2004 - 2007 - Cicely Saunders Institute - King's College London

Dr Sue Hall BSc PhD CPsychol
The Dunhill Lecturer in Palliative Care
Sue studied Psychology at the Polytechnic of East
London and received a PhD in Health Psychology at
King’s College London. Her first academic appointment
was on a study exploring quality of life for patients with
brain tumours. For most of the next 11 years, she
worked with the Psychology & Genetics Research
Group, King’s College London, running national and
international studies focusing on adjustment to serious
negative life events, behaviour change, and facilitating
informed choice. During this time she spent a year at the
Centre for Health Care Research, at the University of
Brighton as Research Fellow and NHS R&D Consultant.
In March 2006, she joined the Department of Palliative
Care, Policy and Rehabilitation as Lecturer in Palliative
Care. She is currently developing a programme of work
to improve palliative care for older people. This includes
producing a new booklet for the World Health Organisation
Solid Facts Series on better palliative care for older
people, understanding the barriers and facilitators of
implementing the Gold Standards Framework for Care
Homes, exploring views of dignity of older people in care
homes, and evaluating dignity therapy for older people
in care homes.
Dr Richard Harding BSc MSc DipSW PhD
Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care
Richard originally read Social Anthropology and
conducted field work in the Netherlands before taking a
Masters and Diploma in Social Work at the London
School of Economics. He undertook his Doctoral studies
in the Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation
at King's College London, developing and testing an
intervention for informal carers. He has worked in
diverse care settings as care provider, care manager,
and social worker and in voluntary sector settings in
group work and training. His interests are primarily
in non-cancer (HIV, heart failure) and in developing an
evidence base for palliative care in Sub-Saharan Africa
where he collaborates in a number of exciting,
productive and enjoyable partnerships with palliative
care and academic settings.
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