Caroline Watkins

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Dame Caroline Watkins
DBE
Alma mater
AwardsSpecial Recognition Life After Stroke Award, Stroke Association, September 2016 [1]
Scientific career
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Thesis The Effects of Patient's Expectations on the Rehabilitation Process (1990-1999)
Website uclan.ac.uk/staff_profiles/professor_caroline_watkins.php

Dame Caroline Leigh Watkins DBE , is an English academic, the Professor of Stroke and Older People's Care - and Director of Research and Innovation - of the College of Health and Wellbeing, University of Central Lancashire. She leads the Clinical Practice Research Unit (CPRU) for stroke research and is Director of Lancashire Clinical Trials Unit (Lancashire CTU). She is also the Director of Capacity Building and Implementation for National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care North West Coast (NIHR CLAHRC NWC). [2]

She was awarded the honour of Dame (DBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours, for services to Nursing and Older People's Care. [3]

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References

  1. "UCLAN PROFESSOR CAROLINE WATKINS RECOGNISED BY THE STROKE ASSOCIATION". News and Events. University of Central Lancashire . Retrieved 31 December 2016.
  2. Jones, Kate. "Professor Caroline Watkins - Staff Profile -University of Central Lancashire". UCLan - University of Central Lancashire. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. Sample, Ian (31 December 2016). "Antarctic expert and HIV research pioneer among scientists made dames". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 December 2016.