Carly Wheeler

Health Services Researcher at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Carly is a Health Services Researcher at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the NIHR Imperial Patient Safety Translational Research Centre (PSTRC). She has previously undertaken research in academic settings on a range of healthcare related topics, including substance misuse and new roles in the healthcare workforce. She has experience conducting both mixed methods and qualitative research.

In her current role, Carly has largely been involved in a research project seeking to optimise inpatient medication storage systems, by exploring the challenges experienced by both patients and staff. This work led to a collaboration with designers working at the Helix Centre - a joint venture between Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art - to develop design solutions to address the challenges identified.

Carly’s fellowship work will build upon this project, specifically looking to improve how medication is stored in medication trolleys on wards, through testing the aforementioned design solutions.