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The PSSRU is one of the leading social care research groups, not just in the UK but internationally.

Latest Journal Articles

Routine data collection in home care: A national survey of home care providers in England (2025)
Factors associated with care home resident quality of life: Demonstrating the value of a pilot Minimum Data Set using cross-sectional analysis from the DACHA study (2025)
Food and drink care-related quality of life of older adults accessing community-based care services in England. (2025)

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Latest Research

Retention and Sustainability of Social Care Workforce (RESSCW)
Quality, Safety and Outcomes of Health and Social Care (QSO)
Adult Social Care Research Unit (ASCRU)
Unit Costs of Health and Social Care programme (2022 – 2027)

Sarah Markham, Della Ogunleye, Adriana Castelli, Alan Dargan, Daniel de Araujo Joao Roland, Helen Weatherly, Julien Forder, Martin Chalkley, Sarah Birch, Seb Hinde, Shainur Premji