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

Susan Longhurst BSc
Research Associate
Susan has a BSc in Law and Social Science from Brunel
University. Previously based in the Department of
General Practice at King’s College London, Susan
conducted research investigating the recruitment and
retention of GP registrars and was also involved with the
formation of the GP co-operative, SELDOC. Susan
joined the Department in 2005 to work on a needs
review for a local hospice. She was also involved in the
evaluation of Compass, a pilot telephone helpline,
funded by the King’s Fund, targeting people in South
East London who are living with a life-limiting illness and
their carers. She is currently working on a study to
describe the perceptions of dignity of older people living
in care homes, along with a Cochrane systematic review
focusing specifically on palliative care interventions for
this target population group.
Jennifer Lunan EN AAMS
PA to Professor Irene Higginson and Dr Susan Hall
Jenny qualified as an Enrolled Nurse and went on to
qualify as a Medical Secretary following her nursing
training, gaining an AMPSAR Certificate. Prior to joining
the College Jenny worked as PA/Secretary in the Health
Centre at University College London for three years
before joining the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (now
CRUK), firstly based in the Clinical Oncology Unit at
Guy’s Hospital as PA to a Consultant Histopathologist
and a Biochemist, and then at the ICRF Laboratories at
Lincoln’s Inn Fields as PA/Floor secretary to Senior
Scientists and researchers. She worked as Professor
Irene Higginson’s PA since joining the College in 1999,
firstly based at St Christopher’s Hospice, then moving
into new offices on the second floor of the Weston
Education Centre, then moving into newer offices on the
third floor of the Weston Education Centre. Jenny, along
with previous colleagues, was a founding member of the
Administrative Team and, with the current members of
the Administrative Team, supports the activity of the
department.
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