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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Research
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.
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.
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.
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.