Three Months In: How on Earth Did I Get Here?

Three months ago, I started a new role contracted as an Associate Researcher with Lancaster University. Even writing that sentence feels slightly surreal. I’m in my seventies and had assumed that the days of starting a new work chapter were behind me. Yet, somehow, here I am. Over the last five years I’ve been involved…

Project launch

On the 8th May 2026, we hosted at Lancaster University a hybrid launch event for our three-year research project funded by the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Service Delivery Research Stream: ‘Assessing the Impact of Virtual Wards on Decarbonising Acute Care: A Mixed Methods Study’ The NHS has committed by law…