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Dr Diane Seddon - Overview

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Diane's research interests include: carers and caregiving; assessment and care management; dementia; the health and social care interface; and, nursing and residential care home provision. She has been involved in the development of a successful research programme relating to carers, which has attracted research grants from a wide range of funding bodies, including the Department of Health, Welsh Government and the Big Lottery Fund. Diane has advised on national policy development, including as a Specialist Advisor on domiciliary care to the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, House of Commons. She has also led reviews of national policy implementation, including the evaluation of the National Carers Strategies in England for the Department of Health and in Wales for the Welsh Assembly Government, as well as the Pan-Wales evaluation of the Unified Assessment Process.  Current research looks at support for adult survivors of child abuse.