
The drug-free support helping people cope with breathlessness
- Research Methods & Statistics in Palliative Care
- Assessment and Management of Symptoms in Advanced Diseases
- MBBS Medicine Scholarly Project Module
- Physiotherapy Research Project