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Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone OBE serves as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University, where she holds the position of Distinguished Professor. Her leadership extends to national health research initiatives, having chaired the National Institute for Health Research's Health Services & Delivery Programme from 2015 to 2021. She actively contributes to advancing health research methodologies and promoting equity in healthcare delivery.
Professor Rycroft-Malone's research focuses on implementation science and evidence-based practice in healthcare settings. Her work centers on developing frameworks for implementing research evidence into practice, with particular emphasis on research coproduction, mental health services, prehabilitation before cancer surgery, and infection prevention in care homes. She employs realist synthesis and evaluation methods to understand complex healthcare interventions across diverse contexts, examining 'what works, for whom, in what circumstances, and why.'
Her recent publication portfolio demonstrates strong thematic consistency in translating research into practice through coproduction approaches. Key trends include developing the MRC framework for complex interventions, improving prehabilitation services with attention to equity, preventing urinary tract infections in elderly care settings, and understanding the impact of online mental health peer support forums. Her work consistently emphasizes the critical role of context in implementation and the need for inclusive, patient-centered approaches to healthcare improvement.
Professor Rycroft-Malone has been recognized with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for her contributions to health research. Her national leadership role at NIHR involved guiding funding priorities for health services research across the UK, influencing how evidence is generated and implemented in healthcare settings.
She supervises postgraduate research students and is actively involved in academic leadership, having organized the Faculty of Health and Medicine's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Forum in 2021 which examined anti-racist health research. Her collaborative approach is evident in her numerous co-authored publications spanning multiple institutions and disciplines, demonstrating her commitment to interdisciplinary research that addresses complex healthcare challenges.
