The WATCH Team

The WATCH project is led from NHS Grampian by Professor Roy Soiza (Chief Investigator), Professor Seshadri Vasan (Co-Investigator), in collaboration with Professor Susan Shenkin (Co-Investigator), Dr Jenni Burton (Co-Investigator), Dr Janet Scott (NHS Highland) and two care homes in Scotland.

The WATCH Project Advisory Group: Includes members from across the UK and consists of geriatricians, infectious disease and public health experts, qualitative researchers, care home researchers, care home workers, trialists, academic researchers, ethics and information governance experts, and patient and public involvement members who provide their professional expertise and guide the WATCH project work.

Organisations participating in this project:

• NHS Grampian
• ENRICH Scotland
• University of Aberdeen
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Glasgow
• NHS Highland
• Renaissance Care
• Wastview Care Centre