Fiona Jane Aspinal

Fiona Jane Aspinal serves as a Research Fellow at the Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU) within the University of York, specializing in social care policy development and implementation. Her work bridges academic research with practical service delivery, focusing on vulnerable populations through NIHR-funded projects spanning 2012-2017. She actively supervises PhD students and maintains an extensive publication record in high-impact health and social care journals.

Her research program centers on:

• Reablement intervention frameworks for aging populations
• Integrated service models for long-term condition management
• Transitional care pathways across health-social care interfaces
• Co-production methods in policy development
• Palliative care quality metrics in community settings

Recent publications demonstrate methodological rigor in feasibility studies examining dementia caregiver support systems and safeguarding mechanisms.

Dr. Aspinal's funded research portfolio reveals consistent focus on evidence-based social care solutions:

• NIHR HS&DR MORE project (2014-2017): Complex reablement intervention evaluation
• NIHR SSCR Risk & Safeguarding project (2013-2014): Integrated care safety frameworks
• NIHR SSCR Personal Budgets project (2012-2014): Risk management in self-directed care

Her conference engagements include ISPOR presentations and International Federation on Ageing collaborations.

Work conducted through SPRU's interdisciplinary environment leverages mixed-methods approaches to address systemic challenges in social care commissioning, with particular emphasis on translating research findings into policy action through stakeholder workshops and co-design processes.