Barbara Bradbury

Barbara Bradbury serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Southampton's School of Health Sciences, actively contributing to the Centre for Research on Work and Organisations, Bladder and Bowel Management, and Ageing and Dementia research groups. Her expertise in qualitative research drives improvements in health service delivery through evidence-based organisational development.

Her academic credentials include:

• PhD in Organisational Resilience (University of Southampton, 2022)
• Qualification as a Registered Nurse

Dr. Bradbury's research focuses on critical intersections of dementia care and continence management, where she develops practical resources for healthcare practitioners and homecare workers. Her work on organisational resilience examines leadership behaviors that sustain NHS Trusts during crises, while her flexible working practices research analyzes impacts across healthcare, retail, and financial sectors. She champions responsible leadership frameworks that prioritize ethical decision-making in complex care environments.

Her 2022-2024 publications reveal a strong methodological emphasis on qualitative analysis and systematic reviews, addressing systemic gaps in dementia-continence care through community-based interventions. Key trends include developing tailored resources for homecare workers, identifying professional role boundaries in continence support, and applying organisational resilience principles to frontline healthcare challenges. This body of work directly informs policy and practice improvements for vulnerable patient populations.

She has supervised four postgraduate dissertation students and secured funding for the DemCon Homecare project (April 2023), building on her primary DemCon study. Previously, she contributed to a multi-sector flexible working project spanning NHS Trusts, retail, banking, and local government, completed in March 2023.

As a core member of Southampton's Bladder and Bowel Management and Ageing and Dementia groups, she collaborates with clinicians, homecare agencies, and policy stakeholders through the DemCon initiative. Her RESOUND^® management development programme trains healthcare leaders in values-based leadership while addressing real-world challenges in dementia care delivery.