Personal profile
Research interests
Older people healthcare in acute and long-term care settings, healthcare workforce caring for older people, organisational culture of care and impacts for patients and workforce.
Education/Academic qualification
Postgraduate Certificate , Postgraduate Certificate in the Education of Adults, University of Surrey
Award Date: 1 Jan 1999
Doctor of Philosophy, The performance of senior student nurses from different programmes of preparation: an exploratory study., King's College London
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
Bachelor of Science, BSc Hons Nursing Studies with RN , University of Ulster
Award Date: 1 Jan 1990
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 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Group dance interventions for community dwelling older adults to prevent and treat sarcopenia: a mixed methods systematic review
Hua, N., Harris, R., Ahuja, S., Tan, X., Chua, K.-C., Mo, Y. & Fitzpatrick, J. M., Apr 2026, In: GeroScience. 48, 2, p. 1701-1734 34 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conducting adult social care research in the UK—impacts of challenges to study processes on study feasibility
Fitzpatrick, J. M., Worsley, P., Chatterton, C., Fader, M., Graham, T., Norton, C., Woodward, S. & Harris, R., 8 Oct 2025, In: Age and Ageing. 54, 10, 7 p., afaf202.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Conducting adult social care research in the United Kingdom – impacts of challenges to study processes on study feasibility.
Fitzpatrick, J. M., Worsley, P. R., Chatterton, C., Fader, M., Graham, T., Norton, C., Woodward, S. & Harris, R., 14 May 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Age and Ageing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploration of Current Practice and Context for the Prevention and Treatment of Incontinence Associated Dermatitis for adults living in Care Homes and Community Settings: a qualitative study
Woodward, S., Graham, T., Sooriah, S., Chatterton, C., Fader, M., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Gadd, H., Harris, R., Kausir, F., Norton, C. & Worsley, P., Aug 2025, In: Journal of Tissue Viability. 34, 3, 100925.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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PREVENTion and treatment of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) through optimising care: development and feasibility cluster randomised trial of the IAD-Manual (PREVENT-IAD)
Woodward, S., Graham, T., Beckley-Hoelscher, N., Beeckman, D., Chatterton, C., Fader, M., Fitzpatrick, J. M., Harris, R., Kottner, J., Norton, C., Sooriah, S. & Worsley, P. R., 26 Nov 2025, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 11, 1, 18 p., 151.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 7 Finished
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Protecting older people living in care homes from COVID-19: challenges and solutions to implementing social distancing and isolation
Fitzpatrick, J. (Primary Investigator), Harris, R. (Co-Investigator) & Rafferty, A. M. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/11/2020 → 28/02/2022
Project: Research
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PREVENTion and Treatment of Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (IAD) through optimising care: development and feasibility of the IAD Manual (PREVENT-IAD)
Woodward, S. (Primary Investigator), Norton, C. (Co-Investigator), Harris, R. (Co-Investigator) & Fitzpatrick, J. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/03/2020 → 30/06/2023
Project: Research
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Feasibility study of a Pan-London education-career pathway for care home registered nurses: supporting nurse retention and development
Harris, R. (Primary Investigator) & Fitzpatrick, J. (Co-Investigator)
12/12/2017 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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Thinking differently about dementia education and training - a formative evaluation
Naughton, C. (Primary Investigator) & Fitzpatrick, J. (Co-Investigator)
1/03/2014 → 28/02/2017
Project: Research
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CAT MRes in Clinical Research
Metcalfe, A. (Primary Investigator), Bearne, L. (Co-Investigator), Cope, A. (Co-Investigator), Emery, P. (Co-Investigator), Fitzpatrick, J. (Co-Investigator), McCutcheon, H. (Co-Investigator) & Rampton, B. (Co-Investigator)
NIHR National Institute For Health & Care Research
1/01/2013 → 30/09/2016
Project: Research
Activities
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Developing and testing an education-career pathway in healthcare for older people (ECHO) to promote retention in early-career geronotological nurses.
Naughton, C. (Speaker), Hayes, N. (Speaker), Ezhova, I. (Speaker) & Fitzpatrick, J. (Speaker)
6 Nov 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Royal College of Nursing Foundation Care Homes Summit
Fitzpatrick, J. (Invited speaker) & Ezhova, I. (Invited speaker)
23 Sept 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Contributing to workforce excellence for older people healthcare: evaluating the contribution of a specialist programme for expert nurses and allied health professionals.
Fitzpatrick, J. (Speaker), Ezhova, I. (Speaker) & Hayes, N. (Speaker)
5 Sept 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Contributing to excellent healthcare for older people: celebrating and sustaining the Older Persons Fellowship.
Fitzpatrick, J. (Keynote speaker) & Hayes, N. (Keynote speaker)
12 Dec 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Enriching the PhD experience through international doctoral student seminars.
Salomon, R. (Speaker), Abshire, M. (Speaker), Alders, M. (Speaker), Delva, S. (Speaker), Forde, R. (Speaker), MacHirori, M. (Speaker), Repo, H. M. (Speaker), Rodney, T. U. (Speaker), Strandell-Laine, C. (Speaker), Turkson-Ocran, R. A. (Speaker), Allgood, S. (Speaker), Vaughan, A. C. (Speaker), Fitzpatrick, J. (Speaker) & Jones, A. (Speaker)
29 Jul 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation