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  Do No HARM

  Using consensus methods to develop a Homicide Assessment and Risk Management model for unpaid carers

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  Use of ICT by carers of people living with dementia (CareTek)

  What ICT do carers find useful, what benefits to they get from using ICT and what support with ICT would they value?

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  No one wants to talk about it: Exploring transitions in family care for people with learning disabilities

  Project dates: 01/01/2026 - 31/10/2026 Research Team Tom Ryan (Lead Researcher) Katherine Runswick-Cole Sue Caton Lead Institution Partners Manchester Metropolitan University In the UK, over 1.7 million siblings act as carers, yet their experiences are often overlooked in social care research. Families of people with learning disabilities frequently worry…

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  Food and Social Care

  Exploring how different services overlap to support people's food needs

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  Utilising carer-related research and knowledge

  A scoping review and information resource

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  Support for older carers of older people

  The impact of the 2014 Care Act

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  Safer online lives

  Use of the internet and social media by people with intellectual disabilities

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  Companions in learning disability primary care consultations

  The role of paid companions in remote consultations for people with learning disabilities

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  DECAT study

  Diverse experiences of unpaid carers across the caring trajectory

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  The DYADS project

  Exploring the experiences of older carers and the people they care for