Gemma Heath

Research Fellow & Health Psychologist

School of Life & HealthScience
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
UK

Email: g.heath1@aston.ac.uk
Tel: 0121 204 4008
Room: SW513

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Aston Research for Children's and Young people's health (ARCHY)

I joined Aston University in 2014, having completed the Qualification in Health Psychology (Stage 2) and a PhD at the University of Birmingham as part of the Child Health theme of the NIHR Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) programme for Birmingham and Black Country.

My current position as a Research Fellow and Health Psychologist is jointly funded by Aston University and Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The role involves carrying out applied health psychology research and practice with children, young people and their families.

The health and care of children, young people and their families

Making sense of health and illness

Adherence to treatment

Transition to adulthood

Health care quality and service improvement

Behaviour Change Interventions

Development, implementation and evaluation of psychological interventions to change health and illness related cognitions and behaviours

Qualitative methodologies

Descriptive phenomenology
Lifeworld research
Framework Analysis
Qualitative evidence synthesis

2013: Stage 2 Qualification in Health Psychology (Distinction), British Psychological Society

2013: PhD Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham

2009: Graduate Certificate Mental Health Studies, Birmingham City University

2008: MSc Health Psychology (Distinction), Aston University

2007: Graduate Diploma Psychology, University of Wolverhampton

2005: BA (Hons) Education with Social Philosophy and Applied Ethics, Cardiff University

2014 - present: Research Fellow and Health Psychologist Life & Health Sciences, Aston University & Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

2009 - 2014: Trainee Health Psychologist & NIHR CLAHRC Researcher Research & Development, Birmingham Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

2008 - 2009: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Service, South Staffordshire and Shropshire NHS Foundation Trust

2008 - 2008: Assistant Psychologist The Cancer Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Registered Health Psychologist, Health and Care Professions Council

Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society

Full Member of the Division of Health Psychology, British Psychological Society

Member of the Qualitative Methods in Psychology Section, British Psychological Society

Recent Publications

Farre, A, Heath, G, Shaw, K, Jordan, T & Cummins, C 2017, 'The role of paediatric nurses in medication safety prior to the implementation of electronic prescribing: a qualitative case study' Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, vol. 22 , no. 2, pp. 99–106. DOI:10.1177/1355819616686995
Heath, G, Farre, A & Shaw, K 2017, 'Parenting a child with chronic illness as they transition into adulthood: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of parents’ experiences' Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 100, no. 1, pp. 76-92. DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2016.08.011
Farre, A, Shaw, K, Heath, G & Cummins, C 2017, 'On doing ‘risk work’ in the context of successful outcomes: exploring how medication safety is brought into action through health professionals’ everyday working practices' Health, Risk and Society, vol. 19, no. 3-4, pp. 209-225. DOI:10.1080/13698575.2017.1336512
Heath, G, Abdin, S, Begum, R & Kearney, S 2016, 'Putting children forward for epilepsy surgery: a qualitative study of UK parents' and health professionals' decision-making experiences' Epilepsy and Behavior, vol. 61, pp. 185-191. DOI:10.1016/j.yebeh.2016.05.037
Farre, A, Bem, D, Heath, G, Shaw, K & Cummins, C 2016, 'Perceptions and experiences of the implementation, management, use and optimisation of electronic prescribing systems in hospital settings: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies' BMJ Open, vol. 6, no. 7, e011858. DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-011858
Heath, G, Montgomery, H, Eyre, C, Cummins, C, Pattison, H & Shaw, R 2016, 'Developing a tool to support communication of parental concerns when a child is in hospital' Healthcare, vol. 4, no. 1, 9. DOI:10.3390/healthcare4010009
Heath, G , Cooke, R & Cameron, E 2015, 'A theory-based approach for developing interventions to change patient behaviours: a medication adherence example from paediatric secondary care' Healthcare, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 1228-1242. DOI:10.3390/healthcare3041228
McLeod, H, Heath, G, Cameron, E, Debelle, G & Cummins, C 2015, 'Introducing consultant outpatient clinics to community settings to improve access to paediatrics: an observational impact study' BMJ Quality and Safety, vol. 24, no. 6, pp. 377-384. DOI:10.1136/bmjqs-2014-003687
Heath, G, Greenfield, S & Redwood, S 2015, 'The meaning of ‘place’ in families’ lived experiences of paediatric outpatient care in different settings: a descriptive phenomenological study' Health and Place, vol. 31, pp. 46-53. DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2014.10.014
Cameron, E, Heath, G, Redwood, S, Greenfield, S, Cummins, C, Kelly, D & Pattison, H 2014, 'Health care professionals' views of paediatric outpatient non-attendance: implications for general practice' Family Practice, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 111-117. DOI:10.1093/fampra/cmt063
Gale, NK, Heath, G, Cameron, E, Rashid, S & Redwood, S 2013, 'Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research' BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 13, 117. DOI:10.1186/1471-2288-13-117
Heath, G, Cameron, E, Cummins, C, Greenfield, S, Pattison, HM, Kelly, D & Redwood, S 2012, 'Paediatric ' care closer to home' : stake-holder views and barriers to implementation' Health and Place, vol. 18, no. 5, pp. 1068-1073. DOI:10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.05.003

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