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Professor Catherine Evans is a senior clinical academic in palliative care and nursing. She is a Professor of Palliative Care and Ageing at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, Policy, and Rehabilitation, King’s College London, and Honorary Nurse Consultant, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust. She is the Director of the Cicely Saunders Institute and Deputy-Director of the King’s Clinical Academic Training Office. Catherine leads a research programme on integration of palliative care in community and primary care for adults with multiple conditions, including dementia and frailty. Her interventions incorporate new models of integrated community palliative care, use of person-centred outcome measures for holistic assessment linked with clinical decision aids, and digital healthcare for remote assessment and management of care. She leads the EMPOWER Dementia Network+ - empowering a meaningful life for all, and co-led the programme EMBED-Care Empowering Better End of Life Dementia Care.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Nursing Science, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2008
Master in Science, MSc Gerontology, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 2001
Bachelor of Nursing, King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 1994
External positions
Non-Executive Director, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
1 May 2024 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Palliative care needs of adults severely affected by sickle cell disease: A mixed-methods systematic review
Alyami, K., Bristowe, K., Dzeng, E., Afolabi, O. & Evans, C. J., 1 Feb 2026, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 174, 17 p., 105278.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Integrating specialist palliative care delivery in nursing homes: A scoping review
Tan, A. J. Q., Lee, E. W. Y., Evans, C. J., Lin, X., Yong, S. E. F. & Yang, G. M., 1 Apr 2026, In: Palliative Medicine. 40, 4, p. 472-489 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Exploring readiness for advance care planning in Japan: A qualitative interview study with older adults with frailty, family caregivers, and health and social care practitioners in the homecare setting
Fujimoto, M., Koffman, J., Nagata, I., Sakaguchi, Y. & Evans, C. J., 28 Nov 2025, In: Palliative Care and Social Practice. 19, 16 p., 26323524251395654.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Barriers and facilitators to addressing sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity among nursing home residents: a qualitative study
Mo, Y., Chen, H., Zhou, Y., Chen, L., Tang, G., Bone, A., Maddocks, M. & Evans, C., 20 Aug 2025, In: BMC Geriatrics . 25, 1, 15 p., 648.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Priorities for 'out-of-hours' home-based palliative care for professionals, patients, and family caregivers: A qualitative interview study
Goodrich, J., Firth, A. M., Gaczkowska, I., Harding, R., Murtagh, F. E. M. & Evans, C. J., 30 Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 171, p. 105193 105193.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)14 Downloads (Pure)
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EMBED-Home C: Homecare practitioners providing end-of-life care for people with dementia: proof of concept of use of a person-centred outcome measure for integrated working between health and social care
Williamson, L. (Primary Investigator), Ellis-Smith, C. (Co-Investigator), Evans, C. (Co-Investigator), Leverton, M. (Co-Investigator) & Sleeman, K. (Co-Investigator)
1/09/2025 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research
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Sandra Dyer Studentship
Evans, C. (Primary Investigator) & Bone, A. (Co-Investigator)
1/02/2025 → 31/01/2028
Project: Research
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EPIC-PC: Equitable Palliative care In the Community through Primary Care (EPIC-PC): a realist study to propose a new integrated neighbourhood team approach to palliative and end of life care
Evans, C. (Primary Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/02/2025 → 31/01/2028
Project: Research
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NIHR INSIGHT: Inspiring Students into Research Award
Evans, C. (Primary Investigator), Chung, E. (Co-Investigator), Duaso, M. (Co-Investigator), Harris, R. (Co-Investigator), Malone, M. (Co-Investigator), Morrison, S. (Co-Investigator), Sandall, J. (Co-Investigator), Stacey, T. (Co-Investigator) & academic, A. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/04/2024 → 31/03/2028
Project: Research
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EMPOWER: Empowering a Meaningful Life for All Dementia Network Plus (EMPOWER)
Evans, C. (Primary Investigator), Boulding, H. (Co-Investigator), Ellis-Smith, C. (Co-Investigator), Farnood, A. (Co-Investigator), Khan, Z. (Co-Investigator), Leverton, M. (Co-Investigator), Luijnenburg, O. (Co-Investigator), May, P. (Co-Investigator), Samsi, K. (Co-Investigator), Sleeman, K. (Co-Investigator), Velayudhan, L. (Co-Investigator) & Williamson, L. (Co-Investigator)
ESRC Economic and Social Research Council
1/04/2024 → 31/03/2028
Project: Research