Dr Derek King

Assistant Professorial Research Fellow

0207 955 7863

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Research Interests

Dr King's areas of expertise are mental health policy and economics, the demand and financing of long term care and cost-effectiveness analysis. He has previously worked in the areas of private medical insurance, priority setting in health care, pharmaceutical policy and development of quality of life instruments.

Derek has recently completed work looking at the intensity of unpaid care provision and its impact on employment with Dr Linda Pickard. He is currently involved in a number of cost and cost-effectiveness studies of health and social care interventions.

Derek's Google Scholar profile can be accessed here.

Derek King's Publications

Journal Articles

Journal Article

Barriers to receipt of social care services for working carers and the people they care for in times of austerity (2017)

Brimblecombe N, Pickard L, King D, Knapp M

Journal of Social Policy

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Journal Article

Childhood bullying victimization is associated with use of mental health services over five decades: a longitudinal nationally representative cohort study (2017)

Evans-Lacko S, Takizawa R, Brimblecombe N, King D, Knapp M, Maughan B, Takizawa R

Psychological Medicine 47, 1, 127-135

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Journal Article

Costs and economic consequences of a help-at-home scheme for older people in England (2017)

Bauer A, Knapp M, Wistow G, Perkins M, King D, Iemmi V

Health and Social Care in the Community 25, 2, 780-789

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Journal Article

Advance care planning in England: Is there an association with place of death? Secondary analysis of data from the National Survey of Bereaved People (2016)

Dixon J, Knapp M, King D

BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care

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Journal Article

Cost-effectiveness of donepezil and memantine in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease (the DOMINO-AD trial) (2016)

Knapp M, King D, Romeo R, Adams J, Baldwin A, Ballard C, Banerjee S, Barber R, Bentham P, Brown R, Burns A, Dening T, Findlay D, Holmes C, Johnson T, Jones R, Katona C, Lindesay J, Macharouthu A, McKeith I, McShane R, O'Brien J, Phillips P, Sheehan B, Howard R

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

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Journal Article

Perceptions of unmet needs for community social care services in England. A comparison of working carers and the people they care for (2016)

Brimblecombe N, Pickard L, King D, Knapp M

Health and Social Care in the Community

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Journal Article

Numbers of working carers whose employment is ‘at risk’ in England (2015)

King D, Pickard L, Brimblecombe N, Knapp M

Research, Policy and Planning 31, 1, 29-42

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Journal Article

Data on Adult Social Care: Scoping Review (2015)

King D, Wittenberg R

British Journal of Social Work

NIHR School for Social Care Research

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Journal Article

The role of youth mental health services in the treatment of young people with serious mental illness: two-year outcomes and economic implications (2015)

Brimblecombe N, Knapp M, Murguia S, Mbeah-Banks H, Crane S, Harris A, Evans-Lacko S, Ardino V, Iemmi V, King D

Early Intervention in Psychiatry

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Journal Article

The 'visibility' of unpaid care in England (2015)

Pickard L, King D, Knapp M

Journal of Social Work 16, 3, 263-282

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Journal Article

The effectiveness of paid services in supporting unpaid carers’ employment in England (2015)

Pickard L, Brimblecombe N, King D, Knapp M

Journal of Social Policy 44, 3, 567-590

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Journal Article

Dependence in Alzheimer's disease and service use costs, quality of life, and caregiver burden: the DADE study (2015)

Jones R, Romeo R, Trigg R, Knapp M, Sato A, King D, Niecko T, Lacey L, for the DADE Investigator Group

Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association 11, 3, 280-290

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Journal Article

The relationship between changes in quality of life outcomes and progression of Alzheimer's disease: results from the Dependence in AD in England 2 longitudinal study (2015)

Jones R, Romeo R, Trigg R, Knapp M, Sato A, King D, Niecko T

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 30, 4, 400-408

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Journal Article

Perinatal depression and child development: exploring the economic consequences from a South London cohort (2015)

Bauer A, Pawlby S, Plant D, King D, Parmiente C, Knapp M

Psychological Medicine 45, 1, 51-61

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Journal Article

Long-term clinical and cost-effectiveness of psychological intervention for family carers of people with dementia: a single-blind, randomised, controlled trial (2014)

Livingston G, Barber J, Rapaport P, Knapp M, Griffin M, King D, Romeo R, Livingston D, Mummery C, Walker Z, Hoe J, Cooper C

The Lancet Psychiatry 1, 7, 539-548

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Journal Article

START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) study: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a manual-based coping strategy programme in promoting the mental health of carers of people with dementia (2014)

Livingston G, Barber J, Rapaport P, Knapp M, Griffin M, Romeo R, King D, Livingston D, Lewis-Holmes E, Mummery C, Walker Z, Hoe J, Cooper C

Health Technology Assessment 18, 61, 1-242

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Journal Article

Emergency ambulance service involvement with residential care homes in the support of older people with dementia: an observational study (2014)

Amador S, Goodman C, King D, Machen I, Elmore N, Mathie E, Iliffe S

BMC Geriatrics 14

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Journal Article

Exploring resource use and associated costs in end-of-life care for older people with dementia in residential care homes (2014)

Amador S, Goodman C, King D, Ng YT, Elmore N, Mathie E, Machen I, Knapp M

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 29, 7, 758-766

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Journal Article

The impact of nonadherence to medication in patients with schizophrenia on health, social care and societal costs. Analysis of the QUATRO study (2014)

King D, Knapp M, Patel A, Amaddeo F, Tansella M, Schene A, Koeter M, Angermeyer M, Becker T

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences 23, 1, 61-70

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Journal Article

Clinical effectiveness of a manual based coping strategy programme (START, STrAtegies for RelaTives) in promoting the mental health of carers of family members with dementia: pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2013)

Livingston G, Barber J, Rapaport P, Knapp M, Griffin M, King D, Livingston D, Mummery C, Walker Z, Hoe J, Sampson E, Cooper C

British Medical Journal 347, 347:f6276

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Journal Article

When is a carer’s employment at risk? Longitudinal analysis of unpaid care and employment in midlife in England (2013)

King D, Pickard L

Health and Social Care in the Community 21, 3, 303-314

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Journal Article

The impact of ICT services on the perceptions of quality of life of older people (2013)

Damant J, Knapp M, Watters S, Freddolino P, Ellis M, King D

Journal of Assistive Technologies 7, 1, 5-21

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Journal Article

Cost effectiveness of a manual based coping strategy programme in promoting the mental health of family carers of people with dementia (the START (STrAtegies for RelaTives) study): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2013)

Livingston G, Barber J, Rapaport P, Knapp M, Griffin M, King D, Livingston D, Mummery C, Walker Z, Hoe J, Sampson E, Cooper C, Romeo R

British Medical Journal 347, 347:f6342

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Journal Article

The role of care home fees in the public costs and distributional effects of potential reforms to care home funding for older people in England (2013)

Hancock R, Malley J, Wittenberg R, Morciano M, Pickard L, King D, Comas-Herrera A

Health, Economics, Policy and Law 8, 1, 47-73

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Journal Article

The MonAMI project: the social benefits of telecare (2012)

Damant J, Knapp M, Watters S, King D, Ellis M, Freddolino P

International Journal of Integrated Care 12, Suppl, e56

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Journal Article

Donepezil and memantine in moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease: The DOMINO trial (2012)

Knapp M, King D, Romeo R, Adams J, Baldwin A, Ballard C, Banerjee S, Barber R, Bentham P, Burns A, Dening T, Findlay D, Griffin M, Holmes C, Jacoby R, Johnson T, Jones R, Jones R, Juszczak E, Katona C, Lindesay J, Macharouthu A, McShane R, O'Brien J, Passmore P, Phillips P, Ritchie C, Sheehan B, Howard R

New England Journal of Medicine 366, 10, 893-903

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Journal Article

Mapping the future of family care: receipt of informal care by older people with disabilities in England to 2032 (2012)

Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas Herrera A, King D, Malley J

Social Policy and Society 11, 4, 533-545

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Journal Article

The state of adult social care research: findings from an online survey (2012)

Rehill A, King D, Knapp M

Research, Policy and Planning 29, 2, 115-134

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Journal Article

The Effect of Lengthening Life Expectancy on Future Pension and Long-Term Care Expenditure in England, 2007 to 2032 (2011)

Malley J, Hancock R, Adams J, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Curry C, King D, James S, Morciano M, Pickard L

Health Statistics Quarterly 52, 33-61

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Journal Article

Economic outcomes in adulthood and their associations with antisocial conduct, attention deficit and anxiety problems in childhood (2011)

Knapp M, King D, Healey A, Thomas C

Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics 14, 3, 122-132

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Journal Article

Cost-effectiveness analysis of aripiprazole vs standard-of-care in the management of community-treated patients with schizophrenia: STAR study (2011)

King D, Knapp M, Thomas P, Razzouk D, Loze J, Kan H-J, van Baardewijk M

Current Medical Research and Opinion 27, 2, 365-374

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Journal Article

Transition pathways for young people with complex disabilities: exploring the economic consequences (2008)

Knapp M, Perkins M, Beecham J, Dhanasiri S, Rustin C, King D

Child: Care, Health and Development 34, 4, 512-520

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Journal Article

Winners and losers: Assessing the distributional effects of long-term care funding regimes (2007)

Hancock R, Juarez-Garcia A, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Wittenberg R

Social Policy and Society 6, 3, 379-395

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Journal Article

Care by spouses, care by children: Projections of informal care for older people in England to 2031 (2007)

Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J

Social Policy and Society 6, 3, 353-366

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Journal Article

Projections of future expenditure on long-term care for older people in England (2006)

Wittenberg R, Malley J, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, King D

Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics S8, 49-53

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Journal Article

Patterns of, and factors associated with, atypical and typical antipsychotic prescribing by general practitioners in the UK during the 1990s (2006)

King D, Knapp M

Journal of Mental Health 15, 3, 269-278

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Journal Article

The determinants of private medical insurance prevalence in England, 1997-2000 (2005)

King D, Mossialos E

Health Services Research 40, 1, 195-212

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Journal Article

Economic issues in access to medications: schizophrenia treatment in England (2005)

Knapp M, Kanavos P, King D, Yesudian H

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry 28, 5, 514-531

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Journal Article

Non-adherence to antipsychotic medication regimens: associations with resource use and costs (2004)

Knapp M, King D, Pugner K, Lapuerta P

British Journal of Psychiatry 184, 6, 509-516

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Journal Article

Encouraging the use of generic medicines: Implications for transition economies (2002)

King D, Kanavos P

Croatian Medical Journal 43, 4, 462-469

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Journal Article

The diagnosis and management of insomnia in clinical practice: a practical evidence-based approach (2000)

Holbrook A, Crowther R, Lotter A, Cheng C, King D

Canadian Medical Association Journal 162, 2, 216-220

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Journal Article

An analysis of the geographic variation in cancer incidence and its determinants in Ontario (1999)

Walter S, Marrett L, Taylor S, King D

Canadian Journal of Public Health 90, 2, 104-108

Canadian Public Health Association

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Journal Article

Development of a disease specific questionnaire to measure health related quality of life in patients with chronic liver disease (1999)

Younossi Z, Guyatt G, Kiwi M, Boparai N, King D

Gut 45, 2, 295-300

BMJ Publishing Group

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Journal Article

Effect of the framing of questionnaire items regarding satisfaction with training on residents' responses (1999)

Guyatt G, Cook D, King D, Norman G, Kane S, van Inevald C

Academic Medicine 74, 2, 192-194

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Journal Article

Meta-analysis of benzodiazepine use in the treatment of acute alcohol withdrawal (1999)

Holbrook A, Crowther R, Lotter A, Cheng C, King D

Canadian Medical Association Journal 160, 5, 649-655

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Journal Article

Diagnosis and management of acute alcohol withdrawal (1999)

Holbrook A, Crowther R, Lotter A, Cheng C, King D

Canadian Medical Association Journal 160, 5, 675-680

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Journal Article

Citizens and rationing: analysis of a European survey (1999)

Mossialos E, King D

Health Policy 49, 1, 75-135

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Journal Article

Development and validation of a questionnaire to measure asthma control (1999)

Juniper E, O'Byrne P, Guyatt G, Ferrie P, King D

European Respiratory Journal 14, 4, 902-907

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Journal Article

Public opinion and rationing in the United Kingdom (1999)

King D, Maynard A

Health Policy 50, 1, 39-53

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Journal Article

Evaluating the performance of academic medical education administrators (1999)

Guyatt G, Cook D, King D, Nishikawa J, Brill-Edwards P

Evaluation and the Health Professions 22, 4, 484-496

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Book Sections

Book Section

Promoting well-being in the workplace (2011)

McDaid D, King D, Park A, Parsonage M

Department of Health

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Book Section

PSSRU Long-Term Care Finance Model and CARESIM: two linked UK models of long term care for older people (2007)

Wittenberg R, Hancock R, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Juarez-Garcia A, Darton R

Elsevier Science

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Reports

Report

Youth Mental Health: New Economic Evidence (2016)

Knapp M, Ardino V, Brimblecombe N, Evans-Lacko S, Iemmi V, King D, Snell T

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Report

Equity in the Provision of Palliative Care in the UK: Review of Evidence (2015)

Dixon J, King D, Matosevic T, Clark M, Knapp M

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2894, London School of Economics

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Report

Dementia UK: The Second Edition (2014)

Prince M, Knapp M, Guerchet M, McCrone P, Prina M, Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Adelaja B, Hu B, King D, Rehill A, Salimkumar D

Alzheimer's Society

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Report

Scenarios of dementia care: what are the impacts on cost and quality of life? (2014)

Knapp M, Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, Hu B, King D, Rehill A, Adelaja B

Personal Social Services Research Unit

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Report

A comparative study on the regime of surrogacy in EU member states: study (2013)

Brunet L, Carruthers J, Davaki K, King D, Marzo C, McCandless J

European Parliament

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Report

Informal care supply and demand in Europe (2012)

Pickard L, King D

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Report

Conclusions: long-term care use and supply in Europe: projections for Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland (2012)

Pickard L, King D, Geerts J, Willeme P

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Report

Modelling the future supply of informal care for older people in Europe (2012)

Pickard L, King D

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Report

Promoting Well-Being in the Workplace (2011)

McDaid D, King D, Park A, Parsonage M

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Report

Projections of Demand for and Costs of Social Care for Older People in England, 2010 to 2030, under Current and Alternative Funding Systems: Report to the Commission on Funding of Care and Support (2011)

Wittenberg R, Hu B, Hancock R, Morciano M, Comas-Herrera A, Malley J, King D

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Report

Paying for Long-Term Care: Potential Reforms to Funding Long-Term Care, memorandum by the MAP2030 Research Group (SC 55) (2010)

Hancock R, Malley J, King D, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Morciano M

Stationery Office, London

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Report

Care Home Fees and Reform of the Funding System for Long-Term Care (2010)

Hancock R, Morciano M, Malley J, King D, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A

The Stationery Office

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Report

Experiences of Implementing Personal Health Budgets: Second Interim Report (2010)

Jones K, Welch E, Forder J, Windle K, Davidson J, Dolan P, Glendinning C, Irvine A, King D

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2747/2, University of Kent and London School of Economics and Political Science

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Report

Calibrating disability measures across British national surveys (2009)

Jagger C, Matthews R, King D, Morciano M, Grundy E, Comas-Herrera A, Stuchbury R, Hancock, R

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Report

Future Demand for Social Care, 2005 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Social Care for Older People in England (2008)

Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Malley J, King D, Comas-Herrera A, Darton R

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Report

Future Demand for Social Care, 2005 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Social Care and Disability Benefits for Younger Adults in England (2008)

Wittenberg R, Malley J, Comas-Herrera A, Fernández J-L, King D, Snell T, Pickard L

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Report

Paying for Long-Term Care for Older People in the UK: Modelling the Costs and Distibutional Effects of a Range of Options (2007)

Hancock R, Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, Juarez-Garcia A, King D, Malley J

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Report

Paying for long-term care for older people in the UK: modelling the cost and incidence of a range of options, report to the Nuffield Foundation (2006)

Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, King D

Nuffield Foundation

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Report

Projections of demand for long-term care for older people in Wales to 2030, by local authority (2005)

Comas-Herrera A, Casado D, Wittenberg R, King D, Pickard L

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Report

Long-term Care Expenditure for Older People, Projections to 2022 for Great Britain (2005)

Malley J, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L, King D

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Project Outlines

Project Outline

Lifetime economic consequences of mental health problems in childhood and adolescence [project outline] (2007)

King D, Knapp M

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Research Summaries

Research Summary

The Impact of Postponement of Reforms to Long-term Care Financing in England (2016)

Hancock R, King D, Popat S, the CASPER team

CASPER Project

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Research Summary

Patterns of, and factors associated with, atypical and typical antipsychotic prescribing by general practitioners in the UK during the 1990s. PSSRU Research Summary 43. (2007)

King D, Knapp M

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Research Summary

Paying for Long-Term Care for Older People in the UK: Modelling the costs and distributional effects of a range of options. PSSRU Research Summary 40 (2006)

Hancock R, Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Juarez-Garcia A, King D, Malley J

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Research Summary

Thirty-Five Years On: Future Demand for Long-Term Care in England. PSSRU Research Summary 35 (2006)

Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Wittenberg R, Darton R

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DP or working papers

DP or working paper

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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DP or working paper

The Economic Case for a Befriending and Practical At-Home Support Scheme for Older People in Shropshire, England (2014)

Bauer A, Knapp M, King D, Wistow G, Perkins M, Iemmi V

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2881, London School of Economics

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DP or working paper

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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DP or working paper

Developing Improved Survey Questions on Older People's Receipt of, and Payment for, Formal and Informal Care (2010)

King D, Balarajan M, Blake M, Cheshire H, Darton R, Gray M, Hancock R, Henderson C, Jones A, Legard R, Malley J, Martin A, Morciano M, Mugford M, Pickard L, Shemilt I, Snell T, Wittenberg R

PSSRU Discussion Paper 2764, University of Kent and London School of Economics and Political Science

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DP or working paper

Projections of Demand for Residential Care for Older People in England - Report for BUPA (2010)

King D, Malley J, Wittenberg R, Darton R, Comas-Herrera A

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DP or working paper

Projections of Owner Occupation Rates, House Values, Income and Financial Assets among Older People, UK, 2002-2022 (2006)

Hancock R, Juarez-Garcia A, Wittenberg R, Pickard L, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J

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DP or working paper

Expenditure on Social Care for Older People to 2026: Projected Financial Implications of the Wanless Report (2006)

Malley J, Comas-Herrera A, Hancock R, Juarez-Garcia A, King D, Pickard L

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DP or working paper

Future Demand for Long-term Care, 2002 to 2041: Projections of Demand for Older People in England (2006)

Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, King D, Malley J, Pickard L, Darton R

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Manuscripts

Manuscript

Projections of demand for long-term care in Norfolk to 2016 (2005)

Comas-Herrera A, Wittenberg R, King D, Pickard L

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Manuscript

Projections of demand for long-term care in Worcestershire to 2011 (2005)

King D, Wittenberg R, Comas-Herrera A, Pickard L

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