Professor Richard Harding
Vice Dean (International) and Director and Global Lead, Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation
- Herbert Dunhill Professor of Palliative Care & Rehabilitation
Research interests
- Palliative care
Biography
Professor Harding is Herbert Dunhill Chair on Palliative Care & Rehabilitation. In February 2021 he was appointed to the role of Vice Dean (International) of the Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care. At the Cicely Saunders Institute Richard directs the WHO Collaborating Centre for Palliative Care. He is Vice Chair of the World Hospice Palliative Care Alliance and founding Director of the Centre for Global Health Palliative Care. He holds a visiting Chair in Palliative Care at the University of Cape Town. Richard did his first degree in Social Anthropology and Sociology, followed by a master's degree.
Research interests:
- Palliative care
- Non-cancer (heart failure, HIV)
- Informal carers
- Complex interventions
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Person-centred care
- Patient-reported outcomes
- Physical, psychological, social and spiritual problems in long-term conditions
- Models of care that take account of pain
Research profile
Research
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
CPOS: Children’s Palliative care Outcome Scale
C-POS will be a person-centred outcome measure to be used by children, young people and families affected by life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Project status: Ongoing
Dyadic Psychosocial Interventions for People with Advanced Cancer & their Informal Caregivers
The DIAdIC project aims to develop and evaluate two educational psychosocial interventions to support people living with cancer and their family caregivers.
Project status: Ongoing
Out-of-Hours Community Palliative Care
Understanding and improving community-based palliative care outside of normal working hours.
Project status: Completed
Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care
Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care (EMBED-Care) is a joint programme between King’s College London and University College London.
Project status: Ongoing
Improving Access to High Quality Education to Develop Global Leaders in Palliative Care
The Edupall project aims to develop the MSc in Palliative Care, maximise access and build a future network of international leaders.
Project status: Starting
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.
Determining Trustworthiness & Safety of Remote Consulting in Primary Healthcare for Chronic Disease Populations in Africa
The REaCH COVID-19 project tests the acceptability, safety and trustworthiness of remote consultations by REaCH-trained health workers in Nigeria and Tanzania.
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
King's welcomes The Princess Royal to campus
The Cicely Saunders Institute (CSI) at King’s, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) welcomed Her Royal Highness The...
Inclusive health and social care: Improving communication between clinicians and LGBT+ people
Research from King’s College London featured as an alert on NIHR Evidence, a platform which aims to bridge the gap between research findings and practice.
Celebrating students at the first King's graduation overseas
BSc Nursing (Hons) students at Ngee Ann Academy in Singapore celebrated graduating from King’s first degree programme taught fully overseas.
Institute celebrates Athena Swan Silver Award
The Cicely Saunders Institute receives a renewal of its Athena Swan Silver Award from Advance HE.
The History of Social Work and HIV/AIDS
Reflections on the response in the 1990s by people who were there
Same gender partners experience worse psychological distress following bereavement
New research has found that people in same-gender relationships have greater psychological distress than those in mixed-gender relationships following the...
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...
New Professor of Palliative Care & Child Health
Lorna Fraser, a world-leading researcher in child health and palliative care, has been appointed Professor of Palliative Care & Child Health at King's College...
Five articles to read for LGBTQ+ History Month
Discover five articles from the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care to read as part of LGBTQ+ History Month.
New tool launched to help provide person-centred care for people living with HIV
The POSITIVE Outcomes tool can support people with HIV and help healthcare professionals understand where to focus their care.
Events
Childhood bereavement: An international symposium on rights and support
The Cicely Saunders Institute is hosting the international symposium, which will focus on advancing knowledge and improving care for children and young people...
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Getting palliative care to those who need it
The research helping introduce high quality, cost-effective palliative care into the health systems where people need it.
- Research Methods and Statistics in Palliative Care (core module)
- Applying Psychosocial, Cultural, Ethical & Spiritual Issues to Palliative and End of Life Care (core module);
- Service Development
- King’s Intercalated BSc in Global Health
Research
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
Centre for Global Health Palliative Care
CPOS: Children’s Palliative care Outcome Scale
C-POS will be a person-centred outcome measure to be used by children, young people and families affected by life-limiting and life-threatening conditions.
Project status: Ongoing
Dyadic Psychosocial Interventions for People with Advanced Cancer & their Informal Caregivers
The DIAdIC project aims to develop and evaluate two educational psychosocial interventions to support people living with cancer and their family caregivers.
Project status: Ongoing
Out-of-Hours Community Palliative Care
Understanding and improving community-based palliative care outside of normal working hours.
Project status: Completed
Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care
Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care (EMBED-Care) is a joint programme between King’s College London and University College London.
Project status: Ongoing
Improving Access to High Quality Education to Develop Global Leaders in Palliative Care
The Edupall project aims to develop the MSc in Palliative Care, maximise access and build a future network of international leaders.
Project status: Starting
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.
Determining Trustworthiness & Safety of Remote Consulting in Primary Healthcare for Chronic Disease Populations in Africa
The REaCH COVID-19 project tests the acceptability, safety and trustworthiness of remote consultations by REaCH-trained health workers in Nigeria and Tanzania.
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
King's welcomes The Princess Royal to campus
The Cicely Saunders Institute (CSI) at King’s, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care (NMPC) welcomed Her Royal Highness The...
Inclusive health and social care: Improving communication between clinicians and LGBT+ people
Research from King’s College London featured as an alert on NIHR Evidence, a platform which aims to bridge the gap between research findings and practice.
Celebrating students at the first King's graduation overseas
BSc Nursing (Hons) students at Ngee Ann Academy in Singapore celebrated graduating from King’s first degree programme taught fully overseas.
Institute celebrates Athena Swan Silver Award
The Cicely Saunders Institute receives a renewal of its Athena Swan Silver Award from Advance HE.
The History of Social Work and HIV/AIDS
Reflections on the response in the 1990s by people who were there
Same gender partners experience worse psychological distress following bereavement
New research has found that people in same-gender relationships have greater psychological distress than those in mixed-gender relationships following the...
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...
New Professor of Palliative Care & Child Health
Lorna Fraser, a world-leading researcher in child health and palliative care, has been appointed Professor of Palliative Care & Child Health at King's College...
Five articles to read for LGBTQ+ History Month
Discover five articles from the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care to read as part of LGBTQ+ History Month.
New tool launched to help provide person-centred care for people living with HIV
The POSITIVE Outcomes tool can support people with HIV and help healthcare professionals understand where to focus their care.
Events
Childhood bereavement: An international symposium on rights and support
The Cicely Saunders Institute is hosting the international symposium, which will focus on advancing knowledge and improving care for children and young people...
Please note: this event has passed.
Spotlight
Getting palliative care to those who need it
The research helping introduce high quality, cost-effective palliative care into the health systems where people need it.
- Research Methods and Statistics in Palliative Care (core module)
- Applying Psychosocial, Cultural, Ethical & Spiritual Issues to Palliative and End of Life Care (core module);
- Service Development
- King’s Intercalated BSc in Global Health