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

Carlos Sillero Rejon

Research Associate, Health Economics

Dr Hugh McLeod

Senior Lecturer in Health Economics
  • Team Lead

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 Lead

Projects

Focusing on quality of life for person-centred care planning in care homes

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Screenshot of the paper Investigating Person-Centred Care Planning in Care Homes Across England: An Exploratory Study of Practices and Contextual Factors
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Investigating Person-Centred Care Planning in Care Homes Across England: An Exploratory Study of Practices and Contextual Factors

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National evaluation of weight medication access (NEWA)

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De-implementation: Has the NHS programme to reduce lower-value treatments been successful?

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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?

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Preventing cerebral palsy in premature babies: the PReCePT programme

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Screen shot of the PReCePT programme paper in Archives of Disease in Childhood
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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

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The Bristol Evaluation of Advertising Restrictions (BEAR) study: Findings from the baseline data

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Assessing exposure to outdoor advertisement for products high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS); is self-reported exposure a useful exposure metric?

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Evaluating the Southwark Digital Health Check pilot

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Digital health checks in Southwark data paper screenshot
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A service evaluation of the uptake and effectiveness of a digital delivery of the NHS health check service

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