PhD Opportunity – Multimorbidity Doctoral Training Programme: Identifying People with MLTC in Unscheduled Care in the Last Year of Life
This is a University of St Andrews Research Project available within the Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals, a programme supported by Wellcome Trust and delivered by the Universities of Glasgow, Dundee, Edinburgh and St Andrews. This programme aims to create a generation of innovative world-leading researchers empowered with expertise in multimorbidity to prevent the condition and better treat those who are already suffering with it.
Project Title:
Identifying People with Multiple Long Term Conditions (MLTC) in Unscheduled Care in the Last Year of Life
Supervisor(s):
Prof Colin McCowan, School of Medicine (University of St Andrews)
Prof Nazir Lone, Usher Institute (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Sarah Mills, School of Medicine (University of St Andrews)
Dr Kirsty Boyd, Usher Institute (University of Edinburgh)
Deadline:
14 September 2025
Project Description:
The overall aim of the studentship is to develop and evaluate the performance of a new digital screening tool that identifies people who may benefit from future care planning in unscheduled care settings and to compare this with existing tools. Proactive screening reduces inequity and enables more people with non-cancer illnesses, mixed physical/mental multimorbidity and socioeconomic deprivation to discuss their preferences and priorities for care with professionals.
The project will use unscheduled care datasets to develop and explore the performance of a new predictive tool to identify patients in the last year of life and to complier this against existing algorithms. Students will focus on external validation and improving the prediction models especially around for specific groups of patients of interest.
The studentship will provide training in epidemiology and statistics, and data science/prediction modelling.
Duration of Award:
3 years
All Further Information:
Please find further information related to this PhD opportunity according to the following links, which will take you to the relevant sections of the Multimorbidity PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals official website:
- Overall programme information: Please click here.
- Application dates: Please click here.
- Funding information: Please click here.
- Entry requirements: Please click here.
- Application portal: Please click here.
- Other available University of St Andrews projects under this programme: Please click here.
Enquiries:
Please email the relevant supervisor(s) linked above with any enquiries related directly to the project.
Please email [email protected] if you have any further enquiries about the application process.