Professor Amy Grove

School of Social Policy and Society
125th Anniversary Chair
Professor of Implementation Science and Co-founder of CEIS Solutions

Contact details

Email: a.l.grove@bham.ac.uk

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Address: Office 32
Park House
Edgbaston Park Road
building G19

Amy is a Psychologist and Professor of Implementation Science. As a leading methodologist, she evaluates health technology and innovation to directly impact health service design and delivery.

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Qualifications

PhD Health Sciences, University of Warwick, 2017
Chartered Psychologist (Academic) and Associate Fellow (AFBPsS) of the British Psychological Society
Fellow Higher Education Academy (FHEA) PR181539

Biography

Amy has built a pioneering and distinct area of scholarship in Implementation Science and Health Technology Assessment. Her interdisciplinary contribution across clinical and organisational science is unique.

In organisational science, her independent contribution to theory and methodological development in the field is achieved via her three personal NIHR Fellowships, which explore the implementation of evidence-based interventions in surgery (2013-2025). As a Chartered Psychologist, she spearheads a programme of research on Implementation Science in surgery.

In clinical science, she specialises in evaluating health technologies (e.g., drugs, medical devices) and public health interventions for policymakers, with expertise in mixed method study design and synthesis. She has an outstanding record of successful funding applications in this space to generate scientific, methodological, and theoretical contributions.

Through her research and education, she brings cutting-edge social science theory into the clinical arena, delivering innovative, inclusive, and intellectually challenging education programmes to develop the next generation of healthcare leaders

Research

Amy is the Director of the Centre for Evidence and Implementation Science (CEIS), which is home to the NIHR West Midlands Technology Appraisal Review Team and the NIHR Evidence Synthesis Group. She leads the Implementation Theme of the West Midlands Applied Research Collaboration.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Deo, PS, Grove, A, Zhang, M, Abrams, KR, Auguste, P, Barber, TM, Gazeley, T, Green, R, Griffiths, F, Hazlehurst, J, Hee, SW, Kaura, A, Mallipedhi, A, O’Toole, S, Panesar, A, Parsons, N, Scott, E, Summers, C, Thind, M, Thorpe, M, Zalin, A & Hanson, P 2026, 'Using real-world evidence to evaluate the long-term health and economic impact of the digital tool Grohealth W8Buddy supporting access to specialist weight management services: a protocol for a cohort observational study', BMJ open, vol. 16, no. 1, e109111. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109111

Scantlebury, A, Jones, K, Adamson, J, Harden, M, McDaid, C & Grove, A 2025, 'Can we ever have evidence-based decision making in orthopaedics? A qualitative evidence synthesis and conceptual framework', BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, vol. 25, 216. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-025-03032-5

Zanganeh, M, Jiang, Y, Waugh, N, Hayee, B, Sebastian, S, Gillespie, T, Arasaradnam, RP, Andronis, L & SUMU-Endo project group 2025, 'Cost of reusable gastrointestinal endoscopes to the NHS: findings from a micro-costing study', BMJ Open Gastroenterology, vol. 12, no. 1, e002013. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2025-002013

Macgregor, B, Leach, H, Court, R, Grove, A, Heazell, AE, Hillman, S & Staniszewska, S 2025, 'Determining the key elements of community-based care for women and partners following a stillbirth or second trimester miscarriage: Protocol for a realist synthesis', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 5, e093581. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-093581

Todowede, O, Parr, J, Damery, S, Dracup, N, Court, R, Glasby, J & Grove, A 2025, 'Exploring the Influence of Contact with Social Workers on the Quality of Life and Wellbeing Outcomes of Adult Social Care Service Users: How, why, and for Whom? - A realist review protocol [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]', NIHR Open Research, vol. 5, no. 103. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.14104.1

Kamran Siddiqui, Z, Tomlinson, J, Scantlebury, A, Jayasuriya, R, Church, H & Grove, A 2025, 'Hidden barriers to leadership: a cross-sectional survey of prevalence and predictors of Imposter Phenomenon in Trauma and Orthopaedic surgery in the UK', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 9, e100557. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-100557

Comment/debate

Sinha, S, Caudrey, C, Al-Khudairy, L, Grove, A, Di Nunzio, M & Kudrna, L 2025, 'Housing can learn from health technology assessments: rapid response', BMJ.

Editorial

Scantlebury, A & Grove, A 2026, 'In my hands, in my theatre, in spite of evidence—The implementation gap in surgery', Colorectal Disease, vol. 28, no. 1, e70372. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.70372

Review article

Parr, J, Chen, YF, Damery, S, Chaudhuri, P & Grove, A 2026, 'Sub-national public health intelligence responses to disease outbreaks: A mixed-methods systematic review', Public Health, vol. 250, 106055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.106055

Yousefi, M, Mehrabian, A, Brown, A, Butt, F, Donoghue, J, Parr, J, Patel, M, Grove, A, Parsons, J & Auguste, P 2025, 'Economic evaluations of disease-modifying therapies for spinal muscular atrophy: a systematic literature review', Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-025-04150-z

Mehrabian, A, Auguste, P, Grove, A, Brown, A, Parr, J, Patel, M, Butt, F, Donoghue, J, Yousefi, M & Parsons, J 2025, 'Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review', Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology. https://doi.org/10.1002/acn3.70274

Tyldesley-Marshall, N, Johnson, R, Parr, J, Brown, A, Ghosh, I, Mehrabian, A, Chen, Y-F & Grove, A 2025, 'Improving partnerships to improve outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities: qualitative findings from a mixed methods systematic review', Frontiers in Education, vol. 10, 1513668. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1513668

Elfeky, A, Boulton, A, Court, R, Grove, A, Basra, M, Clayton, D, Coverdale, G, Zulfiqar, M, MacLeod Hall, C, Auguste, P, Gallacher, D, Yeung, J, McAuley, DF, Perkins, GD, Scholefield, BR, Thompson, M, Chen, Y-F & Couper, K 2025, 'Innovative ventilation technologies used in the intensive care unit for adults and children: a scoping review [version 1; peer review: 2 approved with reservations]', NIHR Open Research, vol. 5, no. 1. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13837.1

MacGregor, B, Madejowski, S, Leach, H, Macdonald, C, Dale, J, Grove, A, Heazell, AEP, Parsons, J, Staniszewska, S & Hillman, S 2025, 'Interventions to Improve Outcomes After Pregnancy Loss: A Systematic Review', BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70043

Ahmadinozari, M, Coles, SR & SUMU-Endo project group 2025, 'Life Cycle Assessment of Single-Use and Multiple-Use Endoscopes: A Literature Review', Sustainability, vol. 17, no. 24, 11303. https://doi.org/10.3390/su172411303

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