About the project

The NIHR School for Social Care Research have commissioned the University of Kent and the University of York to explore the influence of social care on delayed transfers of care (DTOC) among older people. Download or view our project outline here.

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Study Timeline

Data collection	Timeline
Representatives from LAs and the NHS to be invited to participate in the study	July 2017 to June 2018
Online survey to be completed	August 2017 to June 2018
In-depth interviews	January to August 2018
Final report	March 2019

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Publications and outputs

• Blog – The Influence of of social care on delayed transfers of care

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Contact the team

	Dr Karen Jones – PSSRU Kent, project contact		Mr Daniel Roland – PSSRU Kent
	Dr Stephen Allan – PSSRU Kent		Ms Gintare Malisauskaite - PSSRU Kent
	Professor Yvonne Birks - Social Policy Research Unit, University of York		Ms Kate Gridley - Social Policy Research Unit, University of York