Dr Jason Scott

Associate Professor

Department: Social Work, Education and Community Wellbeing

Jason is an Associate Professor of Health and Social Care Quality and a Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol). He completed his PhD at Northumbria University in 2012 before moving into research posts at York St John University and Newcastle University, then returning to Northumbria in 2018. He is the department lead for Postrgaduate Research and programme lead for the MSc Healthcare Management. He is also an external examiner for the MSc Quality and Safety in Healthcare at Leicester University.

Jason's research interests are in applied health and social care research, with a particular focus on quality of care including patient safety and access to care. This often encompasses issues related to integrated person-centred care as people cross organisational boundaries in the health and social care system. He has completed or is involved in a number of research projects to develop and evaluate innovative healthcare, social care and community interventions, having received funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health and Social Care Delivery Research (HSDR) and Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) as well as other funders such as The Dunhill Medical Trust and The Health Foundation. He is the national academic lead for the Frequent Caller National Network (FreCaNN), where he helps to inform ambulance service policy and practice in relation to people who frequently use ambulance services across the UK. Jason has received over £7m of research funding as PI or co-applicant, and is currently involved in a number of research projects that utilise a range of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods.

Campus Address

C115
Coach Lane Campus West

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Key Publications

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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
Conceptualising Social Prescribing in Urgent and Emergency Care, Cooper, M., Nazar, H., Flynn, D., Redelsteiner, C., Agarwal, G., Scott, J. 21 Oct 2024, In: Future Healthcare Journal
Experiences and views of people who frequently call emergency ambulance services: a qualitative study of UK service users, Evans, B., Khanom, A., Edwards, A., Edwards, B., Farr, A., Foster, T., Fothergill, R., Gripper, P., Gunson, I., Porter, A., Rees, N., Scott, J., Snooks, H., Watkins, A. 1 Feb 2024, In: Health Expectations : an International Journal of Public Participation in Health Care and Health Policy
Exploring service providers’ perceptions of the barriers and enablers to recruitment of service users into social prescribing research, Cooper, M., Scott, J., Avery, L., Ashley, K., Flynn, D. 22 May 2024, In: Cogent Psychology
‘If It Was Easy Somebody Would Have Fixed It’: An Exploration of Loneliness and Social Isolation Amongst People Who Frequently Call Ambulance Services, Moseley, L., Scott, J., Fidler, G., Agarwal, G., Clarke, C., Ingram, C., Hammond-Williams, J., McDonnell, A., Collins, T. Aug 2024, In: Health Expectations
International research priorities for integrated care and cross-boundary working: an electronic Delphi study, Scott, J., Waring, J., Abuosi, A., Agade-Amade, Y., Bashar, J., De Brún, A., Cann, H., Crowley, P., Dewa, L., Spanos, S., Wiig, S. 14 Oct 2024, In: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
Occupational therapist’s involvement in social prescribing: A qualitative interview study, Bradley, G., Atkin, B., Atkin, H., Scott, J. 19 Aug 2024, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy
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. 19 Jun 2024, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing

Current and Recent Projects

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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

Clare Wade A group Concept mapping and eThnographic study of IntensiVe carE rehabilItation CUlture (ACTIVE-ICU) Start Date: 17/12/2020
Carlie Bowman Using a single session psychological intervention to target hesitance amongst people with obesity towards cervical screening attendance. Start Date: 18/01/2021 End Date: 07/12/2022
Oludotun Olarewaju Measles Vaccination Policy Implementation: A Principal - Agent Perspective in Nigeria Start Date: 01/03/2023
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

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