Dr José-Luis Fernández

Deputy Director & Associate Professorial Research Fellow

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Research Interests

Dr Jose Luis Fernandez is Deputy Director and Associat Professorial Research Fellow at PSSRU, London School of Economics and Political Science. A health and social care economist, he specialises in ageing-related policies, the interaction between health and social care, and the economic evaluation of health and social care services and systems.

In 2010, he co-founded the International Long-term care Policy Network (ILPN) linking academics and policy makers on the analysis of long-term care, and also set-up the Economics of Social and Health Care Research Unit together with the universities of Kent and York, and the Quality and Outcomes Research Unit with universities of Kent and Oxford. He has advised bodies such as the English Department of Health, the UK Treasury and the World Health Organisation.

Jose-Luis' Google Scholar profile can be found here.

José-Luis Fernández's Publications

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Unmet social care needs in England: a feasibility study for evaluating support models for older people with low and moderate needs (2018)

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Estimating local relative expenditure needs of changes in social care means testing arrangements: a microsimulation approach (2018)

Fernández J-L, Snell T

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Exploring the use of micro data for estimating a Relative Needs Formula for older people’s additional assessments following the introduction of a universal cap on social care expenditure (2018)

Fernandez J.L, Snell T

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Unpaid Care in England: Future Patterns and Potential Support Strategies (2016)

Brimblecombe N, Fernandez JL, Knapp M, Rehill A, Wittenberg R

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Key findings of the evaluation of the impact of the Care Act 2014 eligibility criteria in Northumberland, West Berkshire and Wokingham (2016)

Fernández J-L, D'Amico F, Snell T

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Is the quality of home care for older people in England really improving? Disagreements between the regulator’s and service users’ assessments (2016)

D'Amico F, Malley J, Fernández J-L

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An assessment of the impact of the Care Act 2014 eligibility regulations (2015)

Fernández J-L, Snell T, Marczak J

ESHCRU working paper 2905

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Using a ‘wellbeing’ cost-effectiveness approach to improve resource allocation in social care (2015)

Forder J, Fernández J-L

QORU working paper 2893

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Evaluation of the June 2014 Draft National Minimum Eligibility Criteria for Social Care (2014)

Fernández J-L, Snell T, Marczak J

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Exploring the use of micro data for estimating a Relative Needs Formula for older people’s additional assessments following introduction of a cap on social care expenditure (2014)

Fernández J-L, Snell T

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Generating ‘Adjusted’ Indicators from Social Care Survey Data (2014)

Malley J, Fernández J-L

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2873, University of Kent and London School of Economics

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Impact of the June 2013 draft eligibility regulations on social care in England: a vignette-based study of care managers' assessments (2014)

Fernández J-L, Snell T

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Changes in the patterns of social care provision in England: 2005/6 to 2012/13 (2013)

Fernández J-L, Snell T, Wistow G

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2867, London School of Economics

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Implications of setting eligibility criteria for adult social care service in England at moderate needs level (2013)

Fernández J-L, Snell T, Forder J, Wittenberg R

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National Survey of Local Authority Arrangements for Commissioning Services for Older People: Summary Report (2012)

Fernández J-L, D'Amico F, Forder J

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Building a Business Case for Investing in Adaptive Technologies in England (2012)

Snell T, Fernández J-L, Forder J

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2831, London School of Economics

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Survey of Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) Assessment Criteria among Local Authorities in England - Final Report (2012)

Fernández J-L, Snell T

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2825, London School of Economics

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Analysing the Costs and Benefits of Social Care Funding Arrangements in England: Technical Report (2012)

Forder J, Fernández J-L

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2644, University of Kent and London School of Economics

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Projections of demand for social care and disability benefits for younger adults in England: report of research conducted for the Commission on Funding of Care and Support (2011)

Snell T, Wittenberg R, Fernandez J, Malley J, Comas Herrera A, King D

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2880/3, London School of Economics

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Funding social care for older people: The implications of extending the current means-test (2011)

Forder J, Fernández J-L

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2821, University of Kent and London School of Economics

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