Dr Maureen Crane
Visiting Reader in Applied Social Research
Biography
Dr Maureen Crane, former Reader in Applied Social Research at the University of Sheffield, joined King's in March 2011 as Honorary Senior Research Fellow.
Dr Crane is one of the UK’s leading researchers on homelessness. She pioneered research in the UK into older homelessness, and for many years has carried out studies of homeless people of all ages. Her work has had a major impact on policy and practice. She will continue this work at King’s, starting with an evaluation of a housing initiative. This work builds on the Unit’s established study of Multiple Exclusion Homelessness.
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Research
Homelessness Research Programme
The Homelessness Research Programme (HRP) is based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King’s College London and brings together leading researchers in the field.
HEARTH study. Delivering primary health care to people who are homeless
An evaluation of the integration, effectiveness and costs of different models (2015–2019)
Project status: Completed
Service provision for older homeless people with memory problems
Memory problems among older homeless people (aged 50+) and the services that they receive and need (2013–2016)
Project status: Completed
Rebuilding Lives
Supporting formerly homeless people to achieve independent living (2013–2015)
Project status: Completed
News
Unit research cited by Homeless and Inclusion Health Barometer 2024
The report also cites the Unit’s Homelessness webinar series
Unit research presented at international conference on homeless and inclusion health
Maureen Crane and Louise Joly spoke about the HEARTH study
Regular GP services face challenges to provide adequate care for people who are homeless, study finds
Researchers examined four models of primary health care provision
APPG for Ending Homelessness report cites Unit work
Work by Maureen Crane and colleagues is examining access to GPs
Events
Primary health care services for people who are homeless - what works?
Dr Maureen Crane and Dr Louise Joly, both from the Homelessness Research Programme
Research
Homelessness Research Programme
The Homelessness Research Programme (HRP) is based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce at King’s College London and brings together leading researchers in the field.
HEARTH study. Delivering primary health care to people who are homeless
An evaluation of the integration, effectiveness and costs of different models (2015–2019)
Project status: Completed
Service provision for older homeless people with memory problems
Memory problems among older homeless people (aged 50+) and the services that they receive and need (2013–2016)
Project status: Completed
Rebuilding Lives
Supporting formerly homeless people to achieve independent living (2013–2015)
Project status: Completed
News
Unit research cited by Homeless and Inclusion Health Barometer 2024
The report also cites the Unit’s Homelessness webinar series
Unit research presented at international conference on homeless and inclusion health
Maureen Crane and Louise Joly spoke about the HEARTH study
Regular GP services face challenges to provide adequate care for people who are homeless, study finds
Researchers examined four models of primary health care provision
APPG for Ending Homelessness report cites Unit work
Work by Maureen Crane and colleagues is examining access to GPs
Events
Primary health care services for people who are homeless - what works?
Dr Maureen Crane and Dr Louise Joly, both from the Homelessness Research Programme