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ASCRU PRU Showcase – 29 April 2026

The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Adult Social Care (ASCRU) hosted a showcase event in April 2026 to highlight research relevant to social care taking place within the National Institute of Health and Care Research’s Policy Research Units.

Presentations from the event are set out below. 

Projections of future demand for adult social care and associated expenditure.

Bo Hu and Julia Pauschardt
London School of Economics and Political Science

International Recruitment in Adult Social Care: Consequences and unintended consequences of immigration policy

Kalpa Kharicha
King’s College London

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Factors influencing the roll-out of Virtual Wards in England

Laura McGowan and Fiona Graham
Newcastle University

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