Health economics
The health economics teams are experts in looking at the efficiency, effectiveness and outcomes of healthcare to inform decision-making.
Theme lead: Professor Will Hollingworth
Team members
Dr Carlos Sillero Rejon
Research Fellow, Health Economics
Gareth Myring
Research Associate, Health Economics
Katie Breheny
NIHR ARC Dementia Fellow
Professor Jo Coast
Professor in the Economics of Health and Care
Professor Will Hollingworth
Cross-cutting Methodological Theme LeadProjects
Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: the PReCePT programme
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Health economics
National PReCePT Programme: a before-and-after evaluation of the implementation of a national quality improvement programme to increase the uptake of magnesium sulfate in preterm deliveries
Read the paperNational evaluation of weight medication access (NEWA)
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Communications
- Health economics
Focusing on quality of life for person-centred care planning in care homes
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Health economics
Investigating Person-Centred Care Planning in Care Homes Across England: An Exploratory Study of Practices and Contextual Factors
Read the paperDe-implementation: Has the NHS programme to reduce lower-value treatments been successful?
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Health economics
De-implementation: Has the NHS programme to reduce lower-value treatments been successful?
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Did the evidence-based intervention (EBI) programme reduce inappropriate procedures, lessen unwarranted variation or lead to spill-over effects in the National Health Service?
Read the paperThe Bristol Evaluation of Advertising Restrictions (BEAR) study: Findings from the baseline data
Research themes:
- Public health and prevention
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Health economics
Assessing exposure to outdoor advertisement for products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS); is self-reported exposure a useful exposure metric?
Read the paperEvaluating the Southwark Digital Health Check pilot
Research themes:
- Public health and prevention
Research teams:
- Health economics
A service evaluation of the uptake and effectiveness of a digital delivery of the NHS health check service
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