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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.
- Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Parents’ experiences of paediatric end-of-life care in the UK: a multisite qualitative study, Peat, G., McLorie, E., Barrett, L., Weatherly, H., Hinde, S., Walker, G., Noyes, J., Oddie, S., Vasudevan, C., Feltbower, R., Phillips, B., Hewitt, C., Hain, R., Subramanian, G., Haynes, A., Fraser, L., Murtagh, F., Hackett, J. 26 Aug 2025, In: BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
- Parents’ experiences of the financial and employment impacts of their child receiving end-of-life care: a national qualitative study, Barrett, L., Peat, G., McLorie, E., Weatherly, H., Hinde, S., Walker, G., Noyes, J., Oddie, S., Vasudevan, C., Feltbower, R., Phillips, B., Hewitt, C., Hain, R., Subramanian, G., Haynes, A., Murtagh, F., Hackett, J., Fraser, L. 1 Dec 2025, In: BMC Palliative Care
- Social Care and Young Adults with Neuromuscular Conditions Diagnosed in Childhood: A Co-Produced Scoping Review, Peat, G., Glover, S., Radu, C., Jones, S., Binney, G., Parkin, J., Liddiard, K., Fraser, L., Abbott, D. 15 Jul 2025, In: Journal of Long-Term Care
- Consultant-led UK paediatric palliative care services: professional configuration, services, funding, Bedendo, A., Hinde, S., Beresford, B., Papworth, A., Phillips, B., Vasudevan, C., McLorie, E., Walker, G., Peat, G., Weatherly, H., Feltbower, R., Hewitt, C., Haynes, A., Murtagh, F., Noyes, J., Hackett, J., Hain, R., Oddie, S., Subramanian, G., Fraser, L. 30 Apr 2024, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care
- A Pathfinders Report: Entering Adulthood with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Glover, S., Hale, J., Roberts, M., Bosanquet, J., Dack, R., Hoskin, J., Peat, G., Abbott, D. 6 Nov 2023
- Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
- Other: BLOG: Career development and co-production – life as an early-career researcher 2025
Catherine Darling How do children with serious illnesses experience discourse? Start Date: 06/09/2024
- Health and Social Research PhD April 01 2021
- Psychology MRes August 01 2016
- Psychology BSc (Hons) August 01 2015
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