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
Dr Manal Etemadi
Research Fellow
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
The Bristol Evaluation of Advertising Restrictions Study (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 paperUnderstanding opiate substitution therapy and needle and syringe programme delivery in the UK
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Health economics
Improving review appointments for people with long-term conditions
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Health economics
A proposal to embed patient and public involvement within qualitative data collection and analysis phases of a primary care based implementation study
Read the paperSHarED: Supporting people who are ‘high impact users’ of emergency departments
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Health economics
Supporting High-impAct useRs in Emergency Departments (SHarED) quality improvement: a mixed-method evaluation
Read the paperPreventing 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 paperDeveloping recommendations for chronic disease testing in GP practices
Research themes:
- Integrated and optimal care
Research teams:
- Applied data science
- Behavioural and qualitative science
- Evidence
- Health economics
Are guidelines for monitoring chronic disease in primary care evidence based?
Read the paper