Plymouth JBI Evidence Synthesis and Implementation Hub
A JBI Centre of Excellence
The JBI Centre of Excellence at the University of Plymouth is one of over 85 globally networked entities promoting and supporting the use of the best available evidence to inform decisions made at the point of care.
The Evidence Synthesis and Implementation Science Hub’s work is underpinned by the JBI Model of Evidence-Based Healthcare. Its five operational components focus on local/global health priorities, evidence generation, evidence synthesis, evidence transfer, and evidence implementation. At its centre, is its ‘pebble of knowledge’.
The multi-disciplinary Hub is led by experienced academic clinicians and researchers. It is part of the Faculty of Health’s School of Nursing Midwifery and works in collaboration with the region's network of
South West Clinical Schools .
We are committed to:
- collaborating with clinical partners to identify and tackle established clinical priorities through evidence synthesis and implementation science.
- delivering high-quality training on systematic review methods and evidence implementation models, facilitating the practical transfer for knowledge into practice and lasting impact.
Our expert team deliver short and certified courses and bespoke workshops locally, nationally and internationally. Our work provides practitioners with skills and knowledge to generate impactful outputs that will influence clinical practice, research priorities, and policy developments and across health and care settings and sectors.
The JBI Systematic Review Training Programme
The JBI Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Programme is delivered by expert and accredited trainers from the University of Plymouth and Clinical School partners. It is a four-day programme that prepares researchers and practitioners to develop, conduct and report robust, high-quality systematic reviews.
Meet the team
The JBI Evidence Synthesis and Implementation Science Hub’s Co-directors
The following members are highly experienced researchers, clinical academics and systematic review trainers.
Professor Bridie Kent: Co-Director
Professor of Leadership in Nursing
Dr Frazer Underwood: Co-Director
Honorary Associate Clinical Professor
The Hub’s core team
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![Professor Aled Jones Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery]( "Professor Aled Jones")
Professor Aled Jones
Head of School of Nursing and Midwifery
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![Professor Jill Shawe Professor of Maternal and Family Health]( "Professor Jill Shawe")
Professor Jill Shawe
Professor of Maternal and Family Health
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![Dr Lisa Burrows Associate Lecturer]( "Dr Lisa Burrows")
Dr Lisa Burrows
Associate Lecturer
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![Dr Susie Pearce Associate Professor in Clinical Nursing]( "Dr Susie Pearce")
Dr Susie Pearce
Associate Professor in Clinical Nursing
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![Miss Georgia Page Research Assistant - South West Clinical Schools]( "Miss Georgia Page")
Miss Georgia Page
Research Assistant - South West Clinical Schools
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![Mrs Helen Lyndon Honorary Clinical School Research Fellow]( "Mrs Helen Lyndon")
Mrs Helen Lyndon
Honorary Clinical School Research Fellow
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![Dr Angie Logan Visiting Research Fellow]( "Dr Angie Logan")
Dr Angie Logan
Visiting Research Fellow
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![Dr Ralph Hammond Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice]( "Dr Ralph Hammond")
Dr Ralph Hammond
Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice
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![Dr Heather Hopper Associate Professor Midwifery (Education)]( "Dr Heather Hopper")
Dr Heather Hopper
Associate Professor Midwifery (Education)
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![Professor Jennifer Freeman Associate Head of School (Research)]( "Professor Jennifer Freeman")
Professor Jennifer Freeman
Associate Head of School (Research)
The Hub’s adjunct staff members
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![Professor Ruth Endacott Honorary Professor]( "Professor Ruth Endacott")
Professor Ruth Endacott
Honorary Professor
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![Professor Jos Latour Professor in Clinical Nursing]( "Professor Jos Latour")
Professor Jos Latour
Professor in Clinical Nursing
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![Dr Matt Carey Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing - Acute Care]( "Dr Matt Carey")
Dr Matt Carey
Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing - Acute Care
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![Professor Jonathan Marsden Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation]( "Professor Jonathan Marsden")
Professor Jonathan Marsden
Professorship and Chair in Rehabilitation
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![Professor Patricia Schofield Professor in Clinical Nursing]( "Professor Patricia Schofield")
Professor Patricia Schofield
Professor in Clinical Nursing
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![Professor Mary Hickson Professor in Dietetics]( "Professor Mary Hickson")
Professor Mary Hickson
Professor in Dietetics
News items from the Hub
Plymouth JBI Hub awarded Brighter Futures Grant
The JBI Brighter Futures Grant funds projects undertaken by JBI entities to fostering collaboration across the network and build capacity for JBI entities in low- middle-income countries. The Plymouth JBI Hub is partnering with two JBI centres in the Philippines: the JBI Philippines Center for Health Research and Movement Science and the JBI De La Salle Committee on Evidence Synthesis, both in Manila. The collaboration project is called the KAPPA Project. Look out for more news items detailing the project.
The Plymouth JBI Hub’s new KAPPA Project
In the common language of Filipinos, Tagalog, ‘Komunidad ng Pagsasanay para sa Pagpapaunlad ng Kapasidad sa Pagpapatupad’ translates to ‘Creating a Community of Practice for Implementation Capacity Building’. We call it the KAPPA Project. The two-year project is working with two in-country JBI centre leaders and ten paired teams across these centres, each pairing an academic with a clinical practitioner, to transfer implementation science knowledge and skills to develop and deliver impactful local project.
2025 JBI gLocal Solution Room Webinar
Hosted by the Cornwall’s South West Clinical School on behalf of the regional Clinical School network, this year’s Solution Room shared Chief Nurse Research Fellows’ journeys Implementing Research into Practice.
Ten years after the JBI Centre of Excellence was established in the University’s School of Nursing Midwifery, the Centre was given a new name to reflect its achievements and progressive work in the world of implementation science.
Cornwall’s South West Clinical School delivered a webinar showcasing it’s Chief Nurse Research Fellows lived experiences of adopting the seven-phase JBI Evidence Implementation Framework to transfer research into practice.
Watch the recorded webinar here.
Clinical Partnership status awarded to Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust with the University of Plymouth's JBI Centre of Excellence
This acknowledges the work clinical colleagues affiliated to the Clinical School have undertaken in systematic review activities, and their commitment to sharing new knowledge and promoting evidence-based practice activities.
JBI videos
The JBI Collaboration is the largest global collaboration to integrate evidence-based healthcare within a theory-informed model that brings together academic entities with hospitals and health systems.
JBI considers evidence-based healthcare as decision-making that considers the feasibility, appropriateness, meaningfulness and effectiveness (FAME) of healthcare practices.
The JBI webinar series, JBI LIVE, features special guests presenting on topics related to evidence-based healthcare.
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