Dr Mary Lynch

Honorary Senior Lecturer

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I am registered adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and hold a Master of Science and a PhD in Health Economics from Queen’s University Belfast along with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and Senior Fellow HEA. I am a senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences/Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) in Bangor University.

In my academic roles, I teach on undergraduate and postgraduate courses and engage in programme and curriculum design and review. I developed the strategy for integration of health economics in to the undergraduate and post graduate health professional curriculum within the school. I am actively involved in the development and revalidation of the BN in nursing and post graduate diploma in adult nursing curriculum in line with the NMC new educational strategy. In my role I provide pastoral support to personal and research students and undertake the additional roles of deputy programme manager for PGDip in Adult nursing as well as the professional lead for Fitness To Practice (FTP) and Professional Lead for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

I supervise undergraduate and taught master’s research projects as well as PhD student projects and have externally examined PhD research projects. I am a trained Social Return on Investment (SROI) practitioner with a specific interest in Social Prescribing (SP), Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and SROI research into public health policy and evidence-based practice. 

I am a peer reviewer for The Lancet Digital Health and editorial member for Nursing and Healthcare International Journal. I am a member of the Public Health Economic Research Group (PHERG), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Health Economist’s Study Group (HESG) and Welsh Health Economist’s Study Group (WHESG). I am an independent member of Bangor University Senate Committee, member of the advisory board for Social Value Hub within CHEME and a steering group member for the Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR) and Wales Social Prescribing Research Network (WSPRN) and contributed to two commissioned report on social prescribing for Welsh Government. I am an external examiner at Swansea University and Liverpool John Moore’s University for nursing and Leadership programmes.

  1. Published

    Measles Outbreak Investigation Process in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Systematic Review of the Methods and Costs of Contact Tracing

    Mbivnjo, E. L., Lynch, M. & Huws, J., 15 May 2021, In: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice. 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  2. Published

    A Social Return on Investment Evaluation of the Pilot Social Prescribing EmotionMind Dynamic Coaching Programme to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Self-Confidence

    Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Cuthbert, A., Wheeler, H. & Edwards, R. T., 26 Aug 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 17, 10658.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Prevention of Poor Physical and Mental Health through the Green Social Prescribing Opening Doors to the Outdoors Programme: A Social Return on Investment Analysis

    Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Cuthbert, A. & Edwards, R. T., 12 Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 12, 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  4. Published

    An evaluation study to investigate recruitment into social prescribing interventions, and to explore the skills of link workers in dealing with complex case referrals. PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020158721

    Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M. & Spencer, L., 24 Feb 2020, CRD42020158721 ed. NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  5. Published

    Social return on investment of face-to-face versus online lifestyle coaching to improve mental wellbeing: Public Health Science 2021

    Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Cuthbert, A., Wheeler, H. T. & Edwards, R. T., Nov 2022, In: The Lancet. 400, p. S59

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Economic and modelling techniques used to value the health benefits of engaging in physical activity in green and blue spaces: a systematic review

    Lynch, M., Ezeofor, V., Spencer, L. & Edwards, R., 22 Nov 2018, In: The Lancet. 392, Supplement 2, p. S55

    Research output: Contribution to journalMeeting Abstractpeer-review

  7. Are we missing an opportunity in Nurse Education?

    Lynch, M., 5 Jun 2017, In: Nursing & Healthcare International Journal. 1, 2, 2 p., 000112.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  8. Published

    The health benefits of improvements to the physical environment

    Lynch, M., 2011.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaperpeer-review

  9. Published

    A systematic review exploring the impact of socio-cultural factors on pain management approaches in sub-Saharan Africa

    Lynch, M. & Longworth, M., 11 Aug 2020, CRD42020176518 ed. NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).

    Research output: Book/ReportOther reportpeer-review

  10. Published

    A Systematic Review Exploring the Economic Valuation of Accessing and Using Green and Blue Spaces to Improve Public Health

    Lynch, M., Spencer, L. & Edwards, R. T., 10 Jun 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 11, 4142.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review