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Professor Carl Thompson is a leading academic in applied health research at the University of Leeds' School of Healthcare within the Faculty of Medicine and Health. His roles include being a registered nurse with extensive NHS experience, from nursing assistant to NHS Trust non-executive director. Previously, he held a personal chair in health sciences at the University of York. His expertise spans clinical decision making, implementation science, and evidence-based healthcare.
Research focuses include care home quality improvement, wearable technology applications, and computerised decision support systems. Notable projects include the £2m CONTACT study on Bluetooth wearables for contact tracing in care homes and the STaRQ study examining nurse staffing impacts on care quality. He collaborates internationally with institutions in Australia, the Netherlands, Canada, and the US.
- Education: DPhil in Social Policy (University of York, 1996), BSc Hons in Social Policy (1st class, 1993), RN qualification (York College of Nursing, 1989).
- Grants: Secured or collaborated on £20m+ projects from NIHR, MRC, and ESRC.
- Teaching: Covers medical informatics, decision making, and leadership in healthcare education.
- Awards: No specific awards listed, though his extensive funding and leadership roles reflect professional recognition.
- Leadership: Former Director of Research in the School of Healthcare and Pro Dean for Applied Health Research.
His research emphasizes 'how people use information in clinical practice and policy making,' with a focus on translating evidence into practice. He advises on national funding panels (NIHR HSDR, Irish Health Research Board) and mentors PhD students in decision science and implementation research.
Current initiatives include the Nurturing Innovation in Care Homes (NiCHE Leeds) collaboration and membership in the NIHR Yorkshire and Humber CLAHRC's Improvement Science theme. He actively supports implementation science through visiting professorships at the Universities of Alberta and East Anglia.
