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Dr Olivia Luijnenburg

Research Associate

Biography

Olivia Luijnenburg is a Research Associate in King's College London's NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce (HSCWRU). She is a medical anthropologist and has a special interest in residential care for older people, spirituality and health, qualitative health research, and ethics in care. She conducted her PhD research at the University of Surrey on the ethical implications of spirituality in residential care for older people, which was funded by Abbeyfield Research Foundation.

At HSCWRU, she is working on the project 'The other keyworkers in care homes: implications of including domestic staff in social care workforce strategies and practices relating to COVID-19 recovery'. With Kritika Samsi, she also co-ordinates the Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum.

Contact Olivia if you would like to take part in The other keyworkers in care homes study.

    Research

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    NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London: Social Care Theme

    Researchers at HSCWRU are working on the Social Care theme as part of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London.

    Status not set
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    International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

    Building on the Unit's earlier review of ethical international recruitment

    Project status: Completed

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    The other keyworkers in care homes: Implications of including domestic staff in social care workforce strategies and practices relating to COVID-19 recovery

    Housekeeping staff in care homes – cleaners, those working in kitchens, laundries, maintenance – are often forgotten but are the backbone of many care homes.

    Project status: Ongoing

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    Skills gaps in social care: A rapid review

    We are conducting an evidence review focusing on skills gaps in the social care workforce.

    Project status: Completed

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    The Visa Study: Understanding the impact of the Health and Care Worker visa on the frontline adult social care workforce

    Evaluating the impact of immigration rule changes on the social care system.

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    At the September Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

    Topics were: Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Study and the national VIVALDI study

    Blue-green concentric circles

    International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

    What are the benefits and challenges associated with these partnerships?

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    At the Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology 2023

    King's researchers were a strong presence at this year's conference at UEA

    People at a lecture

    At the June Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

    Topics were: Mealtimes for people living with dementia, and the Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive

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    At the Ageing and Spirituality conference, University of Waterloo, Canada

    Olivia Luijnenburg presented her Gallery of Spiritualities at the conference

    Centre for Innovation in Aging

    Unit involvement in NIHR dementia research initiative

    Supporting and inspiring the next generation of research leaders in applied dementia research

    A large group of people standing in front of a building

    At the Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

    The theme of the meeting was the relationship between care homes and hospitals

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    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum – June meeting

    Personal Interventions in Care Homes

    Blue-green concentric circles

    At the Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology

    Unit researchers were a strong presence at this year's online conference

    People at a lecture

    Reaching the international research community at the 6th ILPN conference

    The International Long-Term Care Policy Network conference was held 8-10 September

    Attendees at the ILPN conference 2022

    Events

    20Sepmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2023

    Pharmacists in care homes. The public health response to COVID-19 in care homes.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    14Junmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2023

    Mealtimes. Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    15Marmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2023

    Transfers from care homes.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    21Sepmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2022

    Two Covid studies: Social distancing and isolation. Supporting ancillary workers.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    22Junmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2022

    Personal Interventions in Care Homes.

    Please note: this event has passed.

    23Marmbchf-780

    Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2022

    Visiting in care homes during COVID-19.

    Please note: this event has passed.

      Research

      Community_Motifs_Community_p_p_ health_RGB
      NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South London: Social Care Theme

      Researchers at HSCWRU are working on the Social Care theme as part of the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) South London.

      Status not set
      world map-780b
      International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

      Building on the Unit's earlier review of ethical international recruitment

      Project status: Completed

      pexels-cottonbro-4107278 (1)
      The other keyworkers in care homes: Implications of including domestic staff in social care workforce strategies and practices relating to COVID-19 recovery

      Housekeeping staff in care homes – cleaners, those working in kitchens, laundries, maintenance – are often forgotten but are the backbone of many care homes.

      Project status: Ongoing

      mind-the-gap-g286c0c4f4_1920
      Skills gaps in social care: A rapid review

      We are conducting an evidence review focusing on skills gaps in the social care workforce.

      Project status: Completed

      home office immigration
      The Visa Study: Understanding the impact of the Health and Care Worker visa on the frontline adult social care workforce

      Evaluating the impact of immigration rule changes on the social care system.

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      At the September Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

      Topics were: Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Study and the national VIVALDI study

      Blue-green concentric circles

      International educational partnerships to develop the healthcare workforce

      What are the benefits and challenges associated with these partnerships?

      world map

      At the Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology 2023

      King's researchers were a strong presence at this year's conference at UEA

      People at a lecture

      At the June Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

      Topics were: Mealtimes for people living with dementia, and the Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive

      Blue-green concentric circles

      At the Ageing and Spirituality conference, University of Waterloo, Canada

      Olivia Luijnenburg presented her Gallery of Spiritualities at the conference

      Centre for Innovation in Aging

      Unit involvement in NIHR dementia research initiative

      Supporting and inspiring the next generation of research leaders in applied dementia research

      A large group of people standing in front of a building

      At the Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum

      The theme of the meeting was the relationship between care homes and hospitals

      Blue-green concentric circles

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum – June meeting

      Personal Interventions in Care Homes

      Blue-green concentric circles

      At the Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology

      Unit researchers were a strong presence at this year's online conference

      People at a lecture

      Reaching the international research community at the 6th ILPN conference

      The International Long-Term Care Policy Network conference was held 8-10 September

      Attendees at the ILPN conference 2022

      Events

      20Sepmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2023

      Pharmacists in care homes. The public health response to COVID-19 in care homes.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      14Junmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2023

      Mealtimes. Virtual International Care Homes Trials Archive.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      15Marmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2023

      Transfers from care homes.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      21Sepmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum September 2022

      Two Covid studies: Social distancing and isolation. Supporting ancillary workers.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      22Junmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2022

      Personal Interventions in Care Homes.

      Please note: this event has passed.

      23Marmbchf-780

      Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum March 2022

      Visiting in care homes during COVID-19.

      Please note: this event has passed.