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Dr Andy Healey

Senior Health Economist

Biography

Having previously worked at IoP and then at LSE where I obtained my PhD, I spent 8 years in the civil service as a government economic advisor before returning to KCL/IoPPN in 2014. My area of expertise is in health economics including economic evaluation of health programmes and technologies. 

Research Interests 

  • Economic evaluation applied to clinical trials data  
  • Economic analysis and implementation science  
  • Economic analysis using observational data and non-experimental methods 

    Research

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    King's Health Economics

    King's Health Economics, led by Professor Sarah Byford (Director), and Dr Barbara Barrett (Deputy Director), consists of a team of health economists with expertise in designing and conducting high quality economic evaluations of healthcare programmes and policies that contribute to healthcare policy and practice in the UK and abroad. 

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    Centre for Implementation Science

    The Centre for Implementation Science is home to a team of expert implementation and improvement science researchers, including health economists and statisticians. This team are investigating how best to help ‘implement’ evidence-based practice and clinical research within health services nationally and internationally.

    Rosetta Life - Stroke Odysseys (c) Pari Naderi
    SHAPER - Scaling-up Health Arts Programmes: Implementation and Effectiveness Research

    SHAPER is a programme that will assess the effectiveness and implementation of 3 arts-in-health, Melodies for Mums with Postnatal Depression, Dance for Parkinson’s, Stroke Odysseys.

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    The role of adult social care for parents with learning disabilities when a child is no longer in their care

    We will produce guidance for social workers in adult and children’s services, practitioners in integrated teams, and family court lawyers/judiciary.

    Project status: Ongoing

    News

    Study finds variation in cost estimates for maternity care

    Researchers have discovered a wide variation in cost estimates for maternity care in the UK, suggesting uncertainty about the true cost of care in the NHS.

    maternity-costs pregnant women in hospital bed

      Research

      iStock-KHE 1800
      King's Health Economics

      King's Health Economics, led by Professor Sarah Byford (Director), and Dr Barbara Barrett (Deputy Director), consists of a team of health economists with expertise in designing and conducting high quality economic evaluations of healthcare programmes and policies that contribute to healthcare policy and practice in the UK and abroad. 

      iStock-CIS_1800by900
      Centre for Implementation Science

      The Centre for Implementation Science is home to a team of expert implementation and improvement science researchers, including health economists and statisticians. This team are investigating how best to help ‘implement’ evidence-based practice and clinical research within health services nationally and internationally.

      Rosetta Life - Stroke Odysseys (c) Pari Naderi
      SHAPER - Scaling-up Health Arts Programmes: Implementation and Effectiveness Research

      SHAPER is a programme that will assess the effectiveness and implementation of 3 arts-in-health, Melodies for Mums with Postnatal Depression, Dance for Parkinson’s, Stroke Odysseys.

      blue-780
      The role of adult social care for parents with learning disabilities when a child is no longer in their care

      We will produce guidance for social workers in adult and children’s services, practitioners in integrated teams, and family court lawyers/judiciary.

      Project status: Ongoing

      News

      Study finds variation in cost estimates for maternity care

      Researchers have discovered a wide variation in cost estimates for maternity care in the UK, suggesting uncertainty about the true cost of care in the NHS.

      maternity-costs pregnant women in hospital bed