My research interests focus on the challenges of undertaking multidisciplinary research to provide evidence on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new health care technologies, working in collaboration with scientists, clinicians, policy makers and technology developers. Technologies of interest include: new diagnostics & screening methods; re-engineered services; health promotion & lifestyle interventions; innovative treatment/precision medicine; mental health, rehabilitation and long term care; and digital health. I remain committed to a health technology assessment framework including organisational, social and ethical implications as well as cost-effectiveness. I have a cross-cutting interest in diversity and the needs of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic populations.
During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older people were disc... more During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older people were discharged from hospitals to care homes to release NHS beds. This influx of new residents whose COVID-19 status was largely unknown added to the many challenges already experienced by care homes, with serious consequences including an increased number of deaths among residents. The social care sector has been fragile for several years and the pandemic has brought the challenges experienced by care homes to the forefront, prompting renewed calls for improved funding and reform. This article describes the ongoing challenges and additional challenges caused by the pandemic in the care home sector. The authors argue for urgent reform to enhance the status and education of care home staff, move towards registration of the social care workforce in England, and achieve integration of health and social care services for older people.
Partial table of contents: BACKGROUND TO THE ASSESSMENT AND DIFFUSION OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES. Inn... more Partial table of contents: BACKGROUND TO THE ASSESSMENT AND DIFFUSION OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES. Innovation and Diffusion of Health Care Technologies (A. Bonair & J. Persson). A Basic Methodology Toolkit (C. Goodman). CASE STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC ISSUES. Diffusion of Lasers in Medicine (D. Banta, et al.). Policy Aspects of MRI Diffusion (R. Cranovsky & N. Racoveanu). Assessing New Treatments: The Case of Gallstone Disease (M. Fendrick). The Moving Target Problem and Other Lessons from Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (C. Goodman). Screening for Cancer of the Prostate: A Scientific Dilemma (P. Carlsson & E. Varenhorst). Guidelines for Pharmacoeconomics: State of the Art (A. Mitchell & D. Menon). Index.
During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older people were disc... more During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, older people were discharged from hospitals to care homes to release NHS beds. This influx of new residents whose COVID-19 status was largely unknown added to the many challenges already experienced by care homes, with serious consequences including an increased number of deaths among residents. The social care sector has been fragile for several years and the pandemic has brought the challenges experienced by care homes to the forefront, prompting renewed calls for improved funding and reform. This article describes the ongoing challenges and additional challenges caused by the pandemic in the care home sector. The authors argue for urgent reform to enhance the status and education of care home staff, move towards registration of the social care workforce in England, and achieve integration of health and social care services for older people.
Partial table of contents: BACKGROUND TO THE ASSESSMENT AND DIFFUSION OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES. Inn... more Partial table of contents: BACKGROUND TO THE ASSESSMENT AND DIFFUSION OF HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES. Innovation and Diffusion of Health Care Technologies (A. Bonair & J. Persson). A Basic Methodology Toolkit (C. Goodman). CASE STUDIES IN HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGIC ISSUES. Diffusion of Lasers in Medicine (D. Banta, et al.). Policy Aspects of MRI Diffusion (R. Cranovsky & N. Racoveanu). Assessing New Treatments: The Case of Gallstone Disease (M. Fendrick). The Moving Target Problem and Other Lessons from Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (C. Goodman). Screening for Cancer of the Prostate: A Scientific Dilemma (P. Carlsson & E. Varenhorst). Guidelines for Pharmacoeconomics: State of the Art (A. Mitchell & D. Menon). Index.
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