Peter van der Graaf
@pvandergraaf.bsky.social
Full Research Professor in Public Health and Knowledge Mobilisation @NorthumbriaUni. Researching and supporting collaborative research partnerships between universities and local government. Rides bikes to avoid DIY and fond of liquorice. He/Him
Researchers and practitioners need to focus more on cultural differences, power asymmetries, and contested interests, work more collaboratively and relational, while addressing the unintended consequences of spanning boundaries. This requires constant reflexivity. Great scene settings for #IMPACT26!
February 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Researchers and practitioners need to focus more on cultural differences, power asymmetries, and contested interests, work more collaboratively and relational, while addressing the unintended consequences of spanning boundaries. This requires constant reflexivity. Great scene settings for #IMPACT26!
Insightful keynote by @romankislov.bsky.social at the Swiss #Implementation Science Conference in Zurich, reframing implementation barriers as #boundary #spanning issues, drawing on knowledge transfer, cultural and political definitions of boundaries, and with provocative implications. #IMPACT26
February 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
Insightful keynote by @romankislov.bsky.social at the Swiss #Implementation Science Conference in Zurich, reframing implementation barriers as #boundary #spanning issues, drawing on knowledge transfer, cultural and political definitions of boundaries, and with provocative implications. #IMPACT26
With inspiring presentations, a lively panel discussion, case studies, toolkit testing, and knowledge cafes we are planning a programme of work for the next three years. Join us!
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
With inspiring presentations, a lively panel discussion, case studies, toolkit testing, and knowledge cafes we are planning a programme of work for the next three years. Join us!
Today we launched the @nihr.bsky.social #Knowledge #Mobilisation for #Research #Inclusion #Incubator, bringing together researchers, community members & organisations, and health and care professionals in Birmingham to build a national network and develop capacity in #KMb.
February 5, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Today we launched the @nihr.bsky.social #Knowledge #Mobilisation for #Research #Inclusion #Incubator, bringing together researchers, community members & organisations, and health and care professionals in Birmingham to build a national network and develop capacity in #KMb.
Equity audit questions:
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Equity audit questions:
Defining patients as part of the NHS workforce (instead of looking at their workload to engage with the system) creates systemic and relational inequities through commodification (putting a price on health and social care) and biomedicalisation (neutralising social identities).
January 21, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Defining patients as part of the NHS workforce (instead of looking at their workload to engage with the system) creates systemic and relational inequities through commodification (putting a price on health and social care) and biomedicalisation (neutralising social identities).
Looking forward to Carl May’s talk about the #dark #side of #implementation: how inequities get embedded in interventions and services and what we can do about it @northumbriauni.bsky.social in partnership with @arcnenc.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Looking forward to Carl May’s talk about the #dark #side of #implementation: how inequities get embedded in interventions and services and what we can do about it @northumbriauni.bsky.social in partnership with @arcnenc.bsky.social
Always a pleasure to present with @romankislov.bsky.social; this time an Introduction to Knowledge Mobilisation (KM) to KM Fellows across 13 @nihrarcs.bsky.social talking about the research-practice gap, knowledge brokers and the dark side of brokering, with practical tips for how to do #KM.
January 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Always a pleasure to present with @romankislov.bsky.social; this time an Introduction to Knowledge Mobilisation (KM) to KM Fellows across 13 @nihrarcs.bsky.social talking about the research-practice gap, knowledge brokers and the dark side of brokering, with practical tips for how to do #KM.
Insightful visit to Tranzo at Tilburg University over the last few days as a member of their visitation (peer review) committee, talking to Faculty staff, researchers, PhD students and practitioners about the fantastic work across 9 Academic Collaborative Centres in health and social care, … 1/2
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Insightful visit to Tranzo at Tilburg University over the last few days as a member of their visitation (peer review) committee, talking to Faculty staff, researchers, PhD students and practitioners about the fantastic work across 9 Academic Collaborative Centres in health and social care, … 1/2
Great to see the soft launch of the NIHR #Incubator on #Knowledge #Mobilisation for Research Inclusion, with an introduction from Gail Marzetti, Director of Science, Research and Evidence at the Department of Health and Social Care, emphasising KM as a separate profession that needs to be developed.
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Great to see the soft launch of the NIHR #Incubator on #Knowledge #Mobilisation for Research Inclusion, with an introduction from Gail Marzetti, Director of Science, Research and Evidence at the Department of Health and Social Care, emphasising KM as a separate profession that needs to be developed.
Massive congratulations to @taralamont.bsky.social who passed her Viva this morning with only minor corrections! 🥳 She demonstrated the hard grafting of #knowledge #mobilisation in a thoughtful conversation with Gillian Harvey, Alison Richardson and me, … 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Massive congratulations to @taralamont.bsky.social who passed her Viva this morning with only minor corrections! 🥳 She demonstrated the hard grafting of #knowledge #mobilisation in a thoughtful conversation with Gillian Harvey, Alison Richardson and me, … 1/2
I enjoyed presenting a keynote today at the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council - Annual Research Symposium, which focused on #Mobilising and Disseminating #Knowledge in #LocalAuthorities.
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I enjoyed presenting a keynote today at the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council - Annual Research Symposium, which focused on #Mobilising and Disseminating #Knowledge in #LocalAuthorities.
Staff in clinical academic roles reported more examples of opportunities for leading improvements in practice, and the building of connections and social support, while non-clinical academic roles more frequently reported that involvement in research provided opportunities for learning. 3/4
August 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Staff in clinical academic roles reported more examples of opportunities for leading improvements in practice, and the building of connections and social support, while non-clinical academic roles more frequently reported that involvement in research provided opportunities for learning. 3/4
Gillian Vance opening #HSRUK25 plenary this morning by highlighting the workload challenges experienced by health & care staff in underserved areas, and how the new NIHR funded partnership for workforce sustainability (Workforce Voices) will research and co-design solutions with local stakeholders.
July 3, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Gillian Vance opening #HSRUK25 plenary this morning by highlighting the workload challenges experienced by health & care staff in underserved areas, and how the new NIHR funded partnership for workforce sustainability (Workforce Voices) will research and co-design solutions with local stakeholders.
Fun #HSRUK25 workshop by Robert Heggie, Carlos Sillero-Rejon @amylougrove.bsky.social on implementation and health economics: making decisions with coins/ sweets about balancing intervention & cost effectiveness with implementation challenges and equity, ending with thoughtful reflections #KMb
July 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Fun #HSRUK25 workshop by Robert Heggie, Carlos Sillero-Rejon @amylougrove.bsky.social on implementation and health economics: making decisions with coins/ sweets about balancing intervention & cost effectiveness with implementation challenges and equity, ending with thoughtful reflections #KMb
Many congratulations to Leah Buhrmann for passing her Viva today with minor corrections. 🥳 And many thanks to the always excellent examiners @annetteboaz.bsky.social and Leah Avery. @sebastianpotthoff.bsky.social @tracyfinch.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
July 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Many congratulations to Leah Buhrmann for passing her Viva today with minor corrections. 🥳 And many thanks to the always excellent examiners @annetteboaz.bsky.social and Leah Avery. @sebastianpotthoff.bsky.social @tracyfinch.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
Insightful pre-Viva presentation by Leah Buhremann on her PhD thesis ‘Navigating Implementation Context in Integrated Health and Social Care: Co-development of a toolkit for implementation practitioners’. Essential reading for bridging the gap between planning and realisation of social prescribing.
July 1, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Insightful pre-Viva presentation by Leah Buhremann on her PhD thesis ‘Navigating Implementation Context in Integrated Health and Social Care: Co-development of a toolkit for implementation practitioners’. Essential reading for bridging the gap between planning and realisation of social prescribing.
What worked well were collaborations across partners and innovative recruitment strategies.
June 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What worked well were collaborations across partners and innovative recruitment strategies.
Fiona Graham researched the implementation of #virtualwards in the integrated care system of the North East and North Cumbria from a commissioner perspective. Service was seen as additional and technology optional, with barriers around integrating infrastructures and cultures @nihrarcs.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Fiona Graham researched the implementation of #virtualwards in the integrated care system of the North East and North Cumbria from a commissioner perspective. Service was seen as additional and technology optional, with barriers around integrating infrastructures and cultures @nihrarcs.bsky.social
@bkbareham.bsky.social explaining the development of #virtualwards at Northumbria NHS FT using Normalisation Process Theory to highlight barriers and facilitators, such as leadership, co-design, limited adaptability of governance, patient understanding and inequality. @nihrarcs.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@bkbareham.bsky.social explaining the development of #virtualwards at Northumbria NHS FT using Normalisation Process Theory to highlight barriers and facilitators, such as leadership, co-design, limited adaptability of governance, patient understanding and inequality. @nihrarcs.bsky.social
Great to be at the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Hospital at Home and Virtual Wards Conference 2025 in Leeds to share #knowledge between researchers, clinicians and practitioners to support mobilisation of research evidence across ARCs into practice and policy. #KMb @nihrarcs.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Great to be at the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Hospital at Home and Virtual Wards Conference 2025 in Leeds to share #knowledge between researchers, clinicians and practitioners to support mobilisation of research evidence across ARCs into practice and policy. #KMb @nihrarcs.bsky.social
Many congratulations to Felicity Shelton for winning the #FuseAward25 for Excellence in Public Involvement and Engagement! Very well deserved 🥇 @fuseonline.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social
June 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Many congratulations to Felicity Shelton for winning the #FuseAward25 for Excellence in Public Involvement and Engagement! Very well deserved 🥇 @fuseonline.bsky.social @nihrarcs.bsky.social