Dr Sarah Damery BA, MA, PhD

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Research Fellow

Contact details

Email: s.l.damery@bham.ac.uk

Address: Murray Learning Centre
Institute of Applied Health Research
College of Medical and Dental Sciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Sarah Damery has been a Research Fellow in the Institute of Applied Health Research since September 2008. She was initially part of the cancer research team within the Department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences and worked on a number of projects centred on cancer and chronic disease early diagnosis and screening uptake.

From 2014 to 2019 Sarah was a research fellow in the chronic diseases theme within the West Midlands CLAHRC (Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care). She is now part of Theme 1 in the new 5-year West Midlands ARC (Applied Research Collaboration), working on projects evaluating a range of changes to health and social care service delivery within and across the West Midlands for patients with chronic conditions.

Sarah has extensive experience of working in multidisciplinary contexts and with mixed methods, including quantitative, literature review and qualitative research methodologies.

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Qualifications

PhD in Geography, University of Cambridge, 2006
MA in Geography, University of Cambridge, 2002
BA(Hons) in Geography, University of Cambridge, 1999

Postgraduate supervision

Sarah Damery was initially part of the cancer research team within the Department of Primary Care Clinical Sciences and worked on a number of projects centred on cancer and chronic disease early diagnosis and screening uptake. Since March 2014 she has been part of the Chronic Diseases theme within the West Midlands CLAHRC (Collaborations for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care). She is currently working on several projects evaluating integrated care initiatives and other changes to health and social care service delivery within and across the West Midlands.

Dr Damery has extensive experience of working in multidisciplinary contexts and with mixed methods, including quantitative, literature review and qualitative research methodologies.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Damery, S, Jones, J, Harrison, A, Hinde, S & Jolly, K 2025, 'Technology-enabled hybrid cardiac rehabilitation: Qualitative study of healthcare professional and patient perspectives at three cardiac rehabilitation centres in England', PLOS ONE, vol. 20, no. 3, e0319619. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319619

Bradbury-Jones, C, Damery, S, Fruin, K, Gunby, C, Harlock, J, Hebberts, L, Isham, L, Jones, A-M, Maxted, F, Mighty, A, Parmar, P, Patterson, L, Schaub, J, Scott, F, Smailes, HL, Smith, D & Taylor, J 2025, 'The scope, range and use of voluntary sector specialist sexual violence services in England: Findings and recommendations from a national study', Health and Social Care in the Community. https://doi.org/10.1155/hsc/9368961

Damery, S, Lambie, M, Williams, I, Coyle, D, Fotheringham, J, Solis-Trapala, I, Allen, K, Potts, J, Dikomitis, L & Davies, SJ 2024, 'Centre variation in home dialysis uptake: a survey of kidney centre practice in relation to home dialysis organisation and delivery in England', Peritoneal Dialysis International, pp. 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/08968608241232200

Allen, K, Shaw, K, Spry, J, Dikomitis, L, Coyle, D, Damery, S, Fotheringham, J, Lambie, M, Davies, SJ & Williams, I 2024, 'How does organisational culture facilitate uptake of home dialysis? An ethnographic study of kidney centres in England', BMJ open, vol. 14, no. 12, e085754. <https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/12/e085754>

Aquino, MRJ, Brennan-Tovey, K, Fong, M, Wearn, A, Bigirumurame, T, Robinson, T, Trevor, M, Feeney, J, Rutter, A, Sharrock, R, West, J, Bridges, S, Attwood, AS, Jolly, K, Damery, S, Flanagan, S, Armitage, C, Russell, S, Strong, S, Ramsay, SE & Kaner, EFS 2024, 'Implementation and impact of NHS-funded tobacco dependence services in England: a mixed-method evaluation protocol', BMJ open, vol. 14, no. 12, e089630. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089630

Damery, S, Jones, J, Idris, E, Cooper, A, Minshall, H, Clowes, C & Jolly, K 2024, 'Mixed-methods evaluation of an enhanced asthma biologics clinical pathway in the West Midlands UK', NPJ Primary Care Respiratory Medicine, vol. 34, no. 1, 7 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-024-00365-y

Damery, S, Gunby, C, Hebberts, L, Patterson, L, Smailes, H, Harlock, J, Isham, L, Maxted, F, Schaub, J, Smith, D, Taylor, J & Bradbury-Jones, C 2024, 'Voluntary sector specialist service provision and commissioning for victim-survivors of sexual violence: results from two national surveys in England', BMJ open, vol. 14, no. 9, e087810. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087810

Gunby, C, Isham, L, Smailes, H, Bradbury-Jones, C, Damery, S, Harlock, J, Maxted, F, Smith, D & Taylor, J 2024, 'Working the edge: The emotional experiences of commissioning and funding arrangements for service leaders in the sexual violence voluntary sector', Violence against Women, vol. 30, no. 8, pp. 1783-1803. https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012241239945

Hamer, R, Hameed, A, Damery, S, Jenkins, K, Dasgupta, I & Baharani, J 2023, 'Do we practice what we preach? Dialysis modality choice among healthcare workers in the United Kingdom', Seminars in Dialysis. https://doi.org/10.1111/sdi.13160

Abstract

Davies, S, Williams, I, Lambie, M, Weight, L, Coyle, D, Damery, S, Fotheringham, J, Allen, K, Solis-Trapala, I & Potts, J 2023, 'P-128 - Developing An Intervention Bundle To Enhance Uptake Of Home Therapies For Patients With Kidney Failure In The UK: Results Of The Inter-Cept Study', Bulletin de la Dialyse à Domicile, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. S124-S125. https://doi.org/10.25796/bdd.v6i3.79903

Letter

Roberts, T, Uwenedi, G, Bruton, R, McIlroy, G, Damery, S, Sylla, P, Logan, N, Scott, S, Lau, M, Elzaidi, A, Plass, S, Mallick, S, Spencer, K, Stephens, C, Bentley, C, Pratt, G, Zuo, J, Paneesha, S, Willett, B, Moss, P & Parry, H 2024, 'Enhancement of Omicron-specific immune responses following bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccination in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia', Blood Cancer Journal, vol. 14, no. 1, 22. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41408-023-00940-5

Paper

Allen, K, Shaw, K, Spry, J, Damery, S, Williams, I & Dikomitis, L 2023, 'Culture and trust in renal centres: ethnographic findings to support person-centred dialysis choice', Paper presented at BSA Medical Sociology Study Group Annual Conference 2023, Sussex, United Kingdom, 11/09/23 - 13/09/23.

Review article

Damery, S, Sekoni, AO, Retzer, A, Okafor, I, Manga-Atangana, B, Posaner, R, Gale, N & Jolly, K 2025, 'The impact of education and training on LGBT-specific health issues for healthcare students and professionals: systematic review of comparative studies', BMJ open, vol. 15, no. 1, e090005. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090005

Asgharzadeh, A, Patel, M, Connock, M, Damery, S, Ghosh, I, Jordan, M, Freeman, K, Brown, A, Court, R, Baldwin, S, Ogunlayi, F, Stinton, C, Cummins, E & Al-Khudairy, L 2024, 'Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling', Health technology assessment (Winchester, England), vol. 28, no. 80, pp. 1-190. https://doi.org/10.3310/JYPL3536

Parr, J, Chen, YF, Damery, S & Grove, A 2023, 'Public health intelligence challenges for local public health authorities responding to disease outbreaks: a mixed-methods systematic review protocol [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations]', NIHR Open Research, vol. 2, 56. https://doi.org/10.3310/nihropenres.13307.2

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