Gillian Parker is Professor of Social Policy Research and Director of SPRU. Between 2002 and 2004 she was Director of the Policy Research Programme at the Department of Health and between 2001 and 2005 Director of the NHS R&D Service Delivery and Organisation Programme. In spring 2011 she took over the leadership of the Health and Social Care (Adults) Research Group in the Unit.

Social Policy Research Interests

• Boundaries in the health and social care system
• Models of health care ‘closer to home’
• Research and policy making

Current Social Policy Research Projects

• Life story work with people with dementia: an evaluation
• Transforming community health services for children and young people who are ill: a quasi experimental evaluation (TraCCS)
• Vision rehabilitation services: increasing the evidence base
• Assessing outcomes of integrated care for long-term conditions

Social Policy Advisory Positions

• Member of National Institute for Clinical Excellence, Quality Standards Advisory Committee (QSAC)
• Member of Editorial Board, Health and Social Care in the Community
• Pan Yorkshire lead for Dementia for the North & East Yorkshire & Northern Lincolnshire Comprehensive Local Research Network (NEYNL CLRN)
• Local network lead for the Dementias & Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network DeNDRoN

External Research Projects

• Co-investigator, Personal budgets, direct payments and self-directed support for people with severe mental health problems, The National Institute for Health Research, Programme Development Grant

Social Policy Studentships Supervision

• Methods for accessing ‘voice’ of people with dementia in research
• Public services and older people
• The role of social workers in continuity of care for people with severe and enduring mental health problems

Gillian Parker's Publications

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2013

Systematic review of international evidence on the effectiveness and costs of paediatric home care for children and young people who are ill, 2013
Parker, G., Spiers, G., Gridley, K., Atkin, K., Birks, Y., Lowson, K. and Light, K., Child: care, health and development, 39, 1, 1-19. 2012

Promoting continuity of care for people with long-term neurological conditions: the role of the neurology nurse specialist, 2012
Aspinal, F., Gridley, K., Bernard, S. and Parker, G., Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68, 10, 2309-2319. Benchmarking integrated care for people with long-term neurological conditions, 2012
Bernard, S., Aspinal, F., Gridley, K. and Parker, G., Journal of Integrated Care, 20, 3, 152-163. Can general practitioner commissioning deliver equity and excellence? Evidence from two studies of service improvement in the English NHS, 2012
Gridley, K., Spiers, G., Aspinal, F., Bernard, S., Atkin, K. and Parker, G., Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 17, 2, 87-93. 'Continuity of care': a critical interpretive synthesis of how the concept was elaborated by a national research programme, 2012
Heaton, J., Corden, A. and Parker, G., International Journal of Integrated Care, 12, April-June. Care closer to home for children and young people who are ill: developing and testing a model of service delivery and organization, 2012
Parker, G., Spiers, G., Cusworth, L., Birks, Y., Gridley, K. and Mukherjee, S., Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68, 9, 2034-2046. Understanding care closer to home for ill children and young people, 2012
Spiers, G., Parker, G., Gridley, K., Cusworth, L., Mukherjee, S., Heaton, J., Atkin, K., Birks, Y., Lowson, K. and Wright, D., Nursing Children and Young People, 24, 5, 29-34. 2011

Services that promote continuity of care: key findings from an evaluation of the national service framework for long-term neurological conditions, 2011
Gridley, K., Aspinal, F., Bernard, S. and Parker, G., Social Care and Neurodisability, 2, 3, 147-157. Experiences of and influences on continuity of care for service users and carers: synthesis of evidence from a research programme, invited review, 2011
Parker, G., Corden, A. and Heaton, J., Health and Social Care in the Community, 19, 6, 576-601. Evaluating Models of Care Closer to Home for Children and Young People who are Ill: A systematic review, 2011
Parker, G., Spiers, G., Gridley, K., Atkin, K., Birks, Y., Lowson, K., and Light, K., NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme,. Evaluating models of care closer to home for children and young people who are ill, 2011
Parker, G., Spiers, G., Gridley, K., Atkin, K., Cusworth, L., Mukherjee, S., Birks, Y., Lowson, K., Wright, D., and Light, K., Research Works, 2011-03, Social Policy Research Unit. Evaluating models of care closer to home for children and young people who are ill: executive summary, 2011
Parker, G., Spiers, G., Gridley, K., Atkin, K., Cusworth, L., Mukherjee, S., Birks, Y., Lowson, K., Wright, D., and Light, K., NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme,. Evaluating Models of Care Closer to Home for Children and Young People who are Ill: Main report, 2011
Parker, G., Spiers, G., Gridley, K., Atkin, K., Cusworth, L., Mukherjee, S., Birks, Y., Lowson, K., Wright, D., and Light, K., NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme. The psychosocial experience of parents receiving care closer to home for their ill child, 2011
Spiers, G., Parker, G., Gridley, K. and Atkin, K., Health and Social Care in the Community, 19, 6, 653-660. 2010

Integrated services for people with long-term neurological conditions: Evaluation of the impact of the National Service Framework, 2010
Bernard, S., Aspinal, F., Gridley, K. and Parker, G., Research Works, 2010-05, Social Policy Research Unit. Integrated Services for People with Long-term Neurological Conditions: Evaluation of the Impact of the National Service Framework: Appendices, 2010
Bernard, S., Aspinal, F., Gridley, K. and Parker, G., Social Policy Research Unit, 131 pages. Integrated Services for People with Long-term Neurological Conditions: Evaluation of the Impact of the National Service Framework: Final Report, 2010
Bernard, S., Aspinal, F., Gridley, K. and Parker, G.. National Benchmark of Services for People with Long-term Neurological Conditions (LTNCs), 2010
Bernard, S., Aspinal, F., Gridley, K. and Parker, G., Social Policy Research Unit, 33 pages. Meta-review of International Evidence on Interventions to Support Carers, 2010
Parker, G., Arksey, H. and Harden, M.. Rapid Systematic Review of International Evidence on Integrated Models of Care for People with Long-term Neurological Conditions: Technical Report, 2010
Parker, G., Bernard, S., Gridley, K., Aspinal, F. and Light, K. Continuity of care: Findings of a conceptual review and synthesis of the NIHR SDO programme of research, 2010
Parker, G., Corden, A. and Heaton, J., Research Works, 2010-02, Social Policy Research Unit. Synthesis and Conceptual Analysis of the SDO's Programme's Research on Continuity of Care, 2010
Parker, G., Corden, A. and Heaton, J., National Institute for Health Research Evaluations, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre. 2008

Technical Report for SCIE Research Review on Access, Acceptability and Outcomes of Services/Interventions to Support Parents with Mental Health Problems and their Families, 2008
Beresford, B. Clarke, S., Gridley, K., Parker, G., Pitman, R., Spiers, G., Light, K.. Integrated policy making in England for adults with long-term neurological conditions (LTNCs): some preliminary findings from a scoping study, 2008
Bernard, S., Aspinal, F., Gridley, K. and Parker, G., International Journal of Integrated Care, 8, 3, 1-8. Protocol for SCIE Research Review on Access, Acceptability and Outcomes of Services/Interventions to Support Parents with Mental Health Problems and their Families, 2008
Parker, G. and Beresford, B., Social Policy Research Unit. Protocol for SCIE Systematic Review on the Prevalence, Incidence and Detection of Parental Mental Health Problems, 2008
Parker, G. and Beresford, B., Social Policy Research Unit. Research Reviews on Prevalence, Detection and Interventions in Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare: Summary report, 2008
Parker, G., Beresford, B., Clarke, S., Gridley, K., Pitman, R., Spiers, G., Light, K., Social Policy Research Unit. Technical Report for SCIE Research Review on the Prevalence and Incidence of Parental Mental Health Problems and the Detection, Screening and Reporting of Parental Mental Health Problems, 2008
Parker, G., Beresford, B., Clarke, S., Gridley, K., Pitman, R., Spiers, G., Light, K.. Double Discrimination? Gender and Disability in Access to the Labour Market, 2008
Parker, G., Grebe, C., Hirst, M., Hendey, M., and Pascall, G., Social Policy Research Unit. 2007

The potential of secondary data sources to explore the life chances of looked-after children in the care system in the UK, 2007
Attar, S., Parker, G. and Wade, J., Journal of Children's Services, 2, 2, 39-47.

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External publications

2002

Parker G. (2002) ‘Evidence-based policy and practice: health services’, MCC: Building Knowledge for Integrated Care 10,1: 22-26.

Parker, G. (2002) ‘Ten years of the ‘new’ community care: good in parts? Health and Social Care in the Community, 10, 1, 1-5.

Katbamna, S., Bhakta, P., Ahmad, W., Baker, R. and Parker, G. (2002) ‘Supporting South Asian carers and those they care for: the role of the primary health care team’, British Journal of General Practice 52, 300-305.

Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit (2002) Nothing Personal: Rationing Social Care for Older People, Help the Aged, London.

Parker G, Clarke H and Gearing B. (2002) ‘Caring relationships’, Unit 3, Workbook 1 for Open University Course K202, Care, Welfare and Community.

Parker, G., Bhakta, P., Lovett, C.A., Paisley, S., Olsen, R., Turner, D. and Young, B. (2002) A systematic review of the costs and effectiveness of different models of paediatric home care. Health Technology Assessment 2002, 6, 35.

Parker, G. and Clarke, H. (2002) ‘Making the ends meet: do carers and disabled people have a common agenda?’ Policy and Politics 30, 3, 347-359.

Parker, G., Clarke, H. and Gearing, B. (2002) ‘Caring relationships’, Unit 3, Workbook 1 for Open University Course K202, Care, Welfare and Community.

Parker, S.G., Peet, S.M., McPherson, A.M., Cannaby, A.M., Abrams, K., Baker, R., Wilson, A., Lindesay, J., Parker, G., Jones, D.R. (2002). A systematic review of discharge arrangements for older people. Health Technology Assessment 2002, 6, 4.

2001

Katbamna S, Baker R, Ahmad W, Bhakta P and Parker G. (2001) ‘Development of guidelines to facilitate improved support of South Asian carers by primary health care teams’, Quality in Health Care, 10: 166-172.

2000

Parker, G.M. (2000) ‘Understanding the risk for long-term care’ in Taylor-Gooby, P. (ed), pp 170-188, Risk, Trust and Welfare, London: Macmillan.

Parker, G.M. (2000) ‘The Royal Commission on Long Term Care for the Elderly: new vision or more of the same for social care?’ in Dean, H., Sykes, R. and Woods, R. (eds) Social Policy Review 12, pp 133- 156, Newcastle: Social Policy Association.

Bhakta, P., Katbamna, S. and Parker, G. (2000) ‘South Asian carers’ experiences of primary health care teams’ in Ahmad, W. (ed) Ethnicity, Disability and Chronic Illness, pp 123-138, Buckingham: Open University Press.

Katbamna, S., Bhakta, P. and Parker, G. (2000) ‘Perceptions of disability and care-giving relationships in South Asian communities’ in Ahmad, W. (ed) Ethnicity, Disability and Chronic Illness, pp 12-27, Buckingham: Open University Press.

Parker, G., Bhakta, P., Katbamna, S., Lovett, C., Paisley, S., Parker, S., Phelps, K., Baker, R., Jagger, C., Lindesay, J., Shepperdson, B., and Wilson, A. (2000) ‘Best place of care for older people after acute and during subacute illness: a systematic review’, Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 5,3: 176-189.

1999

Parker, G. (1999) ‘Impact of the NHS and Community Care Act (1990) on informal carers’, in Henwood, M. and Wistow, G. (eds), With Respect to Old Age: Long-Term Care - Rights and Responsibilities. Community Care and Informal Care. Royal Commission on Long-Term Care, Research Evidence Volume 3, Cm 4192-II/3. London: The Stationery Office.

Parker, G. (1999) ‘Long-term care for older people: the unanswered questions’, Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 4,3: 131-132 (invited editorial).

Taylor-Gooby, P., Dean, H., Munro M., and Parker, G. (1999) ‘Risk and the welfare state’, British Journal of Sociology, 50, 2, 177-194.

Wilson, A., Parker, H., Wynn, A., Jagger, C., Spiers, N., Jones, J. and Parker, G. (1999) ‘Randomised controlled trial of effectiveness of Leicester hospital at home scheme compared with hospital care’, British Medical Journal, 319, 1542-1546.

Jones, J., Wilson, A., Parker, H., Wynn, A., Jagger, C., Spiers, N. and Parker, G. (1999) ‘Economic evaluation of hospital at home versus hospital care: cost minimisation analysis of data from randomised controlled trial’, British Medical Journal, 319, 1547-1550.

1998

Parker, G. (1998) ‘The Care Relationship’, in Meanings and Perspectives in Community Care, Workbook 1, Open University course, Community Care, (second edition) pp 60-96, Milton Keynes: Open University.

Bernard, S., Boyle, G., McLaughlin, E., Parker, G. and Porter, S. (1998) ‘The determinants of residential and nursing home care among older people in Northern Ireland’, Journal of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, XXVII, IV: 209-246.

Parker, G.M. and Clarke, H. (1998) ’Paying for care in the UK: policy, theory and evidence’ in Taylor-Gooby, P. (ed) Choice and Public Policy: the Limits to Welfare Markets, pp 24-41, Basingstoke: Macmillan Press.

Parker, G.M. and Seymour, J. (1998) 'Male carers in marriage: re-examining feminist analysis of community care', in Popay, J., Hearn, J. and Edwards, J. (eds), pp 181-195, Men, Gender Divisions and Welfare, London: Routledge.

Rowlands, O. and Parker, G. (1998) Informal Carers. An Independent Study Carried Out by the Office for National Statistics on Behalf of the Department of Health as Part of the 1995 General Household Survey, 56pp, London: The Stationery Office.

1997

Parker, G. (1997) 'The needs of co-residers: support for spouses and siblings' in Bland, R. (ed) Developing Services for Older People and Their Families, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Parker, G. (1997) ‘Can’t pay, won’t pay? Finance for long-term care’, Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 2,3:133-134 (invited editorial).

Clarke, H, and Parker, G. (1997) ‘Attitudes and behaviour towards purchasing long-term care insurance’, Insurance Trends, 15, 1-6.

Parker, G. and Clarke, H. (1997) ’Will you still need me? Will you still feed me? Paying for care in old age’, Social Policy and Administration, 31,2, 119-135.

Olsen, R. and Parker. G. (1997) ’A response to Aldridge and Becker - “Disability rights and the denial of young carers: the dangers of zero-sum arguments’, Critical Social Policy, 17,1, 125-133.

Olsen, R., Parker, G. and Drewett, A. (1997) 'Carers and the missing link: changing professional attitudes', Health and Social Care in the Community, 5,2, 116-123.

1996

Parker, G. (1996) 'Carers and the development of community mental health policy', in Abel, K. et al (eds) Planning Mental Health Services for Women: a Multiprofessional Approach, London: Routledge.

Parker, G. (1996) ‘Home in on a secure old age’, Observer, 8th December.

1995

Parker, G.M. and Olsen, R. (1995) 'Young carers: a plea to practitioners', Community Care, 14/9/95.

1994

Parker, G. (1994) Where Next for Research on Carers? 27pp, Leicester: Nuffield Community Care Studies Unit, University of Leicester.

Parker, G. (1994) Commentary on ‘Community care in the South-West: past, present, future imperfect?’ Community Care Management and Planning, 2,1:30-32

Atkin, K., Hirst, M., Lunt, N. and Parker, G. (1994) ‘The role and self-perceived training needs of nurses employed in general practice: observations from a national census of practice nurses in England and Wales’, Journal of Advanced Nursing, 20:46-52

Atkin, K., Lunt, N., Parker, G. and Hirst, M. (1994) ‘Ethnic origin and practice nursing: the effect of a possibly controversial question on a postal survey’, Sociology, 28,1,163-69

Parker, G. and Cozens, A. (1994) ‘Shifting the balance’, Community Care, 14/10/94, 26-7

Parker, G. and Cozens, A. (1994) ‘Getting independent providers to fill the home care gaps’, Care Plan, September, 24-27

Parker, G. and Lawton, D. (1994) Different Types of Care, Different Types of Carer: Evidence From the General Household Survey, 121pp, London: HMSO.

Rhodes, P. and Parker, G. (1994) ‘Profile of an advisor’, Nursing Times, 90,4, 75-78

1993

Parker, G. (1993) ‘Disability, caring and marriage: the experience of younger couples when a partner is disabled after marriage’, British Journal of Social Work, 23:565-580.

Parker, G. (1993) With This Body: Caring and Disability in Marriage, 145pp, Buckingham: Open University Press.

Parker, G. (1993) ‘The Care Relationship’, Part 2 of Workbook 1, Open University course, Community Care, pp 62-93, Milton Keynes: Open University.

Parker, G. (1993) 'A four-way stretch? The politics of disability and caring' in Finklestein, V. and Oliver, M. (eds) Disabling Barriers: Enabling Environments, London: Sage in association with Open University Press.

Atkin, K., Lunt, N., Parker, G. and Hirst, M. (1993) Nurses count: a national census of practice nurses, York: Social Policy Research Unit, University of York.

Atkin, K., Parker, G., Lunt, N. and Hirst, M. (1993) ‘Practice nurses count: the new national census’, Nursing Standard, 8,5:21-24

Meethan, K., Thompson, G. and Parker, G. (1993) Making it Happen? Care Management in Practice, York: Social Policy Research Unit, University of York.

Rhodes, P. and Parker, G. (1993) The Role of Continence Advisers in England and Wales, 27pp, York: Social Policy Research Unit, University of York.

1992

Parker, G. (1992) 'Credit, debt and poverty' in Davidson, W. and Erskine, A. (eds) Poverty, Deprivation and Social Work, pp 52-68, London: Jessica Kingsley.

Parker, G. (1992) 'Making ends meet: women, credit and debt', in Glendinning, C. and Millar, J. (eds) Women and Poverty in Britain, 2nd edition, pp 225-237, Sussex: Harvester Wheatsheaf Books.

Parker, G. (1992) 'Counting care: numbers and types of informal carers', in Twigg, J. (ed) Carers: Research and Practice, London: HMSO.

Atkin, K. and Parker, G. (1992) 'A national census of practice nurses', Nursing Standard, 6,30:22-23.

Parker, G. and Baldwin S.M. (1992) 'Confessions of a jobbing researcher', Disability, Handicap and Society, 7,2:197-203.

1991

Parker, G. (1991) 'They've got their own lives to lead' in Hutton, J., Hutton, S., Pinch, T. and Shiell, A. (eds) Dependency to Enterprise, pp 183-196, London: Routledge.

Baldwin, S.M. and Parker, G. (1991) 'Support for informal carers: the role of social security' in Dalley, G. (ed) Disability and Social Policy, pp 163-198, London: Policy Studies Institute.

Hirst, M.A., Parker, G. and Cozens, A. (1991) 'Disabled young people' in Oliver, M. (ed) Social Work: Disabled People and Disabling Environments, pp 138-155, London: Jessica Kingsley.

1990

Parker, G. (1990) 'Whose care? Whose costs? Whose benefit? A critical review of research on case management and informal care', Ageing and Society, 10: 459-467.

Parker, G. (1990) With Due Care and Attention: A Review of Research on Informal Care (2nd edition), 142pp, London: Family Policy Studies Centre.

Parker, G. (1990) Getting and Spending: A Study of Consumer Credit and Debt, 228pp, Aldershot: Gower.

1989

Parker, G. (1989) 'Unending work and care', Work, Employment and Society, 3,4:541-553.

Parker, G. (1989) 'Informing the debate on informal care', ASLIB Social Sciences Information Group Newsletter, 7,1:30-32.

Baldwin, S.M. and Parker, G. (1989) 'The Griffiths report on community care' in Brenton, M. and Ungerson, C. Social Policy Review 1988-9, pp 143-165, Essex: Longman.

Parker, G. with Baldwin, S.M. and Walker, R. (eds) (1989) Social Security and Community Care, 205pp, Aldershot: Avebury.

1988

Parker, G. (1988) 'Caring for non-elderly disabled spouses', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 11,3:300-301.

Parker, G. (1988) 'Credit', in Walker, R. and Parker, G.M. (eds) Money Matters: Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare, pp 212-226, London: Sage Publications.

Parker, G. (1988) 'Indebtedness', in Walker, R. and Parker, G.M (eds) Money Matters: Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare, pp 182-194, London: Sage Publications.

Parker, G. (1989) 'Spouse carers - whose quality of life?' in Baldwin, S.M., Godfrey, C., and Propper, C. (eds) Quality of Life: Perspectives and Policies, pp 120-130, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.

Parker, G. and Walker, R. (1988) 'Introduction', in Walker, R. and Parker, G.M. (eds) Money Matters: Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare, pp 1-8, London: Sage

Parker, G. with Walker, R. (eds) (1988) Money Matters: Income, Wealth and Financial Welfare, 263pp, London: Sage Publications.

1987

Parker, G. (1987) 'Making ends meet: women, credit and debt', in Glendinning, C. and Millar, J. (eds) Women and Poverty in Britain, 1st edition, pp 241-258, Sussex: Wheatsheaf Books.

Parker, G. and Hirst, M.A. (1987) 'Continuity and change in medical care for young adults with disabilities' Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London, 21, 2:129-133.

1986

Parker, G. (1986) 'Unemployment, low income and debt', in Ramsay, I. (ed) Debtors and Creditors: A Socio-legal Perspective, pp 27-49, London: Professional Books.

1985

Parker, G. (1985) 'Training for continence among children with severe disabilities', British Journal of Mental Subnormality, 30:38-41.

Parker, G. (1985) With Due Care and Attention: A Review of Research on Informal Care (1st edition), 104pp, London: Family Policy Studies Centre.

1984

Parker, G. (1984) 'Incontinence services for the disabled child 1: the provision of aids and equipment', Health Visitor, 57, 2:44-48.

Parker, G. (1984) 'Incontinence services for the disabled child 2: the provision of information and advice', Health Visitor, 57,3: 86-88.

Parker, G. (1984) 'Use of incontinence services by families with a disabled child', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 7,1:60-61.

Hirst, M.A., Baldwin, S.M., Glendinning, C. and Parker, G. (1984) 'Young adults with disabilities: transfer to adult services', International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 7,1:85-86.

Jamrozik, K., Vessey, M., Fowler, G., Wald, N., Parker, G. and Van Vunakis, H (1984) 'Controlled trial of three different anti-smoking interventions in general practice', British Medical Journal, 288, 6429:1499-1503.

1983

Parker, G. (1983) 'Debt', in Bradshaw, J.R. and Harris, T. (eds) Energy and Social Policy, pp 58-68, London: Routledge and Kegan Paul

Parker, G. (1983) 'Incontinence: a problem that won't go away', Health and Social Service Journal, 11 August: 963-964.

Parker, G. (1983) 'What makes a good incontinence service for severely disabled children?' Primary Health Care, 10:12.

1982

Parker, G. (1982) 'The case for an integrated incontinence service for disabled children', Community Medicine, 4:119-124.

1981

Jamrozik, K. and Parker, G. (1981) 'Smoking: what hope of progress?' Oxford Medical School Gazette, Michaelmas: 38-39.

1980

Parker, G. (1980) ' Birmingham money advice centre clients', Consumers and Credit, pp 307-323, London: National Consumer Council.