Dr Yakubu Salifu
LecturerResearch Overview
My research interest falls under three broad areas;
- Palliative care/managing care at the end of life so that patients and their families will feel supported and live a more dignified life.
- The other areas of interest are providing care in a resource-poor context. This includes the provision of home-based palliative care and how services are delivered to meet the needs and aspirations of patients and their caregivers, particularly access to care (financial, resources, practical, and technical support).
- Lastly, palliative care around health and social policy to include vulnerable people who have challenges in accessing care. This involves how policy and professional interventions address the challenges of patients and families in dealing with long term chronic conditions.
Profile
I am a Co-Director of the LU Africa Research Hub and Senior Fellow HEA. My research is primarily influenced by my professional background as a nurse and an educationist, focusing on adult health, palliative care, family caregiving, and health policy. I have been involved in a large EU-funded consortium project called MyPal and serve as the CEO of COMPASS Ghana, a charitable organisation registered in both the UK and Ghana, aiming to improve access to palliative care in resource-poor communities. My recent research has centred on older adult care, family caregiving, home care, palliative and end-of-life care, and masculinity and stigma.
My PhD explored the experiences of men living with advanced prostate cancer and their caregivers, particularly in navigating home-based care within resource-poor contexts, addressing family caregiving dynamics, and cultural responses to illnesses such as stigma and masculinity. I supervise PhD students across the Division of Health Research, particularly in palliative care. I am keen to supervise PhD students focusing on palliative care topics, including addressing inequalities, understanding family caregiving dynamics, exploring cultural responses to chronic diseases, addressing poverty and financial insecurity, fostering compassionate communities, and integrating research seamlessly into care provision.
Career Details
I am a registered General Nurse in Ghana and Registered Nurse (Adult) in the UK. With a background in nursing and education, I serve as Co-Director of the LU Africa Research Hub and CEO of COMPASS Ghana
Research Interests
I am particularly interested in research regarding patients, caregivers and health care professionals managing end of life conditions and symptom burden particularly in resource poor-context. I have researched men living with advanced prostate cancer and how they and their family caregivers.
Research Grants
MyPal project consortium. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 825872
https://mypal-project.eu/the-team/
Current Teaching
I teach on the Modules
(1) DHR 517: Palliative Care-Theory, Policy, and Practice
(2) BIOL 333: Ethics in Biomedicine, and
(3) contributes to module DHR 468: Dementia Studies
Current Research
Early Career Researcher (ECR) workshop on the theme ‘Inequality and Marginalisation: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from African Researchers”.01/11/2024 → 31/03/2025Decolonising palliative care: exploring British Muslims perspectives on End-of-Life Care in the UK, a qualitative study 2024-2027.04/10/2024 → 30/09/2027Advancing Palliative Care in Ghana: Development of a National Policy through Collaborative Partnerships.02/09/2024 → 31/03/2026
Migration Motivation and Transition Experiences of African Migrant Nurses Working in Europe, Americas, and Australasia: A Mixed-Method Study01/07/2021 → 30/09/2023
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in supervising PhD students in palliative and and end-of-life care, with a focus on home-based and family caregiving, palliative care in non-western context, and the influence of masculinity and ethnicity in palliative care contexts.
Early Career Researcher (ECR) workshop on the theme ‘Inequality and Marginalisation: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from African Researchers”.
01/11/2024 → 31/03/2025
Research
Decolonising palliative care: exploring British Muslims perspectives on End-of-Life Care in the UK, a qualitative study 2024-2027.
04/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Research
Advancing Palliative Care in Ghana: Development of a National Policy through Collaborative Partnerships.
02/09/2024 → 31/03/2026
Research
Death Cafe and Exhibition
23/03/2023 → 05/05/2023
Other
International Research and Engagement visit to Ghana
21/03/2023 → 29/03/2023
Consultancy
Migration Motivation and Transition Experiences of African Migrant Nurses Working in Europe, Americas, and Australasia: A Mixed-Method Study
01/07/2021 → 30/09/2023
Research
H2020 : MyPal: Fostering Palliative Care of Adults and Children with Cancer through Advanced Patient Reported Outcome Systems
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2022
Research
Enhancing integration of cancer and palliative care hospital services to meet the palliative care needs of patients with cancer
01/01/1900 → …
Other
Research stakeholder engagement as a strategy to understand and promote improve palliative care service delivery in Ghana through a theory of change.
01/01/1900 → …
Research
The use of the Western palliative model in managing patients in resource-poor settings; the challenges and way forward for Ghana.
01/01/1900 → …
Other
Graduation Speech – University of Nottingham – Alumni Award Recipient
Invited talk
Men's Health Roundtable
Expert Opinion
Men's Health Forum to contribute to national Men's Health strategy
Expert Opinion
Transforming Health in Ghana: Insights, Innovations, and Collaborations in Research
Expert Opinion
Bridging the Palliative Care Divide: Lessons from COMPASS-Ghana in Tailoring Western Models to African Realities
Oral presentation
19th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
19th World Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
BMC Palliative Care (Journal)
Editorial activity
Palliative Care Theory of change workshop
Symposium
Engaging stakeholders in Ghana on advancing palliative care accessibility through research, practice, and policy
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Innovation, Education and Community Empowerment of COMPASS-Ghana
Invited talk
ESRC NWSSDTP Health and Wellbeing Pathway:
Expert Opinion
Culture, Health and Sexuality (Journal)
Editorial activity
Empowering Change: COMPASS Ghana’s Innovative Integrated Approach to Palliative Care
Invited talk
Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Editorial activity
Ethnicity and Health (Journal)
Editorial activity
International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being (Journal)
Editorial activity
Worldwide Universities Network funded grant Webinar on Supporting Palliative Care Education
Symposium
13th World Research Congress of the European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC)
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Inaugural Event of the Africa Research Hub
Symposium
Digging Deep@ Securing Grants for Africa-focused Research and Engagement
Symposium
Introduction to Qualitative Data Analysis
Invited talk
Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care Training Program for Nurses in Cameroon (POPCaT)
Consultancy
Prostate Cancer Palliative and end-of-life care
Invited talk
Global Qualitative Nursing Research (Journal)
Editorial activity
From International PhD Student to Post-Doc Success: Navigating Research, Teaching, and Impact in Society
Invited talk
Dementia (Journal)
Editorial activity
Consultant in Global Assessment and Monitoring of National Palliative Care Development
Consultancy
Decolonising Palliative Care: Learning from Research Beyond the Global West
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Transforming Palliative Care in Resource-Poor Settings: A Global Perspective and Compass-Ghana's Impact
Invited talk
INTRODUCING OUR NEW CAMPAIGN - Bringing Compassionate Palliative Care to Ashanti: Our £50,000 Mission
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
PhD Recruitment Event for DHR
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Supporting nurses' palliative care education needs- Worldwide Universities Networking funded project
Invited talk
Compassion Knows No Bounds: Kuwaiti Donors and Polish Artist Illuminate COMPASS- Ghana’s Mission
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
British Journal of Health Psychology (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Let's talk Research: Designing a Research Question
Oral presentation
Palliative and Supportive Care (Journal)
Publication peer-review
18th World Congress of the EAPC 2023, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
COMPASS Ghana Death Cafe
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
Death Café
Festival/Exhibition/Concert
International Research Engagement ad Networking
Invited talk
International Research Networking and Engagement (Ghana)
Types of External academic engagement - Hosting an academic visitor
Palliative Care and Social Practice (Journal)
Editorial activity
One step at a time; using compassionate communities’ model (COMPASS Ghana) to impact on the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care in resource-poor setting
Oral presentation
EthicsLab
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
BMC Palliative Care (Journal)
Editorial activity
Annals of Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Sociology of Health & Illness (Journal)
Editorial activity
10001GM_215485 - Contextualised communication for Patients with serious illness (Con-Com)
Expert Opinion
Palliative Care Research Society (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Annals of Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Editorial activity
Annals of Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Editorial activity
Health and Social Care in the Community (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Mentoring for Curriculum Education Development Academy
Business Course/Training
Democratizing palliative care using a community-based compassionate palliative care model, COMPASS Ghana.
Oral presentation
BMJ Open (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Experience of Palliative Care in an African Context
Invited talk
Experiences of living and dying with Lewy body dementia: a longitudinal narrative study.
Oral presentation
Physical and Social Environments Typical of Residential Care Settings for Older People in Malaysia
Examination
Annals of Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Editorial activity
International webinar Lecture - Supportive, Palliative, and End of Life Transformation Forum
Invited talk
International Council of Nurses- Online Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
17th EAPC World Congress Online, 2021
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
The role of Community health health in the delivery of palliative care in Ghana
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Mortality (Journal)
Editorial activity
European Journal of Oncology Nursing (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Bayero Journal of Nursing and Health Care BJNHC (Journal)
Editorial activity
British Society of Gerontology 50th Annual Conference
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
A reviewer for a Scientific Committee
Expert Opinion
International Mental Health Nursing Research Conference
Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Review of PalC Research Grant Proposal
Expert Opinion
The Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in Research and Education (PalC) (External organisation)
Member of external research organisation
Journal of Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Publication peer-review
SAGE Open (Journal)
Publication peer-review
International Journal of Palliative Nursing (Journal)
Editorial activity
Caregivers’ engagement with online support
Examination
11th EAPC World Research Congress Online, 2020
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Palliative Medicine (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Palliative Medicine, Sage Publishing (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Qualitative Health Research (Journal)
Publication peer-review
The Higher Education Academy (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
16th World Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
10th World Research Congress of the European Association for Palliative Care
Participation in conference -Mixed Audience
Royal College of Nursing (External organisation)
Member of an organisation
Qualtrics survey- Mapping palliative care for older adults in long-term care facilities in Europe
Expert Opinion
FHM Dean's Award 2023
Prize (including medals and awards)
LearnSci Teaching Innovation Awards (Recognition Certificate)
National/international honour
Top Downloaded Article- Wiley (Nursing Open)
National/international honour
University of Nottingham 'Your Nottingham Alumni Award' 2025
Prize (including medals and awards)
Best Poster Award
National/international honour
- International Observatory on End of Life Care