Eloise Radcliffe

Dr. Eloise Radcliffe is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton, affiliated with the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education within the Faculty of Medicine. She holds a PhD in Medical Sociology from King’s College London and an MSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics. Her research focuses on older adults, long-term conditions, polypharmacy, and deprescribing, employing qualitative methods. She leads the MODIFY study (NIHR Wessex ARC-funded), designing medication interventions for frail older adults, and co-leads the SPiDeR study on social prescribing. Her work spans 20 years, with expertise in vulnerable populations including palliative care patients, dementia sufferers, and homeless individuals with substance misuse issues. She emphasizes Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) in all research phases.

Education:

• PhD in Medical Sociology, King’s College London
• MSc Sociology, London School of Economics

Research Interests: Qualitative ethnographic methods, healthcare systems, medication optimization, frailty, social prescribing, and deprescribing interventions.

Grants and Collaborations:

• NIHR Wessex ARC (MODIFY study)
• Macmillan Cancer Support (ENABLE study)
• National Institute of Health and Care Research (SPiDeR study)

Labs/Teams: Primary Care Research Centre, NIHR ARC Wessex, Primary Care Behavioural Science Group.