Peter van der Graaf
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Peter van der Graaf
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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
More info on PHIRST Fusion recommissioning can be found here: www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/new.... Big thanks you to Ashley Adamson, who let the team very ably in the first 5 years.
Researchers awarded NIHR funding to support real world evaluations to improve public health interventions
Researchers from the University of Glasgow and Northumbria University have been awarded £2.5 million from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to conduct evaluations of local gov...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:11 PM
January 25, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Equity audit questions:
January 21, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Civility, dependability, clarity of purpose, ease of navigation, and continuity of care as key design principles for promoting equitable interactions and services between health care professionals and patients. Trust is key.
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 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).
January 21, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Implementation is about the play of power with unfair and avoidable inequities produced and implemented through implementation processes. (Implementation is disruptive)
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The paper is based on a study of #C‐WorKS in North East England and Yorkshire, which was developed during COVID‐19 to support health and care practitioners to reduce the impact of its wider consequences. @arcnenc.bsky.social @fuseonline.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
working in equal and sustainable partnerships to co-create and implement research evidence through innovative products. It was a pleasure working together with Hilde Verbeek, Lex Burdorf and Lisette Van Gemert-Pijnen. @fuseonline.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social 2/2
December 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
combining critical reflection with practical application. Lots of relevant knowledge to use for @nihrarcs.bsky.social KM teams. @unisouthampton.bsky.social 2/2.
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM