Patrycja is an advanced social worker, specialising in supporting older people, particularly with dementia diagnosis and has expertise in continuing healthcare (CHC). She has a background in psychology and criminology, and was awarded a NIHR Pre-doctoral Local Authority Fellowship, which she completed at the University of Bath (MRes Social work).

Patrycja has joined ARC West as part of her NIHR Local Authority Short Placement Award for Research Collaboration (SPARC) on her journey to become practitioner-academic. She’s contributing to various applied dementia research projects, working with Dr Lis Grey. Patrycja’s research interest lies in improving dementia care, with a focus on advance care planning from a social care perspective.