Dr George Peat

Assistant Professor

School: Communities and Education

George is a Lecturer contributing predominately to the BSc Health and Social Care Programme. George was awarded his PhD in 2021 and has gone on to deliver various research projects across health and social care.

George is passionate about undertaking research that drives improvements in the delivery of health and social care. His research is largely situated in the field palliative care, with a particular interest in supporting young adults with complex conditions to live meaningful and fulfilling lives. He has developing expertise in co-production methods and qualitative methodology (including reviews).

He has previously been awarded an National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Career Development Award from the School for Social Care Research and is currently involved in several research projects.

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Key Publications

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A consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) informed exploration of a primary care intervention to support deprescribing for problematic polypharmacy in older adults living with frailty (DEPPLOY) in England: a qualitative study, Breen, L., Daffu-O’Reilly, A., Darr, A., Benn, J., Fylan, B., Silcock, J., Peat, G., Raynor, D., Petty, D., Zaidi, S., Bravington, A., Butt, N., Hartley, H., Halligan, D., Alldred, D. 27 Apr 2026, In: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
Adults with neuromuscular conditions and social care. Contemplating themes of despair, hope, and what 'changing the dial' might look like, Peat, G., Cornelius-Light, S. 1 Jul 2026, Social Policy Association Annual Conference 2026
Better conversations: embedding death education in higher education as a pedagogical and public health responsibility, McEwan, K., Atkinson, J., Ardron, K., Chan, W., Lai, F., Merlane, H., Peat, G., Kellehear, A. 3 Jul 2026, In: Teaching in Higher Education
Correction: A consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) informed exploration of a primary care intervention to support deprescribing for problematic polypharmacy in older adults living with frailty (DEPPLOY) in England: A consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) informed exploration of a primary care intervention to support deprescribing for problematic polypharmacy in older adults living with frailty (DEPPLOY) in England: a qualitative study (International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, (2026), 10.1007/s11096-026-02140-0), Breen, L., Daffu-O'Reilly, A., Darr, A., Benn, J., Fylan, B., Silcock, J., Peat, G., Raynor, D., Petty, D., Zaidi, S., Bravington, A., Butt, N., Hartley, H., Alldred, D. 8 Jun 2026, In: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
From theory to practice. Co-production in public health, Peat, G. 11 Jun 2026, Fuse Public Involvement and Engagement Group
Paediatric palliative care prescribing: midazolam multicentre pilot study, Fraser, L., Anderson, A., Wong, I., Peat, G., Harrop, E. 27 Feb 2026, In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
Shared leadership and disrupting tokenistic involvement/co-production in academic research: a user led perspective on obstacles and opportunities, Cornelius-Light, S., Peat, G., Glover, S., Hastie, J., Abbott, D. 14 Apr 2026, Disability Studies Conference 2026
Experience-based co-design informed development of a toolbox to help optimise primary care support during transition from children’s hospice care: HOPSCOTCH study protocol, Chapman, E., Mitchell, S., Fraser, L., Wozencroft, J., Morris, B., Peat, G., Charles, T., Elverson, J., Carder, P., Tallowin, K., Magnusson, J., Ziegler, L. 27 Nov 2025, In: BMJ Open
Healthcare professionals' perspectives of providing end-of-life care for infants, children and young people in acute settings: A multi-site qualitative study, McLorie, E., Hackett, J., Barrett, L., Peat, G., Weatherly, H., Hinde, S., Walker, G., Noyes, J., Oddie, S., Vasudevan, C., Feltbower, R., Phillips, B., Hewitt, C., Hain, R., Subramanian, G., Haynes, A., Papworth, A., Fraser, L., Murtagh, F. 1 Apr 2025, In: Palliative Medicine
Learnings from the establishment and delivery of the UK Collaborative Paediatric Palliative Care Research Network, Peat, G., Harrop, E., Anderson, A., Box, D., Murtagh, F., Harding, R., Ziegler, L., Hewitt, C., Wong, I., Elverson, J., Harris, N., Fraser, L. 26 Feb 2025, In: Health Technology Assessment