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Joanne Atkinson is the Head of the Department of Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing at Northumbria University, within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. She holds a PhD in Health (2020) and has extensive leadership experience in palliative and end-of-life care since 2010. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to death and dying, challenging biomedical models to incorporate social, historical, and cultural contexts. She leads the national cancer charity mynewhair, addressing chemotherapy-induced hair loss, and serves on the ethics committee at St Cuthbert’s Hospice.
Her research interests span palliative care innovation, caregiver support, and healthcare workforce development. Key projects include realist evaluations of home-based end-of-life care models and strategies to reduce patient harm in palliative settings. She supervises PhD candidates like Zoe Booth, exploring preferred place-of-death discussions.
Publications emphasize care communication, service evaluation, and caregiver resilience. Awards and recognitions are not explicitly stated, but her international consultancy work and charity leadership highlight her expert status. Her work bridges clinical practice, policy, and education, aiming to enhance compassionate care delivery through innovative approaches.
