Claire Surr

Professor Claire Surr is a leading academic in dementia studies at Leeds Beckett University, where she serves as Director of the Centre for Dementia Research. Her work bridges clinical practice and policy, focusing on person-centred care for dementia patients in care homes and hospital settings. She co-leads the NICHE Leeds initiative, a collaborative effort between academia and care homes.

• Academic Leadership: Chair of NIHR Research Programme for Social Care
• Global Impact: Developed gold standards for dementia training adopted in UK and international guidelines

Research Interests include:

• Improving care home environments for dementia patients through interventions like Dementia Care Mapping™
• Addressing comorbid dementia and cancer in aging populations
• Advancing staff training programs to enhance dementia care quality

Her scientific awards include:

• National Teaching Fellowship (2014)
• Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Recent Findings highlight:

• Development of tools like Cognitive Daisy (COG-D) for personalized dementia care
• Systematic reviews on constant observation in hospitals and animal-assisted interventions
• Advancements in core outcome measures for dementia trials and prison dementia care