Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards
Professor in Health Economics

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Founding director of health economics research at Bangor University. Co-director of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) at Bangor University.
In a global analysis of bibliometrics in health economics (1975-2022), Rhiannon was listed among the most important authors in health economics. She was ranked in the top five most collaborative authors, with Bangor University in the top 10 most collaborative institutions in health economics. See: Barbu, L. Global trends in the scientific research of the health economics: a bibliometric analysis from 1975 to 2022. Health Econ Rev 13, 31 (2023).
Telephone: +44 (0) 1248 383 712
E-mail: r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk
Address: Room 103, Ardudwy, Normal Site, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2PZ
X (formerly known as Twitter): @ProfRTEdwards
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A randomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery for open globe trauma - the ASCOT study
Charteris, D. G., Cro, S., Casswell, E. J., Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Anthony, B., Bunce, C., Elizabeth, R., Kelly, J., Murphy, C., Banerjee, P. J. & Cornelius, V. R., 1 Jul 2023, In: Health Technology Assessment. 27, 12, p. 1-50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Agewell trial: a pilot randomised controlled trial of a behaviour change intervention to promote healthy ageing and reduce risk of dementia in later life
Clare, L., Nelis, S. M., Jones, I. R., Hindle, J. V., Thom, J. M., Nixon, J., Cooney, J., Jones, C. L., Edwards, R. T. & Whitaker, C. J., 19 Feb 2015, In: BMC Psychiatry. 15, 25Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness and micro-costing of the KiVa school-based bullying prevention programme in Wales: study protocol for a pragmatic definitive parallel group cluster randomised controlled trial
Clarkson, S., Axford, N., Berry, V., Edwards, R. T., Bjornstad, G., Wrigley, Z., Charles, J., Hoare, Z. S., Ukoumunne, O. C., Matthews, J. & Hutchings, J. M., 1 Feb 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, 104Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health Care Policy in Wales: Devolution and Beyond.
Cohen, D. & Edwards, R. T., 1 Oct 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Potential Impact on Farmer Health of Enhanced Export Horticultural Trade between the UK and Uganda.
Cross, P., Edwards, R. T., Nyeko, P. & Edwards-Jones, G., 28 Apr 2009, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 6, 5, p. 1539-1556Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does farm worker health vary between localised and globalised food supply systems?
Cross, P., Edwards, R. T., Opondo, M., Nyeko, P. & Edwards-Jones, G., 1 Oct 2009, In: Environment International. 35, 7, p. 1004-1014Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative assessment of migrant farm worker health in conventional and organic horticultural systems in the United Kingdom.
Cross, P., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, B. & Edwards-Jones, G., 25 Feb 2008, In: Science of the Total Environment. 391, 1, p. 55-65Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parenting intervention in Sure Start services for children at risk of developing conduct disorder: pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
Daley, D. M., Bywater, T. J., Hutchings, J. M., Hutchings, J., Bywater, T., Daley, D., Gardner, F., Whitaker, C., Jones, K., Eames, C. & Edwards, R. T., 29 Mar 2007, In: British Medical Journal. 334, 7595, p. 678-682Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Engaging Care Leavers: Care-leaver's Engagement with Multi-agency Services. An Evidence Informed Good Practice Toolkit
Davies, C. T., Prendergast, L., Seddon, D., Hartfiel, N. & Edwards, R. T., May 2024, 2 ed. Prifysgol Bangor University. 40 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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The Diagnostic Pathway Experiences of People Living with Rare Dementia and Their Family Caregivers: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study Using Qualitative and Economic Analyses
Davies Abbott, I., Anthony, B., Jackson, K., Windle, G. & Edwards, R. T., 16 Feb 2024, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 21, 2, 231.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘ThinkCancer!’ – Randomised feasibility trial of a novel practice-based early cancer diagnosis intervention
Disbeschl, S., Hendry, A., Surgey, A., Walker, D., Goulden, N., Anthony, B., Neal, R., Williams, N., Hoare, Z., Hiscock, J., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R. & Wilkinson, C., 3 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BJGP open.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protocol for a feasibility study incorporating a randomised pilot trial with an embedded process evaluation and feasibility economic analysis of ThinkCancer!: a primary care intervention to expedite cancer diagnosis in Wales
Disbeschl, S., Surgey, A., Roberts, J. L., Hendry, A., Lewis, R., Goulden, N., Hoare, Z., Williams, N., Anthony, B. F., Edwards, R. T., Law, R.-J., Hiscock, J., Carson-Stevens, A., Neal, R. D. & Wilkinson, C., 2021, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 7, 1, 100.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RCT-based Social Return on Investment (SROI) of a Home Exercise Program for People With Early Dementia Comparing In-Person and Blended Delivery Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Doungsong, P., Hartfiel, N. & Edwards, R. T., 23 Apr 2024, In: INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing. 61, p. 469580241246468Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of vitrectomy surgery for primary idiopathic epiretinal membranes (iERMs): a systematic review
Doungsong, P., To Kwong, H., Hartfiel, N., Sandinha, D. T., Steel, P. D. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Aug 2024, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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A cost-consequence analysis of a community-based rehabilitation programme following hip fracture (Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation—FEMuR III)
Doungsong, P., Davies, J., Ezeofor, V., Haf Spencer, L., Williams, N. & Edwards, R. T., 26 Mar 2025, In: Osteoporosis International.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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RCT-based Social Return on Investment (SROI) of a home exercise programme for people with early dementia comparing in-person and blended delivery before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Doungsong, P., Edwards, R. T. & Hartfiel, N., 25 Aug 2023, MedRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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The Problem Management Plus psychosocial intervention for distressed and functionally impaired asylum seekers and refugees: the PROSPER feasibility RCT
Dowrick, C., Rosala-Hallas, A., Rawlinson, R., Khan, N., Winrow, E., Chiumento, A., Burnside, G., Aslam, R., Billows, L., Eriksson-Lee, M., Lawrence, D., McCluskey, R., Mackinnon, A., Moitt, T., Orton, L., Roberts, E., Rahman, A., Smith, G., Edwards, R. T., Uwamaliya, P. & White, R., Oct 2022, In: Public Health Research. 10, 10, 104 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Economic evaluation of cancer genetics counselling and testing.
Edwards, R. T., Gray, J., Griffith, G., Turner, J., Wilkinson, C., France, B., Brain, K. & Bennett, P., 1 Jul 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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International perspectives and future directions for research and policy
Edwards, R., McIntosh, E. & Winrow, E., Mar 2019, Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practise and Research. Oxford: OUP, p. 341-362 (Handbooks for Health Economic Evaluation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Clinical and lay preferences for the explicit prioritisation of elective waiting lists: survey evidence from Wales.
Edwards, R. T., Boland, A., Wilkinson, C., Cohen, D. & Williams, J., 1 Mar 2003, In: Health Policy. 63, 3, p. 229-237Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Blind Faith and Choice.
Edwards, R. T., Verghese, A. (Editor), Mullan, F. (Editor), Ficklen, E. (Editor) & Rubin, K. (Editor), 1 Jan 2007, Narrative Matters: The Power of the Personal Essay in Health Policy. 2007 ed. Johns Hopkins University Press, p. 97-104Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Design of Economic Evaluations of Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Ten Methodological Questions of Which to Be Mindful
Edwards, R. T., Bryning, L. & Crane, R., 1 Feb 2014, In: Mindfulness. 6, 3, p. 490-500Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health.
Edwards, R. T., Osmond, J. (Editor) & Jones, J. B. (Editor), 1 Jan 2003, Birth of Welsh Democracy: The first term of the National Assembly for Wales. 2003 ed. Institute of Welsh Affairs, p. 115-130Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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An economic perspective of the Salisbury Waiting List Points Scheme
Edwards, R., 1994, Setting priorities in health care. Malek, M. (ed.). Wiley-BlackwellResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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What is the forecasted prevalence and incidence of long-term conditions in Wales: a rapid evidence map
Edwards, D., Csontos, J., Gillen, E., Hutchinson, G., Sha'aban, A., Carrier, J., Lewis, R., Edwards, R. T., Davies, J., Collins, B., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 25 Jun 2023, MedRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage: Economic evaluation of the novel Butterfly device in a UK setting
Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Bryning, L., Anthony, B., Charles, J. & Weeks , A., Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 283, p. 149-157Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of a multi-agency, community-based intervention for psychological problems in young children of school age
Edwards, R. T. & Thalanany, M., 1 Jul 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Lles mewn gwaith: Y dadleuon economaidd dros fuddsoddi mewn iechyd a lles y gweithlu yng Nghymru
Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B. & Bryning, L., 17 Oct 2019, Bangor : Bangor University. 64 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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A national Programme Budgeting and Marginal Analysis (PBMA) of health improvement spending across Wales: disinvestment and reinvestment across the life course
Edwards, R. T., Charles, J. M., Thomas, S., Bishop, J., Cohen, D., Groves, S., Humphreys, C., Howson, H. & Bradley, P., 12 Aug 2014, In: BMC Public Health. 14, 1, p. 837Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of a multi-agency, community-based intervention for psychological problems in young children of school age
Edwards, R. T. & Thalanany, M., 1 Oct 2001.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Living Well for Longer: Economic argument investing in the health and wellbeing of older people in Wales
Edwards, R., Spencer, L., Bryning, L. & Anthony, B., 30 Jul 2018, 68 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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‘What You See is All There is’: The Importance of Heuristics in Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) and Social Return on Investment (SROI) in the Evaluation of Public Health Interventions
Edwards, R. T. & Lawrence, C., Sept 2021, In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 19, 5, p. 653-664 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research
Edwards, R. (Editor) & McIntosh, E. (Editor), 19 Mar 2019, Oxford University Press. 400 p. (Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation; vol. 5)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Transforming Young Lives across Wales: The Economic Argument for Investing in Early Years
Edwards, R., Bryning, L. & Lloyd Williams, H., 13 Oct 2016, Prifysgol Bangor University. 110 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Byw yn dda yn hirach: Y ddadl economaidd dros fuddsoddi yn iechyd a llesiant pobl hŷn yng Nghymru
Edwards, R., Spencer, L., Bryning, L. & Anthony, B., 30 Jul 2018, 68 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Pharmacoeconomics
Edwards, R., 1995, Prescribing in General Practice. Harris, C. (ed.). CRC PressResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The cost-effectiveness of two treatments for children with severe behaviour problems: a four-year follow-up study
Edwards, R. T., Muntz, R., Hutchings, J., Lane, E. & Hounsome, B., 1 Jun 2003.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Wellness in work - supporting people in work and assisting people to return to the workforce: An economic evidence review.
Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A., Lloyd-Williams, H., Fitzsimmons, D., Collins, B., Charles, J., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Barutcu, S. & McKibben, M.-A., 17 Jan 2024, MedRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Warm Homes for Health End of Study Briefing 2016: Exploring the costs and outcomes of improving population health through better housing
Edwards, R. T., Bray, N., Burns, P. & Jones, A., 2016, Prifysgol Bangor University. 4 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Developing a SOP for costing health, social care and drugs in economic evaluation alongside randomised trials: Issues for discussion.
Edwards, R. T. & Yeo, S. T., 1 Jan 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Wellness in work: The economic arguments for investing in the health and wellbeing of the workforce in Wales
Edwards, R. T., Spencer, L., Anthony, B. & Bryning, L., 17 Oct 2019, Bangor: Bangor University. 64 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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Health Impact Assessment and Health Economics
Edwards, R. & Boland, A., May 1998, Health and Environmental Impact Assessment: An integrated approach. Association, B. M. (ed.). Earthscan Ltd, (Health & Environment).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Cost-effectiveness of steroid (methylprednisolone) injections versus anaesthetic alone for the treatment of Morton’s neuroma: economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial (MortISE trial)
Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Russell, D., Thomson, C. E., Beggs, I., Gibson, J. N. A., McMillan, D., Martin, D. J. & Russell, I. T., 25 Feb 2015, In: Journal of Foot and Ankle Research. 8, 6, p. article 6 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Paradigms and research programmes: Is it time to move from health care economics to health economics?
Edwards, R. T., 1 Oct 2001, In: Health Economics. 10, 7, p. 635-649Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Public health economics: a systematic review of guidance for the economic evaluation of public health interventions and discussion of key methodological issues
Edwards, R. T., Charles, J. M. & Lloyd-Williams, H., 24 Oct 2013, In: BMC Public Health. 13, p. 1001Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Incredible Years Parenting Programme: Cost-Effectiveness and Implementation
Edwards, R. T., Jones, C. L., Berry, V., Charles, J. M., Linck, P., Bywater, T.-J. & Hutchings, J. M., 2016, In: Journal of Children’s Services. 11, 1, p. 54-72Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Well-being and well-becoming through the life-course in public health economics research and policy: A new infographic
Edwards, R. T., 23 Dec 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 8 p., 1035260.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Well-becoming and waiting lists: UK and Australia
Edwards, R. T., Davies, J. & Robson, S., 10 May 2022Research output: Other contribution
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Cost-utility analysis of public health interventions
Edwards, R. & Winrow, E., 19 Mar 2019, Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research . Tudor Edwards, R. & McIntosh, E. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 177-203 (Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Testing the assertion that 'local food is best': the challenges of an evidence-based approach
Edwards-Jones, G., Canals, L. M., Hounsome, N., Truninger, M., Koerber, G., Hounsome, B., Cross, P., York, E., Hospido, A., Plassmann, K., Harris, I. M., Edwards, R. T., Day, G., Tomos, D., Cowell, S. J. & Jones, D., 1 May 2008, In: Trends in Food Science and Technology. 19, 5, p. 265-274Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review