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Professor of Nursing Science, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia

Tony Arthur joined the School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia in January 2013. Prior to this appointment he was Senior Lecturer in Elder Care in the Division of Nursing at the University of Nottingham.

He has a background in general nursing, qualifying at the Middlesex Hospital, London in September 1984. He has a first degree in Sociology from the Polytechnic of East London, a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Leicester, and an MSc in Medical Statistics from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

His research interests are focused on the health needs of those in late life and at the end of life. He has experience in the design and conduct of longitudinal epidemiological studies of ageing and randomised controlled trials of complex and nurse-led interventions designed to improve the care of older people. He is a practising nurse splitting his time between clinical practice on an acute older people's medical ward and his academic work.

Experience

  • 2013–2019
    Professor of Nursing Science, University of East Anglia
  • 2001–2012
    Senior Lecturer in Elder Care, University of Nottingham