Inspired by her research at a leading Chinese think tank, Dr Chunhua Chen went on to complete a PhD in Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. Since then, she has worked on projects funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the British Academy, as well as one with a regional NHS Integrated Care Board. Her research into services at the intersection of health and social care has sparked her interest in service integration, access to services, community-level solutions to complex needs, and policy coherence in a fragmentation context.