Cited in policy at 3.47 times the world average for the field.
Enterprise, engagement & impact
Research that changes what the NHS does.
Turning evidence into tools, conversations and decisions that travel beyond academic publication and improve how healthcare organisations work.
I have consistently focused on generating impact from my research, including being awarded a commercialisation fellowship at the University of Surrey which enabled me to produce a guide for healthcare staff to reduce unprofessional behaviours based on my research — downloaded over 800 times in the first month.
A framework I developed to aid inter-organisational collaboration in the NHS enabled one NHS Mental Health Provider Collaborative to "reach a consensus that we'd failed to achieve for probably 10 months."
Routes to impact
Evidence designed to travel
01
NHS influence
Frameworks, workshops and guidance used by provider collaboratives and Trust teams.
→ 02Policy engagement
Research cited in parliamentary work and informing national organisations.
→ 03Knowledge translation
Complex findings turned into practical guides and decision-ready frameworks.
→ 04Public communication
Podcasts, invited talks and accessible discussions with professional audiences.
→Featured podcast
Race and Health Matters
Race and Health Matters is the NHS Race and Health Observatory’s podcast exploring how racism and structural inequity shape health and care. Justin and colleagues discuss research into racialised bullying and harassment in the NHS and the work needed to create safer, more equitable workplaces.
Watch on YouTube ↗Highlights
Principal achievements
- 2024Published guide for addressing unprofessional behaviours between healthcare staff — 800+ downloads in the first month
- 2023Delivered workshops with NHS Trusts, including Great Western NHS FT, on reducing unprofessional behaviours between healthcare staff
- 2021Presentation to Nuffield Trust & consultants to inform development of Place-Based Partnerships in the NHS
- Sep 2021Developed a survey based on a realist programme theory to evaluate the collaboration-readiness of a Mental Health Provider Collaborative in Birmingham, delivering results in a workshop
Policy
Cited in national and international policy
Policy citations indexed by Overton, last updated July 2026. They range from NICE clinical guidance and written evidence to UK Parliament select committees through to OECD, National Academies and think-tank reports.
Five publications picked up by policy documents.
Across 11 separate policy bodies.
UK, Ireland, USA and intergovernmental (OECD).
Activities
Engagement & impact activities
- 2026Invited guest on NHS Race and Health Observatory Podcast: Race and Health Matters
- 2026Invited panellist and speaker, NIHR Postdoctoral Researcher Day"Thriving in transition" — Manchester, 29 January 2026
- 2026Organised, designed and delivered SafetyNet Organisational Culture working group meeting~30 attendees, central Birmingham
- 2025Invited podcast for CHEST journal about accepted systematic review
- 2025Invited panellist at NHS Employers "Disability Summit"Focused on psychological safety
- 2024 — nowMultiple blogs published in the PSRC / ARC News Blog
- Dec 2024Invited to House of Lords "National State of Patient Safety 2024 Report launch"With Lord Ara Darzi
- 2024Member of Safety-NET Safety-Equity Research Collaboration (SERC) and organisational culture working groups
- 2024Invited speaker at University Hospitals Birmingham "Freedom to Speak Up" dayAlongside Prof Mary Dixon-Woods and others
- 2024Member of HSR UK organising committee and abstract reviewer
- 2024Presentation to "Big Coffee Break" about unprofessional behaviours project~200 HR/OD NHS employee attendees
- 2024Presentation on unprofessional behaviour research to NHS human resources professionalsFrimley ICS and wider, ~20 attendees
- 2023First-author publication selected as a BMC Series Highlight
- 2023YQSR Seminar — findings from a realist review of unprofessional behaviours
- 2022Chair of "Culture" session and abstract reviewer, Organisational Behaviour in Healthcare (OBHC) conferenceBirmingham
- 2022Invited guest, Sausage of Science Podcast (Human Biology Association)
- 2021EHMA Conference presentation and IHPO Seminar SeriesHow and why do inter-organisational collaborations drive performance improvements?
- 2021Blog: Building trust and faith — how can we make inter-organisational collaborations in healthcare a success?University of Birmingham department website
- 2021Blog at the Sedentary Behaviour Research Network on toolkit paper publication
- 2020Cardiff Health Organisation and Policy Studies SeminarDelivered virtually on research findings to date
- 2020Guest lecture and seminar, Health, Illness and Society courseAnthropology department, Durham University — sedentary behaviour applied to health
- 2019PANINI Project Co-Created Research Conference — organiser, chair and presenterBirmingham, ~80 older members of the public
- 2018PANINI Public Engagement Event — organiser and delivererAmsterdam, ~200 older members of the public · Event video
- 2018Sit Less, Move More event & presentation; PANINI Public Engagement Event (poster)Birmingham, ~140 older members of the public combined
- 2017Age Well — Meet the Researcher event (poster)Birmingham, ~200 older members of the public
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