Professor Robin Miller

His relevant qualifications and memberships are:

• Senior Fellow of the School for Social Care Research (2019)
• PhD (Managing Change in Health and Social Care), University of Birmingham
• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2013)
• PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, University of Birmingham (2013)
• Fellow of the School for Social Care Research (2011)
• Future Directors Programme, Social Care Institute of Excellence (2010)
• MSc in Public Sector Management (Distinction), University of Birmingham (2004)
• MA in Social Work, University of Edinburgh (1994)
• Diploma in Social Work, University of Edinburgh (1994)
• BSc (Upper Second), University of Glasgow 1990

Prior to taking up post at the University, Robin was a frontline social work practitioner in disability and mental health services before moving into operational management of integrated health and social care teams. He worked as a Commissioning Manager for Vulnerable Adults & People with a Learning Disability before taking on the leadership of an Integrated Service for children and adults with a disability. His final operational post was Deputy Director of Community Services within a Care Trust with a lead for Children’s health services and adult disability and mental health. Through his evaluation work he has maintained a direct link with the realities of health and social practice, and seeks to support managers to use research and theory to improve patient experience and outcomes. He has won awards in relation to his management practice and his academic publications. Robin’s PhD explored the realities of change management within health and care through researching change in different contexts and levels of the system. He regularly speaks at home and international conferences on improving collaboration between professionals, organisations and sectors.

Current and recent projects include:

• AddRessing the ImpAct of coviD-19 paNdEmic on the access to and experience of mental health care of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups (ARIADNE) (NIHR)
• Why Are We Stuck In Hospital? Understanding Service User, Family And Staff Perspectives When Transforming Care For People With Learning Disabilities And/or Autism, Co-investigator (Nihr Evaluation, Trials And Studies Coordinating Centre)
• Evaluation of WM ADASS peer challenge process within adult social care (WM ADASS)
• Implementation of strength based practice in adult social care (NIHR)
• Social work leadership across the home nations of the UK (NIHR)
• Social Care Lead of the West Midlands Applied Research Collaborative (NIHR)
• Exploring asset-based innovations to deliver whole system change (SSCR)
• Building social resources to prevent, reduce or delay needs for care and support in adult social care in England (DHSC Policy Research Programme)
• Evaluation of the Building the Right Support Programme (NHS England)
• Evaluation of the Pacesetters Programme (Public Health Wales)
• Partnering for Improvement (Health Foundation)
• Long-term evaluation of the Integrated Care and Support Pioneers Programme (Department of Health Policy Research Programme)

Other positions of responsibility:

• Co-Chair of the Guidance, Good Practice and Innovation Advisory Group to the National Covid 19  Taskforce for Adult Social Care
• Birmingham Health & Wellbeing Board Member (2018-)
• Joint Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Integrated Care (2017-)
• Advisory group member of the European Forum for Primary Care (2016-)
• Co-Editor of the Journal of Integrated Care (2013-2018)
• Non-executive director on the Board of Trident Social Investment Group (2013-2015)
• Chair of trustees of Reach the People Charity (2011-2015)