Andrew Harding

Andrew Harding is a Lecturer in Health Inequalities at Lancaster University's Faculty of Health and Medicine (Department of Health Research). His research focuses on mixed economies of welfare, particularly how older people and those with dementia navigate health, social care, and housing systems. Specific interests include information-seeking practices, policy impacts, and realist methodology applications. He has presented internationally and serves on editorial boards for BMC Geriatrics and PLOS One. Harding is a member of the ESRC Peer Review College and actively contributes to grant reviews.

Education & Expertise: Harding employs qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, with expertise in realist evaluation. He has led projects on dementia care outcomes, advance care planning, and healthcare policy reforms.

Research Directions: Recent work emphasizes dementia patient-centered outcomes, online mental health forum dynamics, and healthcare system preparedness during pandemics. His publications address gaps in outcome measurement and policy implementation efficacy.

Collaborations: Harding collaborates across disciplines, including projects with the European Association for Palliative Care and international nursing home studies. He supervises PhD students David Dinham and Sally Evans exploring aging-related healthcare challenges.

Key Contributions: Developed core outcome sets for dementia care interventions and evaluated housing support services for older adults. His methodological work clarifies realist synthesis applications in psychology and healthcare research.