معرفی
Dr. Kalpa Kharicha is a Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London’s Policy Institute, specializing in aging populations, health promotion, and social care workforce policy. She previously held roles at UCL’s Centre for Ageing Population Studies and led research initiatives at the Campaign to End Loneliness. Her current work focuses on evaluating healthcare policies, international recruitment in social care, and interventions for older adults with mild frailty.
- PhD: Older people’s experiences and responses to loneliness (UCL)
- Key Affiliations: NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce
Her research interests include loneliness, social isolation, healthcare workforce strategies, and translational research in gerontology. Notable projects include the ‘HomeHealth’ trial and evaluations of the NHS Volunteer Responders scheme.
Recent outputs highlight her work on clinical trials for frailty interventions, international recruitment policy, and systematic reviews on mental health and income disparities.
