Biography
Victoria Charlton is a Wellcome Trust funded PhD student at the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine. She holds an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London and a BSc in Natural Sciences from the University of Bath.
Prior to joining King's, Victoria worked for several years as a science policy professional. Her roles included Head of Policy at the Academy of Medical Sciences and Specialist to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, as well as shorter periods working with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and Nuffield Council on Bioethics.
She has worked on reports covering a wide range of topics, including public health, clinical trials, UK blood safety/Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD), genetically modified crops/advanced bioengineering techniques, the UK life sciences industry, stratified medicines, real-world evidence, government horizon scanning and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
She has also contributed to numerous policy events, meetings, workshops, statements, speeches, articles and consultation responses.
Before moving into science policy, Victoria qualified as a Chartered Accountant and worked for several years for a Big Four accounting firm, providing strategic advice to a variety of clients including many from the life sciences and healthcare sectors.
Research
Thesis title: 'The influence of social and ethical values on NICE technology appraisal: an empirical ethics study'
Victoria's research explores the influence of social and ethical value judgments in health technology appraisal, as performed by the UK’s National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
PhD supervision
Further details
See Victoria's research profile
-
Charlton, V., 27 Jan 2023, BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine : British Medical Journal Publishing Group. Research output: Other contribution
-
Charlton, V., Mitchell, P. & Lomas, J., 28 Nov 2022, In: BMJ. Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
-
Charlton, V., 16 Oct 2022, In: Health economics, policy, and law. 17, 4, p. 444-470 27 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744133122000032
-
Charlton, V., 13 Oct 2022, In: Frontiers in Health Services. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.3389/frhs.2022.889423
-
Charlton, V., 8 Nov 2021, In: Health Care Analysis. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Charlton, V. & Weale, A., 11 Feb 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Economics, Policy and Law. Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
-
Charlton, V., 31 Dec 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Medical Ethics. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
-
Charlton, V. H. & Rid, A., 15 Jun 2019, In: Social Justice Research. 32, 2, p. 208-238 31 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11211-019-00333-9
-
Charlton, V., 19 Jul 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Health Care Analysis. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-019-00381-x
-
Rumbold, B., Charlton, V. H., Rid, A., Mitchell, P., Wilson, J., Littlejohns, P., Max, C. & Weale, A., 14 Sep 2019, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ETHICAL THEORY AND MORAL PRACTICE. 22, 4, p. 973-991 19 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10677-019-10028-4