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

Parr, J, Chen, Y-F & Grove, A 2026, 'Enhancing public health intelligence workforce capacity and capability: insights from English local authorities’ COVID-19 response', Frontiers in public health, vol. 14, 1833664. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1833664

Todowede, O, Damery, S, Dracup, N, Donoghue, J, Butt, F, Grove, A & Scantlebury, A 2026, 'Evaluating the structure and process of effective integrated care for people with multiple long-term conditions: systematic review protocol', BMJ Open, vol. 16, e116356. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116356

Gauly, J & Grove, A 2026, 'Health service staff and patient’s perceptions of the safety, quality, cost-effectiveness, environmental impact, benefits and challenges of disposable versus reusable endoscopes in upper gastrointestinal procedures: a qualitative study', BMJ Open Gastroenterology.

Maggs, J, James, H, Gauly, J, Vint, H, Arshad, H, McMahon, S, Scantlebury, A & Grove, A 2026, 'Leaving orthopaedic surgical training: the LOST surgeons – a qualitative study exploring why UK trauma and orthopaedic registrars discontinue surgical training', BMJ Open, vol. 16, no. 7, e119550. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119550

Bose, D, Kerin, C, Grove, A & Scantlebury, A 2026, 'The day one orthopaedic consultant of the future' Journal of Trauma & Orthopaedics, vol. 14, no. 3, pp. 56-57. <https://www.boa.ac.uk/resource/journal-of-trauma-orthopaedics-september-2026.html>

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

Zhang, M, Deo, PS, Griffiths, F, Abrams, KR, Auguste, P, Barber, TM, Gazeley, T, Green, RM, Grove, A, Hazlehurst, JM, Hee, SW, Jones, C, Mallipedhi, A, O’Toole, S, Panesar, A, Parsons, NR, Souttar, I, Summers, C, Thind, M, Thorpe, M, Zalin, A & Hanson, P 2026, 'Variation in Tier 3 Specialist Weight Management Services Within the National Health Service (NHS): Insights From Four NHS Sites in England and Wales', Clinical Obesity, vol. 16, no. 3, e70086. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.70086

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

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

Stephens, G, Gauly, J, Gardner, A, Grove, A, Scantlebury, A & Mansfield, M 2026, 'Reimagining joint arthroplasty care pathways: why equity depends on what happens before and after surgery', Bone and Joint Open, vol. 7, no. 7, pp. 952-955. https://doi.org/10.1302/2633-1462.77.BJO-2026-0085.R1

Review article

Tyldesley-Marshall, N, Chen, Y-F, Buendia, J, Brown, A, Matthews, T, Parr, J, Chockalingam, S, Elfeky, A, Grove, A, Andronis, L, Coles, SR, Zanganeh, M, Hayee, B, Dhar, A, Sebastian, S, Arasaradnam, R & on behalf of the SUMU-Endo Project 2026, 'Diagnostic and Clinical Performance of Single-Use Versus Reusable Gastrointestinal Endoscopes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses', Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.70637

Davidson, L, Moore, A, Grove, A & Gauly, J 2026, 'Healthcare experiences of transgender and gender-diverse people in the UK: a scoping review', BMJ Open, vol. 16, no. 5, e106519. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106519

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

Boulton, AJ, Elfeky, A, Court, R, Grove, A, Wilson, A, Auguste, P, Clayton, D, Gallacher, D, Goligher, EC, MacLeod Hall, C, McAuley, DF, Perkins, GD, Scholefield, BR, Thompson, M, Yeung, J, Chen, Y-F & Couper, K 2026, 'Technology-Enhanced Strategies to Optimize Positive End-Expiratory Pressure in Patients Receiving Invasive Mechanical Ventilation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Critical care medicine, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 1767-1778. https://doi.org/10.1097/CCM.0000000000007144

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