Stephen Allan

Biographic Data

ID4428716
NAMEStephen Allan
GIVEN NAMESStephen
FAMILY NAMEAllan
SIGNATUREALLAN S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Kent
ORCID0000-0002-1208-9837
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT8
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Research and training fellowships as a mechanism for building research capacity in social care

    Open AccessWenjing Zhang, Ann-Marie Towers et al.ARTICLEThe British Journal of Social Work2026References: 25

    Research capacity building in social care has received increased attention and dedicated funding in recent years, yet opportunities for practitioners to engage with research or apply evidence-based practice remain limited. This article evaluates one mechanism for developing capacity through a research-practice partnership: funding and supporting social care staff to undertake practitioner-research fellowships. This qualitative study incorporated …

  • Exploratory factor analysis and Rasch analysis to assess the structural validity of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit Proxy version (Ascot-Proxy) completed by care home staff

    Open AccessStacey Rand, Ann‐marie Towers et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2024

    The ASCOT-Proxy-Resident is a valid instrument of SCRQoL for older adults resident in care homes, completed by staff proxies. Due to the two-factor structure, which differs from the original ASCOT-SCT4, we do not recommend the use of the ASCOT-Proxy-Proxy measure, although collecting data as part of the ASCOT-Proxy questionnaire may support its feasibility and acceptability. Further qualitative study of how care home staff complete and perceive t…

  • Factors affecting recruitment and retention of personal assistants in England

    Open AccessKaterina Gousia, Stephen AllanARTICLEInternational Journal of Care and…2024References: 2

    The shift towards the greater personalisation of care has seen a rise in personal assistants (PAs) employed by individuals using their own funds or receiving public support. Despite their growing importance, the recruitment and retention of PAs can be challenging. In this article, we empirically explore what affects the turnover and vacancies of PAs. We find that PA turnover and vacancies are affected by care need, type of support and local labou…

  • Personal assistants in England and the factors associated with absenteeism

    Open AccessDaniel Roland, Stephen Allan et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Personal assistants (PAs) have become an increasingly important element of long-term care (LTC) in England since the introduction of Direct Payments in 1996 and the Care Act 2014 legislation. The PAs, who are directly employed by social care users, can perform a number of support tasks including vital assistance in activities of daily living (ADL). Internationally these roles would be classed as domestic care work, including the employment of mig…

  • Japanese preference weights of the Adult Social Care Outcomes Toolkit for Carers (Ascot-Carer)

    Open AccessTakeru Shiroiwa, Hiromi Nakamura-Thomas et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2022

    We established Japanese preference weights for ASCOT-Carer states, the first weights of an Asian country. The estimated utilities can contribute to the measurement of caregivers' social care-related QoL and perform of cost-effectiveness analyses

  • Social care causes of delayed transfer of care ( DTOC ) from hospital for older people

    Open AccessKate Gridley, Kate Baxter et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2022Cited by: 1References: 3

    Unnecessarily prolonged stays in hospitals can have negative impacts on patients and present avoidable costs to health and social care systems. This paper presents the qualitative findings of a multi-methods study of the social care causes of delayed transfers of care (DTOC) for older people in England. The quantitative strand of this study found that DTOC are significantly affected by homecare supply. In this paper, we explore in depth how and w…

  • Care home closure and the influence of domiciliary care supply

    Open AccessStephen AllanARTICLEJournal of European Social Policy2022References: 6

    There is a general trend of increased marketization of long-term care (LTC) services across Europe, with the natural consequence that market forces will affect the supply of LTC. At the same time, there has been a rapid increase in the use of home-based provision for those requiring LTC support. However, there is little evidence about what the effects of growing domiciliary care provision has on the markets for institutional forms of care. This i…

  • Incentives and Deterrents to the Supply of Long-term Care for the Elderly in England

    Open AccessStephen Allan, Robin DartonARTICLESocial Policy and Society2021Cited by: 1References: 4

    This article reports on a study assessing the incentives and deterrents to long-term care (LTC) supply in two local markets in England. The supply of LTC in many countries is facing the issues of rising demand, (lack of) workforce and the interaction of the public and private sectors. Findings from qualitative interviews of local council and provider stakeholders exploring barriers and enablers faced by LTC providers in two local authorities (LAs…