Geoffrey Meads

Professor Geoffrey Meads is Professor of Wellbeing Research at the University of Winchester's Health and Wellbeing Research Group within the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing. Previously serving as NHS regional director and health authority chief executive, his career spans policy development, organizational sociology, and international health systems analysis. He holds editorial roles for NIHR journals and contributes to the Winchester Deanery Synod.

His research focuses on primary care innovations, international health policy, and wellbeing service expansion. Notable areas include faith-based healthcare enterprises, cross-national healthcare comparisons (34 countries), and governance structures in urgent care networks. His work emphasizes transferable learning between healthcare systems and the role of community agencies.

Major contributions include over 10 authored/edited books and 50+ peer-reviewed articles. Awards include the European Health Management Association’s Baxter Prize and significant grants from NIHR and the UK Department of Health. Current projects address food poverty initiatives and community healthcare governance models.

Having supervised 200+ postgraduate dissertations, he actively mentors researchers in health policy and organizational development. His expertise bridges academic research with real-world healthcare management challenges.