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

Yousefi, M, Grove, A, Parsons, J, Fazaeli, S & Auguste, P 2026, 'Beyond Narrative and Tabular Synthesis: Introducing an Approach–Rationale–Note (ARN) Framework for Thematic Evidence Synthesis in Economic Evaluation Reviews', PharmacoEconomics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-026-01653-w

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.

Todowede, O, Parr, J, Dracup, N, Grove, A & Damery, S 2026, 'How does contact with social workers influence outcomes for users of adult social care services in the United Kingdom? A realist review', Health and Social Care in the Community.

Meredith, L, Skouteris, H, Alderson, S, Bajre, M, Barker, RE, Bird, P, Clarke, CS, Currie, G, Foy, R, Frempong, S, Glover-Wright, C, Heggie, R, Latuszynska, A, McLeod, H, Naghdi, S, Ndwandwe, S, Rowe, E, Sillero-Rejon, C, Staniszewska, S, Sykes, M, Tebaldi, D, Yousefi, M, Zanganeh, M, Grove, AL & Higgins, AM 2026, 'Integrating health economics and implementation science: a call to action', BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 26, no. 1, 175. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-026-02933-x

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

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

Butt, F, Donoghue, J, Ley, C, Dracup, N, Staniszewska, S, Al-Khudairy, L, Smith, TM, Corp, N, Parsons, J, Frost, H, Grove, A, Chen, Y-F & van der Windt, DA 2026, 'Effectiveness of green health prescribing and nature-based interventions in primary care and community settings for older adults: a systematic review of health, wellbeing and social outcomes', BMC medicine, vol. 24, no. 1, 533. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05194-z

Donoghue, J, Butt, F, Ley, C, Dracup, N, Staniszewska, S, Al-Khudairy, L, Smith, TM, Corp, N, Parsons, J, Frost, H, Grove, A, Chen, Y-F & van der Windt, DA 2026, 'Factors influencing access to green health prescribing in primary care for older adults – a qualitative systematic review', BMC medicine, vol. 24, no. 1, 534. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-026-05195-y

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

MacGregor, B, Madejowski, S, Leach, H, Macdonald, C, Dale, J, Grove, A, Heazell, AEP, Parsons, J, Staniszewska, S & Hillman, S 2026, 'Interventions to Improve Outcomes After Pregnancy Loss: A Systematic Review', BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, vol. 133, no. 3, pp. 365-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70043

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

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