Professor Elizabeth Perkins BSc (Hons) PhD RGN
William Rathbone VI Chair of Community Nursing Primary Care & Mental Health
- +44 (0)151 794 5909
- Work email E.Perkins@liverpool.ac.uk
Research
Research Overview
Liz Perkins is currently undertaking research on self-harm/suicide in children and adults. She is also supporting research on mental health in prisons. She is also currently undertaking research with the University's Veterinary School focusing on public health type interventions with animals.
Mental Health in community, secure and forensic settings
I am currently working on Mental Health projects in schools and prisons
Service user, patient and professional decision making
I am interested in understanding how people make the decisions they make regarding health behaviours eg vaccination
Human-animal interactions
I am interested in the role animals play in the lives of human beings
Research Grants
Equine chronic orthopaedic pain: Assessing the impact of horse owner and veterinary surgeon conceptualisations on its diagnosis and treatment
THE HORSE TRUST (UK)
November 2022 - October 2024
Exploring horse keepers’ and equine professionals’ understanding of equine behaviour and associated use of training methods
THE HORSE TRUST (UK)
October 2022 - January 2026
Mersey Care Secure Division Research Programme.
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)
April 2014 - December 2022
Supporting the generation and development of research from within The Beacon Unit.
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)
April 2015 - December 2024
Improving the management of obesity in horses through qualitative research
THE HORSE TRUST (UK)
March 2016 - October 2021
An evaluation of the impact of opportunistic screening for chlamydia.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
April 1999 - November 2001
Investigation of horse owners' perceptions of and attitudes towards equine health
BRITISH VETERINARY ASSOCIATION ANIMAL WELFARE FOUNDATION (UK)
November 2012 - March 2016
PCGs in Sefton Health Authority - Changing Health Culture.
SEFTON HEALTH AUTHORITY
April 2000 - September 2002
Vertical and horizontal restraint of service users in acute mental health care.
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)
October 2005 - July 2007
Ethnic Minorities Research.
NORTH CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (UK)
April 2000 - June 2002
Crisis Intervention
CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)
September 2008 - May 2009
Contracting with General Dental Services
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
October 2010 - July 2014
Sociology and owner understanding of equine colic & its prevention
ROYAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS TRUST (RCVS) - (UK)
March 2010 - May 2011
Children's and Young People's Programme - Offender Health
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
March 2008 - March 2012
Evaluation of Multi Systemic Pilot Services
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
March 2008 - August 2015
Nursing in the independent sector.
UNITED KINGDOM CENTRAL COUNCIL FOR NURSING (UKKC)
June 2000 - June 2003
The Evaluation of a new approach to Mental Health Services Regulation and Mental Health Act Monitoring.
CARE QUALITY COMMISSION (UK)
May 2014 - July 2016
Health and community care research unit.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
November 1993 - March 2006
Evaluation of Dementia Care Home Intervention in 5 Boroughs NHS Trust.
5 BOROUGHS PARTNERSHIP (UK)
March 2013 - December 2017
GP Commissioning
MERSEY CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (UK)
May 2011 - September 2012
Regional Research and Development Support Unit.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE (UK)
January 2001 - March 2005
Research Collaborations
Dr Rebecca Harris
Internal
Bid to SDO on dental health commissioning
Professor John Ellershaw
Internal
Evaluation of End of Life Care
Professor Munir Pirmohammed
Internal
Evaluation of Brief intervention for alcohol
Maureen Gambles
Internal
Evaluation of LCP
Dr L. Owens
External: Liverpool PCT
Collaboration on a RfPB bid on a structured brief intervention for alcohol dependent patients
Dr Ewan Wilkinson, Acting Director Health Outcomes
External: Liverpool PCT
An evaluative framework for assessing new services
Mr Aneesh Veetil
External: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust
A study of the acceptability of long-term tracheostomy tubes
Professor Peter Langhorne
External: The University of Glasgow
Co-applicant on the Stroke programme bid for DoH with others
Dr Shankar Loharuka
External: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust
Co-applicant on Stroke Programme bid on basic clinical care
Professor Caroline Watkins
External: University of Central Lancashire
NHS research programme on stroke - fluids and food project to be submitted
Professor John Ellershaw
External: Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute
Work to establish palliative care nursing research profile
Professor Annette Jinks
External: Liverpool John Moores University
Collaborative work on ward rounds
Feargal Twomey
External: Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute
Discussions over the development of a palliative care proposal
Ms Gillian Ritchie
External: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust
Submission of a proposal to examine critical care outreach team - submitted to R & D fund
Dr Di Scutt
Internal
Development of proposal to study the effects of Rapid Access Clinics for breast cancer
Mr E. Marshall
External: Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
Joint proposals on NSCLC
Dr R. Whittington
Internal
Use of restraint study and seclusion study
Ms Gaynor Reid
Internal
Support for study of informal carers
Ms Lynda Appleton
External: Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology
A number of research proposals including a current PhD proposal
Dr M Flynn
Internal
BHF project
Bertil Damato
External: Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital NHS Trust
Submission of a proposal to examine decision making in uveal melanoma
Professor D. Llyod
External: Alder Hey Hospital
A study of GOR
Dr Jude Robinson
Internal
PALS study