Staff profile: Professor Vari Drennan
Position: Associate Dean for Research; Professor of Health Policy and Service Delivery
Telephone: +44 (0)20 8725 2339
Email: v.drennan@sgul.kingston.ac.uk
Biography
Vari joined the academic community after working as a senior community health service manager and professional head of community nursing. She has undertaken a wide range of research concerned with health and social care services for older people, especially those with long term conditions; medicine management in community settings; health service provision for women, particularly those socially excluded; new roles and workforce developments in primary care; and clinical leadership at board level. All of her research activities involve service users. She is particularly interested in the interface between policy and practice in arenas where public service delivery involves multiple agencies.
Interests
- Health and social care for older people, with particular interests in services for people with dementia and their carers outside of hospitals; medicine management issues for older people with complex health and social care problems living at home; and interprofessional working across primary health care and social care.
- Changing health and social care professional and service boundaries, associated management and workforce development issues and resource management.
- Health and social care services for people with long term conditions and the development of care and case management roles, the role of new technologies and perceptions of risk management.
- The development of non-medical prescribing.
- Long standing interests in public and service user involvement and public health delivery and marginalised groups.
Publications
Article
Bhanbhro, Sadiq, Drennan, Vari M, Grant, Robert and Harris, Ruth (2011) Assessing the contribution of prescribing in primary care by nurses and professionals allied to medicine: a systematic review of literature. BMC Health Services Research, 11, p. 330. ISSN (online) 1472-6963
Drennan, Vari, Goodman, Claire, Manthorpe, Jill, Davies, Sue, Scott, Cherill, Gage, Heather and Iliffe, Steve (2011) Establishing new nursing roles: a case study of the English community matron initiative. Journal Of Clinical Nursing, 20(19-20), pp. 2948-2957. ISSN (print) 0962-1067
Poltawski, Leon, Goodman, Claire, Iliffe, Steve, Manthorpe, Jill, Gage, Heather, Shah, Dhrushita and Drennan, Vari (2011) Frailty scales – their potential in interprofessional working with older people: a discussion paper. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 25(4), pp. 280-286. ISSN (print) 1356-1820
Drennan, Vari, Goodman, Claire, Norton, Christine and Wells, Amanda (2011) Incontinence: enhancing care in women's prisons. Nursing Times, 107(17), pp. 18-19. ISSN (print) 0954-7762
Joly , Louise, Goodman , Claire, Froggatt, Katherine and Drennan, Vari (2011) Interagency working to support the health of people who are homeless. Social Policy and Society, 10(04), pp. 523-536. ISSN (print) 1474-7464
Goodman, Claire, Drennan, Vari, Scheibl, Fiona, Shah, Dhrushita, Manthorpe, Jill, Gage, Heather and Iliffe, Steve (2011) Models of Inter Professional Working for older people living at home: a survey and review of the local strategies of English health and social care statutory organisations. BMC Health Services Research, 11(1), p. 337. ISSN (print) 1472-6963
Iliffe, Steve, Drennan, Vari, Manthorpe, Jill, Gage, Heather, Davies, Sue L, Massey, Helen, Scott, Cherill, Brearley, Sally and Goodman, Claire (2011) Nurse case management and general practice: implications for GP consortia. British Journal of General Practice, 61(591), pp. 658-665. ISSN (print) 0960-1643
Drennan, Vari, Levenson, Ros, Halter, Mary and Tye, Chris (2011) Physician assistants in English general practice: a qualitative study of employers' viewpoints. Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 16(2), pp. 75-80. ISSN (print) 1355-8196
Drennan, Vari M and Goodman, Claire (2011) Sustaining innovation in the health care workforce: a case study of community nurse consultant posts in England. BMC Health Services Research, 11(1), pp. 200-236. ISSN (online) 1472-6963
Drennan, Vari M, Cole, Laura and Iliffe, Steve (2011) A taboo within a stigma? A qualitative study of managing incontinence with people with dementia living at home. BMC Geriatrics, 11(1), p. 75. ISSN (online) 1471-2318
Manthorpe, J., Iliffe, S., Samsi, K., Cole, L., Goodman, C., Drennan, V. and Warner, J. (2010) Dementia, dignity and quality of life: nursing practice and its dilemmas. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 5(3), pp. 235-244. ISSN (print) 1748-3735
Drennan, Vari, Goodman, Claire, Norton, Christine and Wells, Amanda (2010) Incontinence in women prisoners: an exploration of the issues. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 66(9), pp. 1953-1967. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
Goodman, Claire, Evans, Catherine, Wilcock, Jane, Froggatt, Katherine, Drennan, Vari, Sampson, Elizabeth, Blanchard, Martin, Bissett, Maggie and Iliffe, Steve (2009) End of life care for community dwelling older people with dementia: an integrated review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(4), pp. 329-337. ISSN (print) 0885-6230
Drennan, Vari and Cole, Laura (2009) Promoting continence and managing incontinence with people with dementia living at home: one more challenge for integration. Journal of Integrated Care, 17(1), pp. 15-25. ISSN (print) 1476-9018
Drennan, Vari (2008) Demand and supply. Nursing Standard, 22(48), pp. 62-63. ISSN (print) 0029-6570
Iliffe, Steve, Manthorpe, Jill, Drennan, Vari, Goodman, Claire and Warner, James (2008) The EVIDEM programme: a test for primary care research in London? London Journal of Primary Care, 2008(August), ISSN (print) 1757-1472
Iliffe, Steve, Manthorpe, Jill, Warner, James, Drennan, Vari, Goodman, Claire, Rait, Greta and Kharicha, Kalpa (2008) Making progress in psychosocial research in dementia. Dementia, 7(2), pp. 167-174. ISSN (print) 1471-3012
Traynor, Michael, Drennan, Vari, Goodman, Claire, Mark, Annabelle, Davis, Kathy, Peacock, Richard and Banning, Maggi (2008) 'Nurse entrepreneurs' a case of government rhetoric? Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 13(1), pp. 13-18. ISSN (print) 1355-8196
Davis, Kathy and Drennan, Vari (2008) Nurse prescribing: national data analysis. Nursing Times, 104(5), pp. 46-48. ISSN (print) 0954-7762
McGraw, Caroline, Drennan, Vari and Humphrey, Charlotte (2008) Understanding risk and safety in home health care: the limits of generic frameworks. Quality in Primary Care, 16(4), pp. 239-248. ISSN (print) 1479-1072
Drennan, Vari (2007) Assessing nurse prescribing. Cancer Nursing Practice, 6(10), p. 3. ISSN (print) 1475-4266
Drennan, Vari, Iliffe, Steve, Tai, Sharon See, Lenihan, Penny and Deave, Toity (2007) Can primary care identify an 'at risk' group in the older population. British Journal of Community Nursing, 12(4), pp. 142-148. ISSN (print) 1462-4753
Drennan, Vari, Davis, Kathy, Goodman, Claire, Humphrey, Charlotte, Locke, Rachel, Mark, Annabelle, Murray, Susan F. and Traynor, Michael (2007) Entrepreneurial nurses and midwives in the United Kingdom: an integrative review. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 60(5), pp. 459-69. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
Davis, Kathy and Drennan, Vari (2007) Evaluating nurse prescribing behaviour using constipation as a case study. International Journal Of Nursing Practice, 13(4), pp. 243-253. ISSN (print) 1322-7114
Russell, Sally and Drennan, Vari (2007) Mothers' views of the health visiting service in the UK: a web-based survey. Community Practitioner, 80(8), pp. 22-26. ISSN (print) 1462-2815
Drennan, Vari, Walters, Kate, Lenihan, Penny, Cohen, Shoshanna, Myerson, Sybil and Iliffe, Steve (2007) Priorities in identifying unmet need in older people attending general practice: a nominal group technique study. Family Practice, 24(5), pp. 454-460. ISSN (print) 0263-2136
McGraw, Caroline and Drennan, Vari (2006) Assessing the needs of older burglary victims: a link nurse scheme. British journal of community nursing, 11(10), pp. 414-419. ISSN (print) 1462-4753
Drennan, Vari, Andrews, Sarah, Sidhu, Rajinder and Peacock, Richard (2006) Attracting and retaining nurses in primary care. British Journal of Community Nursing, 11(6), pp. 242-246. ISSN (print) 1462-4753
Drennan, Vari M. and Joseph, Judy (2005) Health visiting and refugee families: issues in professional practice. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 49(2), pp. 155-163. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
Goodman, Claire, Robb, Nadia, Drennan, Vari and Woolley, Rosemary (2005) Partnership working by default: district nurses and care home staff providing care for older people. Health and Social Care in the Community, 13(6), pp. 553-562. ISSN (print) 0966-0410
Evans, Catherine, Drennan, Vari and Roberts, Julia (2005) Practice nurses and older people: a case management approach to care. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, 51(4), pp. 343-352. ISSN (print) 0309-2402
Christian, Sara, Ross, Fiona, Brooks, Fiona and Drennan, Vari (2005) School nurses' contribution to young people's future health. Nursing Times, 101(47), pp. 19-20. ISSN (print) 0954-7762
Drennan, Vari, Iliffe, Steve, Haworth, Deborah, Tai, Sharon S, Lenihan, Penny and Deave, Toity (2005) The feasibility and acceptability of a specialist health and social care team for the promotion of health and independence in 'at risk' older adults. Health and Social Care in the Community, 13(2), pp. 136-144. ISSN (print) 0966-0410
Drennan, Vari and Goodman, Claire (2004) Nurse-led case management for older people with long-term conditions. British Journal of Community Nursing, 9(12), pp. 527-533. ISSN (print) 1462-4753
McGraw, Caroline and Drennan, Vari (2004) Older people and medication management: from compliance to concordance. Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 14(2), pp. 145-153. ISSN (print) 0959-2598
Iliffe, Steve, Lenihan, Penny, Orrell, Martin, Walters, Kate, Drennan, Vari and Tai, Sharon See (2004) The development of a short instrument to identify common unmet needs in older people in general practice. The British Journal of General Practice, 54(509), pp. 914-918. ISSN (print) 0960-1643
Drennan, Vari, Levenson, Ros, Goodman, Claire and Evans, Catherine (2004) The workforce in health and social care services to older people: developing an education and training strategy. Nurse Education Today, 24(5), pp. 402-408. ISSN (print) 0260-6917
Drennan, Vari, Levenson, Ros, Goodman, Claire and Evans, Catherine (2003) Developing the health and social care workforce. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 9(11), pp. 372-375. ISSN (print) 1358-0574
Drennan, Vari, Iliffe, Steve, Haworth, Debora, Tai, Sharon See, Lenihan, Penny and Deave, Toity (2003) Older people's services. A picture of health. The Health service journal, 113(5852), pp. 22-24. ISSN (print) 0952-2271
Iliffe, Steve, Lenihan, Penny, Wallace, Paul, Drennan, Vari, Blanchard, Martin and Harris, Andrew (2002) Applying community-oriented primary care methods in British general practice: a case study. The British Journal of General Practice, 52(481), pp. 646-651. ISSN (print) 0960-1643
Chapman, Jane, Raynor, Sarah and Drennan, Vari (2001) Developing patient group directions. Nursing Times, 97(36), pp. 37-38. ISSN (print) 0954-7762
McGraw, Caroline and Drennan, Vari (2001) Self-administration of medicine and older people. Nursing Standard, 15(18), pp. 33-36. ISSN (print) 0029-6570
Drennan, Vari and Williams, Glenn (2001) An assessment of dual-role primary care nurses in the inner city. British Journal of Community Nursing, 6(7), pp. 336-341. ISSN (print) 1462-4753
Goodburn, Ann and Drennan, Vari (2000) The use of directly observed therapy in TB: a brief pan-London survey. Nursing Standard, 14(46), pp. 36-38. ISSN (print) 0029-6570
McGraw, Caroline and Drennan, Vari (2000) The use of medication compliance devices by district nursing services. British Journal of Community Nursing, 5(7), pp. 326-331. ISSN (print) 1462-4753
Drennan, V. and Levenson, R. (1999) Community care. Blurred vision. The Health service journal, 109(5667), pp. 22-23. ISSN (print) 0952-2271
Koperski, Marek, Rogers, Steve and Drennan, Vari (1997) Nurse practitioners in general practice: an inevitable progression? The British Journal of General Practice, 47(424), pp. 696-698. ISSN (print) 0960-1643
Book
Drennan, Vari and Goodman, Claire, eds. (2007) Oxford handbook of primary care and community nursing. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 878p. (Oxford Handbooks in Nursing) ISBN 0198568908
Iliffe, Steve and Drennan, Vari (2001) Primary care and dementia. London, UK : Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 155p. ISBN 1853029971
Iliffe, Steve and Drennan, Vari (2000) Primary care for older people. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 272p. (Oxford general practice series) ISBN 0192629514
Book Section
Iliffe, Steve, Manthorpe, Jill and Drennan, Vari (2010) Dementia care in the community: challenges for primary health and social care. In: Ames, D , Burns, A and O'Brien, J, (eds.) Dementia. 4th Ed. London : Hodder Arnold. pp. 157-165. ISBN 9780340987278
Drennan, Vari and Iliffe, Steve (2006) Managing dementias in primary care. In: Bryan, Karen and Maxim, Jane, (eds.) Communication disability in the dementias. London, UK : Whurr. pp. 49-72. ISBN 9781861565068
Conference or Workshop Item
Drennan, Vari and Goodman, Claire (2011) Developing effective integrated working for the care of older people. In: Integration or fragmentation? Looking at the evidence and making sense of the reforms; 6th October 2011, London. (Unpublished)
Monograph
Manthorpe, Jill, Samsi , Kritika, Campbell , Sarah, Abley , Clare, Keady , John, Bond, John, Watts, Sue, Robinson , Louise, Gemski, Alan, Warner , James, Goodman, Claire, Drennan, Vari and Iliffe, Steve (2011) The transition from cognitive impairment to dementia: older people's experiences. (Project Report) NIHR SDO Programme. 118 p.
Goodman, Claire, Drennan, Vari, Davies, Sue, Masey, Helen, Gage, Heather, Scott, Cherill, Manthorpe, Jill, Brearley, Sally and Iliffe, Steve (2010) Nurses as case managers in primary care: the contribution to chronic disease management. (Project Report) London, U.K. : National Institute for Health Research Service. 317 p.
Drennan, Vari (2010) Out of hours and unscheduled primary care making it safer: report of the joint conference hosted by the Medical Protection Society, National Patient Safety Agency and MPS Risk Solutions. (Other) London, U.K. : Medical Protection Society. 12 p.
Drennan, Vari and Davis, Kathy (2008) Trends over ten years in the primary care and community nurse workforce in England. (Project Report) London, U.K. : Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, St. Georges, University of London and Kingston University. 45 p. ISBN 9780955832949 (Unpublished)
Recent grants
- SW London AHSN. Professor Ray Jones (PI), Professor Vari Drennan. Multi-professional teams: using the competencies and skills of team members . 2010-2011
- NIHR SDO. V Drennan (PI), M Halter, J Gabe, Heather Gage, S Brearley, S Lusignan. Investigating the contribution of physician assistants to primary care in England. 2010-2012
- Big Lottery. Victim Support (lead organisation), MIND with The Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London, Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University and St George’s, University of London. Experience of victimisation and access to justice for people with mental health problems. 2010-2013. (For further details visit Mental health and justice project
) - NIHR SDO Professor Christine Edwards (PI), Stephen Gourlay, Steve Iliffe, Vari Drennan, Steve Gillard, Mary Chambers. Explaining health managers' information seeking behaviour and use. 2008-11
- NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Research Programme. Goodman C (PI); Drennan V; Illiffe S; Manthorpe J; Gage H A (2008). A study of the effectiveness of inter-professional team working for community dwelling older people (TOPIC). 2008-2011
- NIHR Research for Patient Benefit. (PI) Serfarty M (RF & UCL MS) Lanchard MB, Laycock G, Brewin C, Drennan V (2008). Helping Aged Victims of Crime: HAVoC: determining the psychosocial effects of crime on older people and a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Victim Improvement Package versus Treatment As Usual. 2008-2010
- NIHR Programme Grant for Applied Research Award. Iliffe S (PI, UCL); Warner J; Goodman C; Manthorpe J; Drennan V; Rait G; Knapp M (2007). Changing practice in dementia care in the community: developing and testing evidence-based interventions, from timely diagnosis to end of life. 2007- 2012. (For further details visit EVIDEM)
- NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Research Programme. Kendall S (PI Herts); Proctor S; Goodman C; Drennan V; While A; Forbes A (2007). The nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to Chronic Disease Management: An integration of the literature
- Department of Health: Modernising Nursing Careers Programme. Drennan V (PI); Leyshon S; Davis K (2007). An analysis of the primary care and community nursing workforce
- NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation Research Programme. Goodman C (Co-PI) Drennan V (Co-PI); Iliffe S; Manthorpe J; Brearley S; Scott C; Gage H (2006). Evaluating nurse case management with people with long term conditions
- NIHR NHS Service Delivery and Organisation. Traynor M (PI); Drennan V; Goodman C; Humphreys C; Fairley-Murray S; Marks A (2005). Scoping nurse, midwives and health visitors’ entrepreneurial activity in relation to patient choice
- Department of Health: Access to Primary Care Programme. Drennan V (PI); Goodman C; Leyshon S (2005). Investigation into the preparation and support needs of hospital chronic disease nurse specialists undertaking new community matron posts
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