Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Bring together different pools of knowledge and expertise both inside and outside the university; interdisciplinary theory building that bridges different communities of practice and a wide range of potential beneficiaries including health and social care staff, patient and public involvement, national policy, voluntary sector organisations specifically impacts on health outcomes and inequalities. The group explores the impact of volunteering in Health and Social Care:
- sustaining health
- wellbeing
- care
- social welfare
- public policy, law and services
- practitioners and delivery of professional services, enhanced performance or ethical practice
- on understanding, learning and participation
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Diane Bunn
- School of Health Sciences - Honorary Teaching Fellow
- Mental Health and Social Care - Member
- Water Security Research Centre - Member
- Volunteering and Health and Social Care - Member
- UEA Hydrate Group - Member
- Health Promotion - Member
Person: Honorary, Research Group Member, Research Centre Member
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Jane Cross
- Dementia & Complexity in Later Life - Member
- Norwich Medical School - Director of Norwich Clinical Trials Unit
- School of Health Sciences - Professor
- Mental Health and Social Care - Member
- Public Health - Member
- Volunteering and Health and Social Care - Member
- HealthUEA - Steering Committee Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching and Research
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Katherine Deane
- School of Health Sciences - Associate Professor
- Institute for Volunteering Research - Member
- Mental Health and Social Care - Member
- Gender and Its Intersections - Member
- Volunteering and Health and Social Care - Member
- Dementia & Complexity in Later Life - Member
- CreativeUEA - Steering Committee Member
Person: Research Group Member, Research Centre Member, Academic, Teaching and Research
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CompreHensive geriAtRician-led MEdication Review (CHARMER)
Bhattacharya, D. (Principal Investigator), Clark, A. (Co-Investigator), Cross, J. (Co-Investigator), Scott, S. (Co-Investigator), Turner, D. (Co-Investigator), Colles, A. (CTU Role), Goodall, K. (CTU Role), Pond, M. (CTU Role), Sims, E. (CTU Role), Bywater-Florance, L. (Researcher), Martin-Kerry, J. (Researcher) & Stirling, S. (Researcher)
National Institute for Health and Care Research
6/10/25 → 31/08/26
Project: Research
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Groundwork East KTP
Grotz, J. (Principal Investigator) & Poland, F. (Co-Investigator)
8/09/25 → 7/09/27
Project: Research
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Groundwork East KTP
Grotz, J. (Principal Investigator) & Poland, F. (Co-Investigator)
8/09/25 → 7/09/27
Project: Research
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A Qualitative Study Examining the Application of Compression Therapy for Inpatients With Venous Leg Ulcers—Perspectives of Hospital Staff Where It Is Routinely Applied
Lian, Y., Birt, L., Poland, F., Naughton, F., Moffatt, C. & Wright, D., 3 Feb 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Wound Journal. 23, 2, e70810.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Interventions to support young carers/supporters of people living with dementia: a mixed methods systematic review
Goodchild, K., Parkinson, E. & Cross, J. L., 2026, In: International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being. 21, 1, 2650367.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Managing Fatigue in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Alageel, S., Hibberd, J. & Deane, K. H. O., 18 Mar 2026, In: Parkinsonism & Related Disorders. 14, 100434.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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Elizabeth Brown Prize for best platform presentation at the BGS Spring meeting 2022
Birt, L. (Recipient), 20 Apr 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Finalist, Norfolk Care Awards in collaborative working category
Bunn, D. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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UEA Engagement Achievement Award
Grotz, J. (Recipient), 9 May 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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V-CALC: Volunteering Impact Measurement Training in Europe
Grotz, J. (Consultant) & Parkinson, E. (Consultant)
1 Mar 2023 → 28 Feb 2025Activity: Consultancy
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Volunteering and Ideology
Grotz, J. (Organiser), Beresford, P. (Chair), Millora, C. (Speaker), Leonard, R. (Speaker), Meakin, B. (Speaker) & Ashe, M. (Speaker)
26 Oct 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Volunteering in a Global Pandemic
Grotz, J. (Organiser), Jacklin-Jarvis, C. (Organiser), Osborne, W. (Speaker), Millora, C. (Chair), Gombodorj, U. (Speaker), Pearce, M. (Speaker), Sahai, S. (Speaker), Sung, C. (Speaker), Ventura, M. (Speaker), Civico, G. (Chair), Fonović, K. (Speaker), Guerra, D. (Speaker), Nakazibwe, C. (Speaker), Šehić Relić, L. (Speaker), Sadia, F. (Speaker), Allum, C. (Speaker), Cirillo, N. (Chair), Bettoni, A. (Speaker), Espinoza, C. (Speaker), Mendez, G. (Speaker) & Moloney, M. (Speaker)
26 Jun 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Public lecture/debate/seminar
Press/Media
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Care home dehydration tests don't work
10/03/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution