Professor Justin Waring

Health Services Management Centre
Professor of Medical Sociology & Healthcare Organisation

Contact details

Address
School of Social Policy and Society, HSMC
Park House
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2RT, United Kingdom

Justin Waring is Professor of Medical Sociology and Healthcare Organisation at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham. His research deals with the changing organisation and management of healthcare systems, and public services more broadly.

His primary interest is to understand how new organisational forms and processes interact with institutionalised professional practices, cultures and identities; and how such institutional influences can both stimulate or stymie reform. He is interested in the application of social theory to different social, cultural and organisational contexts, as a means of both explaining social phenomena and extending theoretical rigour. The conceptual and theoretical foundations of his work involves making connections between medical and organisational sociology, sociology of the professions and public services management. He specialises in the use of ethnographic and mixed method research techniques. 

ORCID Profile

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Nottingham
  • MSc
  • BA, University of Liverpool

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Michail, M, Waring, J, Occhipinti, J-A, Witt, K, Skinner, A, Lamblin, M, Veresova, M, Kartal, D & Robinson, J 2025, 'An evaluation of the feasibility, value and impact of using participatory modelling to inform the development of a regional system dynamics model for youth suicide prevention', Health Research Policy and Systems, vol. 23, no. 1, 88. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-01360-6

Needham, C, Gale, N & Waring, J 2025, 'New development: System diplomacy – an alternative to system leadership', Public Money & Management. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2025.2462230

Glasby, J, Waring, J, Miller, R, Glasby, A-M & Ince, B 2025, 'Out of sight, out of mind: explaining and challenging the re-institutionalisation of people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people', Sociology of Health and Illness, vol. 47, no. 2, e70009. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.70009

Dhesi, JK, Partridge, JSL, Strasser, BC, Bearne, L, Hall, N, Healey, A, Houghton, JSM, Magill, L, Modarai, B, Moppett, IK, Mudford, L, Norrie, J, Pearse, RM, Pinkney, T, Saratzis, A, Sayers, R, Vindrola-Padros, C & Waring, J 2025, 'Perioperative Medicine for Older People Undergoing Surgery Scale Up (POPS-SUp): study protocol', BJGP Open, vol. 9, no. 6, zraf063. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zraf063

Kale, AU, Dattani, R, Tabansi, A, Hogg, HDJ, Pearson, R, Glocker, B, Golder, S, Waring, J, Liu, X, Moore, DJ & Denniston, AK 2024, 'AI as a Medical Device Adverse Event Reporting in Regulatory Databases: Protocol for a Systematic Review', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 13, e48156. https://doi.org/10.2196/48156

Jones, VR, Waring, J, Wright, N & Fenton, S-J 2024, 'A Protocol for a Rapid Realist Review of Literature Examining Co-Production in Youth Mental Health Services', Youth, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.3390/youth4010001

Jones, VR, Waring, J, Wright, N & Fenton, SJ 2024, 'A rapid realist review of literature examining Co‐production in mental health services for youth', JCPP Advances. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12272

Kale, AU, Hogg, HDJ, Pearson, R, Glocker, B, Golder, S, Coombe, A, Waring, J, Liu, X, Moore, DJ & Denniston, AK 2024, 'Detecting Algorithmic Errors and Patient Harms for AI-Enabled Medical Devices in Randomized Controlled Trials: Protocol for a Systematic Review', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 13, e51614. https://doi.org/10.2196/51614

Griffiths, SL, Murray, GK, Logeswaran, Y, Ainsworth, J, Allan, SM, Campbell, N, Drake, RJ, Katshu, MZUH, Machin, M, Pope, MA, Sullivan, SA, Waring, J, Bogatsu, T, Kane, J, Weetman, T, Johnson, S, Kirkbride, JB & Upthegrove, R 2024, 'Implementing and Evaluating a National Integrated Digital Registry and Clinical Decision Support System in Early Intervention in Psychosis Services (Early Psychosis Informatics Into Care): Co-Designed Protocol', JMIR Research Protocols, vol. 13, e50177. https://doi.org/10.2196/50177

Other contribution

Stockwell, S, Sussex, J & Waring, J 2024, BRACE evaluation of referrals to the Digital Weight Management Programme: Interim Findings..

Waring, J, Sidhu, M, Newbould, J, Sussex, J & Dakin, C 2024, BRACE: Providing evidence to improve health and care services..

Waring, J, Sidhu, M & Spitters, S 2024, EDI and rapid evaluation..

Waring, J & Sidhu, M 2024, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Workshop..

Waring, J 2024, What is rapid evaluation?..

Poster

Stockwell, S, Bradford, M, Marciniak-Nuqui, Z, Moriarty, S, Waring, J & Sussex, J 2025, 'A rapid evaluation of two pilot referral pathways to the NHS Digital Weight Management Programme: for patients with hip/knee osteoarthritis and patients waiting for elective surgery', Health Services Research UK 2025 Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom, 2/07/25 - 3/07/25.

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