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Carl May
@carlrmay.bsky.social
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Implementation Science (Normalization Process Theory), Medical Sociology (Burden of Treatment Theory), gardening (Hemerocallis), cooking (risotto with Langoustines), Professor (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).
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carlrmay.bsky.social
Can we audit the equity impact of our research interventions and service designs? Yes., we can, and perhaps this paper will help!
doi.org/10.1186/s430...
Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: a critical approach to patient-centred equity design - Implementation Science Communications
Background The field of implementation research has recently seen much interest in equity, with a strong emphasis on recognising and responding to disparities in care. Recent studies highlight the rol...
doi.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:15 PM
carlrmay.bsky.social
Once upon a time, some of my PhD students put my comments on their draft chapters and papers into a book.
Those were very happy days indeed.
October 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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balbers.bsky.social
New implementation strategy taxonomy, grounded in Normalization Process Theory - terrific work led by @carlrmay.bsky.social and band - I enjoyed and am proud of having played second fiddle 🙃 #ImpSci #NPT
July 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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lauradesveaux.bsky.social
New in Implementation Science:

An international collaboration led by @carlrmay.bsky.social turned NPT into a set of 24 theory-linked + 96 micro-strategies, grounded in the actual work of implementation.

Actionable. Empirical. Adaptable.

Link: doi.org/10.1186/s130...
#implementation #NPT
Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory - Implementation Science
Background Implementation strategies are deliberate systematic actions used to support the uptake of innovations in health and social care. While widely used taxonomies such as ERIC and EPOC have emer...
doi.org
July 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
carlrmay.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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carlrmay.bsky.social
Thanks IS
July 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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victoriajpalmer.bsky.social
A quick workshop (brief since the conference organisers gave us 45 minutes!) on the explanatory theoretical model of change for codesign mh.bmj.com/content/45/3... with some of the team from @alivenational.bsky.social @candicepeart.bsky.social @aliciaking.bsky.social Jennifer Bibb, Elise Dettmann.
Picture of the ALIVE National Centre team talking co-design at the Academic Australasian Association for Primary Care conference with Jennifer Bibb, Alicia King, Candice Peart, Elise Dettmann, Victoria Palmer. Hand drawn images of mechanisms of change in background by Natalie Seilar.
August 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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implementsci.bsky.social
Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory #impsci

implementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Translational framework for implementation evaluation and research: implementation strategies derived from normalization process theory - Implementation Science
Background Implementation strategies are deliberate systematic actions used to support the uptake of innovations in health and social care. While widely used taxonomies such as ERIC and EPOC have emer...
implementationscience.biomedcentral.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
carlrmay.bsky.social
Thanks IS
July 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
carlrmay.bsky.social
Coming soon. Implementation strategies derived from an evidence synthesis of studies informed by Normalization Process Theory. In @ImplementSci, soon.
June 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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circul.bsky.social
The Participatory Health Research Unit at @unioflimerick.bsky.social has launched a new Postgrad Diploma in Participatory Health Research.
If you're interested in advanced participatory research methods to support Implementation Science, this course is for you.
More info: lnkd.in/dr5uEquC
#ImpSci
Professional Diploma in Participatory Health Research.
June 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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nadpet.bsky.social
The Samurai Bear, the superhero of #impsci and a friend of @carlrmay.bsky.social, had a very important message at the #EIE2025: “TRUST is the glue that links people, things and their contexts”. @implementeic.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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annetteboaz.bsky.social
What a treat to see @carlrmay.bsky.social live at the European Implementation conference #EIE2025
June 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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evaluate2innovate.bsky.social
Great keynotes from Carl May and Annette Boaz to kick off #EIE2025. Lots of food for thought re the evolution of implementation science, its role in informing policy and practice, and opportunities for the future.
June 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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annetteboaz.bsky.social
@tracyfinch.bsky.social presents results of a study of the use of NOMAD NPT tool in published studies- concluding the measures are both psychometrically sound and pragmatic. NOMAD has been used in different ways - measuring, describing, predicting and measuring #EIE2025 @carlrmay.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
carlrmay.bsky.social
Time spent theorizing with @vmontori.bsky.social is always fun and never wasted.
April 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
carlrmay.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
carlrmay.bsky.social
Looking forward to introducing Normalization Process Theory to the US DECIPHER Collaborative tomorrow (25 February) at 12 PM EST.

This is a talk I'm always delighted to give!
February 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
carlrmay.bsky.social
Sociologist? Interested in technology and social relations? Then this is a book for you!
January 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
And it’s out! The 7th edition of How to Read a Paper, coauthored with new blood in the shape of my ex PhD student Paul Dijkstra @drpauldijkstra.bsky.social. So good working with you on this Paul!
Paul with book Trish with book
January 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
carlrmay.bsky.social
Dreadful news: we have lost David Lynch. And I am in a restaurant where I will get anything but a damn fine cup of coffee…
January 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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drlisa-ahp.bsky.social
Day 3 of ‘The Future of Evaluation in Health & Social Care’ @northumbriaideas.bsky.social Enjoyed listening to the 🙌🏼 always-inspirational 🙌🏼 @carlrmay.bsky.social & @tracyfinch.bsky.social sharing their knowledge & expertise surrounding process evaluation of complex interventions 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
January 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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kpatynowska.bsky.social
Intervention changes the context in which it's implemented. @carlrmay.bsky.social #evaluation conference.
@northumbriaideas.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
carlrmay.bsky.social
@smith56778.bsky.social I'm the wrong person to follow, then. I fear that it will lead to nothing but disappointment for you.
January 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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kpatynowska.bsky.social
'An intervention is never just a thing-in-itself. Complex
interventions have many moving parts, but they also have many
different effects. These effects shape important aspects of the
contexts in which the intervention is being evaluated" @carlrmay.bsky.social @northumbriaideas.bsky.social
Slide with presentation stating: An intervention is never just a thing-in-itself. Complex interventions have many moving parts, but they also have many different effects. These effects shape important aspects of the contexts in which the intervention is being evaluated"
January 16, 2025 at 10:19 AM