Tamara Backhouse

An updated version of our booklet for carers is available and free to download: "Assisting People with Advanced Dementia with their Personal Care: Ideas and Tips for Carers" uea.ac.uk/about/school-o… @UEA_Health @alzheimerssoc

You can find out about my journey from care worker to dementia care researcher here:

@ElliceParkinson @uniofeastanglia Congratulations Ellice! You look amazing 🤩 Well deserved!

Yesterday I graduated from @uniofeastanglia with my #PhD 🌟 👩‍🎓 For years, I never believed this day would come! I had one of the most amazing and memorable days celebrating with some of the people who supported and inspired me the most! 🌟

@FawnHarradHyde Congratulations 🙌 Enjoy 😊 She’s beautiful 🤩

Introducing Alissia Rae Harrad-Hyde, born Wed 2nd July 2025, weighing 6lb 4oz. Thank you to my wife for carrying our beautiful daughter 💕 We were able to come home 24 hours after Alissia’s arrival and we are enjoying settling into this long awaited new chapter of our lives.

Looking forward to speaking at the Palliative Care Research Conference in June 😊

@BENocivelli Congratulations Brittany! Wonderful news!

Thrilled to have passed my PhD viva yesterday with minor corrections 🍾❤️

@BENocivelli Great news! Well done 😊

So pleased to have been a finalist at Cardiff University’s School of Medicine PGR Excellence Awards last night. It was lovely to have the importance of my work recognised amongst other amazing research. Congratulations to all of the finalists and winners 🏆

Our new paper published today - Factors associated with care-resistant behaviour @UEA_Health @ARC_EoE alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/al…

@ARC_EoE fellows at DEM-COMM Winter School in Leeds @Alaramat @AnnaJaneDreyer @gtwindle @DaviesMegs @CaminoJulieta @RuthLBartlett #dementia #research

@ZenaAldridge1 @sturdy_deborah @ruthendacott @KarenDening1 @RCNi_Lisa @LeedsNiche @LucyHGillespie Fantastic! Congratulations 🙌

Are you a person living with dementia, a family carer of a person living with dementia, a care worker, or a professional supporting carers of people living with dementia? We are recruiting participants to our interview study.

@BENocivelli @VickyLShepherd @kerryhood @Dr_CA_Wallace @DPMRes @CTRCardiffUni Great paper! Well done Brittany!

Pleased to share the latest publication from my PhD project in Age and Ageing, as well as an editorial written to accompany the paper! academic.oup.com/ageing/article… academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

@adamgordon1978 @EstherEdam @GeriSoc Congratulations Adam! Lovely picture 😊

@NathanDavies50 Congratulations 🥂

Exciting new dementia/care home PhD opportunity with me @EneidaMioshi and @Anniekilter @UEA_Health jobs.ac.uk/job/DJI335/phd…

#Exciting!!!!

Exiting new dementia/care home PhD opportunity with me @EneidaMioshi and @Anniekilter @UEA_Health jobs.ac.uk/job/DJI335/phd…

Dr Tamara Backhouse @Alaramat at University of East Anglia is offering a funded PhD Studentship exploring Culturally Appropriate Personal Care Assistance for People Living with Dementia in Care Homes. Closing date: 31st October. dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/phd-cultur…

New paper ‘How do family carers assist people with dementia ? A qualitative observation study of daily tasks. @UEA_Health journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03…

@ZenaAldridge1 @TheQNI @sturdy_deborah @ruthendacott @skillsforcare Fantastic Zena! Great news!

@zile_amy @KA_Sanderson @ProfKenda @BryonySPorter @UEA_Health Amazing 🤩 so well deserved!

Yesterday was graduation with the fancy PhD hat!! there were some difficult times but I’m so proud of what I achieved and it’s been lovely to finally celebrate being Dr Zile 💜 couldn’t have without @KA_Sanderson @ProfKenda @BryonySPorter @UEA_Health #PhDone #AcademicChatter