Alexis Foster is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield. Alexis specialises in mixed-methods research exploring how the NHS workers with the voluntary sector to support people with their non-medical needs such as housing, welfare advice and social support.
Before becoming a researcher, Alexis worked in the voluntary sector and is still a trustee for a number of charities. Alexis will be speaking about an evaluation where housing officers provided specialist support to people in hospital to support discharge