Dr Jason Scott

Associate Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Jason is an Associate Professor and a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol). His research interests are in applied health and social care research, with expertise in the development, implementation and evaluation of innovations in the organisation and delivery of health and social care. He holds various leadership roles, including being Deputy Director of the IDEAS National Evaluation Team, Academic Lead of the Frequent Caller National Network, Programme Lead for the MSc Healthcare Leadership and Management Programme, and Department Postgraduate Research Co-Lead.

He has received over £7m of funding from prestigous funders including the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), The Dunhill Medical Trust and The Health Foundation. In his research, he utilises a range of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods, drawing upon and developing theories from the social sciences. He also offers support and guidance to others in his roles as external examiner for the MSc Quality and Safety in Healthcare at Leicester University, and deputy chair for the Birmingham, RAND and Cambridge Rapid Evaluation Team's steering group.

Campus Address

C115
Coach Lane Campus West

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Key Publications

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Balancing individual rights and risks: A systematic review of qualitative studies of perspectives on older adults' alcohol use in residential care settings, Nichol, B., Charlton, C., Scott, J., Steer, M., Sattar, Z., Haighton, C. 8 May 2025, In: Ageing & Society
Occupational therapist’s involvement in social prescribing: A qualitative interview study, Bradley, G., Atkin, B., Atkin, H., Scott, J. 1 Jan 2025, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
Patient Safety Incident Reporting Framework (PSIRF) standards: co-production of adaptations for the care home sector to improve cross-system integration, Newman, C., Mason, C., Brittain, K., Dawson, P., Spencer, M., Sykes, K., Waring, J., Young-Murphy, L., Scott, J. 26 Feb 2025, In: Journal of Long-Term Care
Practitioner, patient and public views on the acceptability of Mobile Stroke Units in England and Wales: a mixed methods study, Moseley, L., McMeekin, P., Price, C., Shaw, L., Laws, A., Allen, M., Ford, G., James, M., McCarthy, S., McClelland, G., Park, L., Pearn, K., Phillips, D., White, P., Wilson, D., Scott, J. 22 Jan 2025, In: PLoS One
Systematic review of types of safety incidents and the processes and systems used for safety incident reporting in care homes, Scott, J., Sykes, K., Waring, J., Spencer, M., Young-Murphy, L., Mason, C., Newman, C., Brittain, K., Dawson, P. 1 Jan 2025, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing
Usability testing a web application to support evidence-based commissioning decisions for implementing mobile stroke units, Moseley, L., Laws, A., Allen, M., Ford, G., James, M., McCarthy, S., McClelland, G., Park, L., Pearn, K., Phillips, D., Price, C., Shaw, L., White, P., Wilson, D., McMeekin, P., Scott, J. 29 Apr 2025, In: npj Digital Medicine
Women’s perspectives of Molecular Breast Imaging: A Qualitative Study, Elliott, H., Allen, J., Forester, N., Graziadio, S., Jones, W., Lendrem, C., Pearce, M., Powell, T., Scott, J., Bray, A. 24 Feb 2025, In: British Journal of Cancer
A group concept mapping and ethnographic study of intensive care rehabilitation culture, Wade, C., Robinson, L., Baker, K., Saxton, J., Wright, S., Adams, N., Scott, J. 1 Jan 2024, In: Nursing in critical care
Barriers and Facilitators to the Design and Delivery of Social Prescribing Services to Support Adult Mental Health: Perspectives of Social Prescribing Service Providers, Cooper, M., Flynn, D., Scott, J., Ashley, K., Avery, L. 30 Sep 2024, In: Health & Social Care in the Community
Care Home Safety Incidents and Safeguarding Reports Relating to Hospital to Care Home Transitions: A Retrospective Content Analysis, Newman, C., Mulrine, S., Brittain, K., Dawson, P., Mason, C., Spencer, M., Sykes, K., Young-Murphy, L., Waring, J., Scott, J. 1 Oct 2024, In: Journal of Patient Safety

Current and Recent Projects

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Developing an NIHR Health and Social care Delivery Research (HSDR) national evaluation team: InterDisciplinary Evaluation of complex innovations in heAlth and Social care (IDEAS) Centre, Bate, A. (Principal Investigator), Scott, J. (Co Investigator), National Institute for Health Research, 01/02/25 - 31/01/30, £3,028,752.00
Loneliness and social isolation amongst people who frequently call ambulance services: an exploratory mixed methods study, Collins, T. (Principal Investigator), Scott, J. (Co Investigator), National Institute for Health Research, 01/04/22 - 30/09/23, £34,977.00
Evaluation of high intensity user intervention for mental health, Scott, J. (Principal Investigator), NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria, 01/01/22 - 30/09/23, £48,454.00

PGR Supervision

Nicola Stephens Patient Experience of Pain and Pain Management during Recovery from Major Trauma: A Mixed Methods Longitudinal Cohort Study Start Date: 01/10/2023
Oludotun Olarewaju Measles Vaccination Policy Implementation: A Principal - Agent Perspective in Nigeria Start Date: 01/03/2023
Clare Wade A group Concept mapping and eThnographic study of IntensiVe carE rehabilItation CUlture (ACTIVE-ICU) Start Date: 17/12/2020