PSSRU at Manchester

The PSSRU at Manchester is located in in the School of Medicine within the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences. The School is a large grouping encompassing clinical psychology and social sciences as well as clinicians. Many of the PSSRU staff at Manchester have significant experience in field and managerial positions within health and social services as well as in research. Within this branch a small specialist library collection is developing and it is planned to resource this further. The library provides information to support the research interests of staff and also forms part of the information function of the North West Dementia Centre (NWDC), which provides a service to professional colleagues within the region.

The Unit has a number of studies in progress relating to the health and social care of older people. These include evaluation and development of assessment approaches, care management, service mapping and performance measurement. The work at Manchester falls into two research programmes: ‘Co-ordinated Care, Care Management, Service Integration and Partnerships’ and ‘Assessment, Performance Measurement and User satisfaction in Older People’s Services.’ Further details can be found on the research page of this website.