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Staff profile: Professor Vari Drennan

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

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Number of items: 49.

Article

Drennan, Vari , Goodman, Claire , Norton, Christine and Wells, Amanda (2010) Incontinence in women prisoners: an exploration of the issues. Journal Of Advanced Nursing, ISSN (print) 0309-2402 (In Press)

Drennan, Vari and Cole, Laura (2009) Dealing with incontinence. Living with dementia, December/January(2009/2010), pp. 14-15.

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, ISSN (print) 0885-6230 (In Press)

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

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. 459-469. 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 , 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Drennan, V. (1990) Community nursing: gathering information from the field. Nursing Times, 86(39), pp. 46-48. ISSN (print) 0954-7762

Drennan, V. (1990) Community nursing: striving for fairer workloads. Nursing Times, 86(40), pp. 48-49. ISSN (print) 0954-7762

Drennan, V. and Stearn, J. (1986) Health visitors and homeless families. Health visitor, 59(11), pp. 340-342. ISSN (print) 0017-9140

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

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 (2010) The last taboo? Managing toileting problems and incontinence with people with dementia living in their homes. In: Continence matters: a seminar for practitioner managers; 22 Feb 2010, London, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Goodman, Claire , Drennan, V , Davies, S and Massey, H (2008) An evaluation of different models of nurse case management for community dwelling older people with long term conditions. In: The Future of Primary Healthcare in Europe (II); 15-17 Sep 2008, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK. (Unpublished)

Monograph

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 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)

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Recent grants

  • 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 EVIDEMOpens new window)
  • 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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