Clara
Relational care companion focused on human connection in clinical pathways.
Selected Work
Portfolio highlights across care, research, and products.
Know Me - Digital health passport
Digital health passport supporting care coordination and communication.
Relational care project (THF)
Health Foundation funding (2023-2025) to research care-tech design principles and build an LLM app.
Therapy Outcome Measure - Community Learning Disability MDT Scale
Adapted outcome measurement for MDT input to adults with LD.
Transition in LD practice
HEE-funded research on transition to adult services (2019-2020).
WiseBytes CIC
Online CPD platform for behaviour analysts with courses, CEUs, and a virtual conference.
Experience
Leadership across research, clinical, and product delivery.
2025-Now
Founder - Know My Health Ltd
Building relational health products and deploying pilots with NHS partners.
2020-2024
Research Lead - Your Healthcare CIC
Led research governance and delivery across multi-site clinical studies.
2015-Now
Lead Behaviour Analyst - Your Healthcare CIC
Leading multidisciplinary LD services and building scalable clinical pathways.
2021-Now
Membership Council Chair - Your Healthcare CIC
Governance leadership shaping organisational strategy and board engagement.
2019-2022
Director - WiseBytes CIC (Paused)
Developed and designed an online CPD platform for behaviour analysts, coordinated content, and hosted a virtual conference.
Scaled accredited CPD access and donated proceeds to UKSBA.
2012-2015
Trainee Behaviour Analyst - Halow Project
Built core clinical and behavioural foundations in applied practice.
Publications
Selected research and practice outputs.
Interventions for sleep difficulties in adults with an intellectual disability: a systematic review. JIDR, 63(5), 372-385.
doi:10.1111/jir.12587Experiences of transition from children's to adult's healthcare services for young people with a neurodevelopmental condition. Health and Social Care in the Community, 29(5), 1429-1438.
doi:10.1111/hsc.13198Sleep disorders in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder: a pragmatic approach to assessment and management. BJPsych Advances, 27(5), 320-332.
doi:10.1192/bja.2020.65Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults with intellectual disability (CR230), College Report for the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Which wellbeing resources are helpful in managing stress during Covid-19?. Nursing Times, 117(8), 21-24.
Stress, psychological distress, and support in a health care organization during Covid-19: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Nursing Management.
doi:10.1111/jonm.13526Making recovery meaningful for people with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 35(1), 252-260.
doi:10.1111/jar.12944The prevalence of sleep disorders in adults with learning disabilities: A systematic review. British Journal of Learning Disabilities.
doi:10.1111/bld.12480Adults with learning disabilities' use of health promotion initiatives. Nursing Times, 120(6), 1-5.
Ageing well with a lifelong disability: a scoping review. The Gerontologist.
doi:10.1093/geront/gnae092A mixed methods study exploring the use of virtual consultations in general practice and community care: views of people with intellectual disabilities, their families, and healthcare professionals (preprint).
Contact
Open to collaboration and clinical innovation.
Guildford, UK
paulshanahan@me.com