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I am the Professional Lead and Head of Division of Occupational Therapy at London South Bank University.

After qualifying as an occupational therapist in 1997, I worked in clinical, managerial and research roles in the NHS in east London, UK and in São Paulo, Brazil. My areas of clinical specialty include adult community rehabilitation, primary care, and home adaptations.

I teach on the pre-registration BSc (Hons) and PgDip/MSc Occupational Therapy programmes at LSBU, other pre-registration courses within the Institute of Health and Social Care, and on post-registration masters and doctoral programmes.

My main research interests focus on older people, ageing in place, assistive technology, housing, health informatics, and innovation in health and social care. I explore these topics through qualitative methodologies, user-centred design and co-production, and a complex systems approach.

Courses taught

Occupational Therapy - BSc (Hons)

Occupational Therapy (pre-registration mode) - PGDIP/MSc

Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care

Occupational Therapy Integrated Degree Apprenticeship - BSc (Hons)

Occupational Therapy (pre-registration mode) - PGDIP/MSc

Occupational Therapy - BSc (Hons)

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
Miss Sarah-Jayne RoweAn ethnographic study exploring the work readiness of new graduate occupational therapists for acute physical hospital practiceDProf
Mrs Fiona HibbertsCultural characteristics and psychological safety of huddles in an acute hospital setting: an ethnographic study.DProf
Mrs Christine Ann Peterson-MckinneyDoctoral Research ProjectDProf
Andrew MitchellPhD

Awarded in the last 5 years
Mr Raymond HealyHow do nurses in the acute surgical setting make sense of the care that they provide?DProf
Ms Helen DayAn exploration of what stakeholders reveal about personality traits and associated behaviours of registered nurses working in older people’s acute care settings DProf
Doctorate in Occupational Therapy

London South Bank University

2008
2014
Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice

Queen Mary University London

2016
2018
Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Barts & the London School of Medicine and Dentistry

1995
1997
BA Music (Hons)

University of Oxford

1985
1988
FunderYear wonProjectRole
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey MH NHS Trust (BEH)2023ACH_Physical Skills Training for OTs_BEH NHSCo-Investigator
South London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS Trust2023HSC_Physical Skills for MH OTs_SLaMCo-Investigator
Barnet, Enfield and Haringey MH NHS Trust (BEH)2022HSC_Physical Health for MH OTs_BEH NHS TrustCo-Investigator
ProposalProjectRoleFunderStatusStatus last updated
Physical Health skills training_SLAMPhysical Health skills training_SLAMCo-InvestigatorSouth London and Maudsley (SLAM) NHS TrustOPEN In preparationOct 2024
Royal College of Occupational Therapists

I am a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Board: Research and Development.

Non-education public sector
July 2021

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Experiences of Using Pathways and Resources for Participation and Engagement (PREP) Intervention for Children with Acquired Brain Injury: A Knowledge Translation Study.
Burrough, Melanie, Beanlands, C. and Sugarhood, P. (2020). Experiences of Using Pathways and Resources for Participation and Engagement (PREP) Intervention for Children with Acquired Brain Injury: A Knowledge Translation Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17 (23). https://doi.org/ijerph17238736

Green walking groups: a mixed methods review of the mental health outcomes for adults with mental health problems
Swinson, T., Wenborn, J. and Sugarhood, P. (2019). Green walking groups: a mixed methods review of the mental health outcomes for adults with mental health problems. British Journal of Occupational Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022619888880

The Handy Approach - Quick Integrated Person Centred Support Preparation.
Risi, L, Brown, J, Sugarhood, PA, Depala, B, Olowosoyo, A, Tomu, C, Gonzalez, L, Munoz-Cobo, M, Adekunle, O, Ogwal, O, Evans, E and Shah, A (2017). The Handy Approach - Quick Integrated Person Centred Support Preparation. BMJ Qual Improv Rep. 6 (1). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u214461.w5681

Participation in advanced age: enacting values, an adaptive process
Sugarhood, PA, Eakin, P and Summerfield-Mann, L (2016). Participation in advanced age: enacting values, an adaptive process. Ageing and Society. 37 (8), pp. 1654-1680. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X16000568

Telecare call centre work and ageing in place
Procter, R, Wherton, J, Greenhalgh, T, Sugarhood, PA, Rouncefield, M and Hinder, S (2016). Telecare call centre work and ageing in place. Computer Supported Cooperative Work: CSCW. 25 (1), pp. 79-105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-015-9242-5

Co-production in practice: How people with assisted living needs can help design and evolve technologies and services
Wherton, J, Sugarhood, P, Procter, R, Hinder, S and Greenhalgh, T (2015). Co-production in practice: How people with assisted living needs can help design and evolve technologies and services. Implementation Science. 10 (75), pp. 75-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13012-015-0271-8

What is quality in assisted living technology? The ARCHIE framework for effective telehealth and telecare services
Greenhalgh, T, Procter, R, Wherton, J, Sugarhood, P, Hinder, S and Rouncefield, M (2015). What is quality in assisted living technology? The ARCHIE framework for effective telehealth and telecare services. BMC Medicine. 13 (1), pp. 91-. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0279-6

The Day-to-Day Co-Production of Ageing in Place.
Procter, R, Greenhalgh, T, Wherton, J, Sugarhood, P, Rouncefield, M and Hinder, S (2014). The Day-to-Day Co-Production of Ageing in Place. Computer Supported Cooperative Work. 23 (3), pp. 245-267. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10606-014-9202-5

Technology as system innovation: a key informant interview study of the application of the diffusion of innovation model to telecare
Sugarhood, P., Wherton, J., Procter, R., Hinder, S. and Greenhalgh, T. Technology as system innovation: a key informant interview study of the application of the diffusion of innovation model to telecare. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 9 (1), pp. 79-87. https://doi.org/doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2013.823573

What matters to older people with assisted living needs? A phenomenological analysis of the use and non-use of telehealth and telecare
Greenhalgh, T., Wherton, J., Sugarhood, P., Hinder, S., Procter, R. and Stones, R. (2013). What matters to older people with assisted living needs? A phenomenological analysis of the use and non-use of telehealth and telecare. Social Science and Medicine. 93, pp. 86-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.05.036

Designing assisted living technologies 'in the wild': Preliminary experiences with cultural probe methodology
Wherton, J, Sugarhood, P, Procter, R, Rouncefield, M, Dewsbury, G, Hinder, S and Greenhalgh, T (2012). Designing assisted living technologies 'in the wild': Preliminary experiences with cultural probe methodology. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 12 (1), pp. 188-. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-12-188

The organising vision for telehealth and telecare: Discourse analysis
Greenhalgh, T, Procter, R, Wherton, J, Sugarhood, P and Shaw, S (2012). The organising vision for telehealth and telecare: Discourse analysis. BMJ Open. 2 (4), pp. e001574-e001574. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001574