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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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‘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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Preferences of older patients regarding hip fracture rehabilitation service configuration: A feasibility discrete choice experiment
Charles, J., Roberts, J., Din, N., Williams, N., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R., Jul 2018, In: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine. 50, 7, p. 636-642Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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To disinvest or invest? The role of programme budgeting and marginal analysis (PBMA) for economic evaluation and prioritization between public health interventions
Charles, J. & Edwards, R., 14 May 2019, Applied Health Economics For Public Health Practice And Research. Edwards, R. & McIntosh, E. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 312-341 (Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The application of realist synthesis review methods in public health economics
Charles, J., Edwards, R., Williams, N. & Din, N., 2013, In: The Lancet. 382, Special Issue, p. Page S28Research output: Contribution to journal › Special issue › peer-review
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Use of a discrete choice experiment approach to elicit patients’ preferences for hip fracture rehabilitation services as part of a feasibility study
Charles, J., Roberts, J., Din, N., Williams, N., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R., 25 Nov 2016, In: The Lancet. 388, Supplement 2, p. S35Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Micro-costing and a cost-consequence analysis of the ‘Girls Active’ programme: A cluster randomised controlled trial.
Charles, J., Harrington, D., Davies, M., Edwardson, C., Gorely, T., Bodicoat, D., Khunti, K., Sherar, L., Yates, T. & Edwards, R., 16 Aug 2019, In: PLoS ONE. 14, 8, e0221276.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Use of programme budgeting and marginal analysis as a framework for resource reallocation in respiratory care in North Wales, UK
Charles, J. M., Chrles, J. M., Brown, G., Thomas, K., Johnstone, F., Vandenblink, V., Pethers, B., Jones, A. & Edwards, R. T., 16 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Public Health. p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Intervention Now To Eliminate Repeat Unintended Pregnancy in Teenagers (INTERUPT): a systematic review of intervention effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, qualitative and realist synthesis of implementation factors and user engagement.
Charles, J. M., Williams, N. H., Whitaker, R., Hendry, M., Booth, A., Carter, B., Charles, J., Craine, N., Edwards, R. T., Lyons, M., Noyes, J., Pasterfield, D., Rycroft-Malone, J. & Williams, N., 10 Apr 2014, In: BMJ Open. 4, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Disinvestment and reinvestment in respiratory care: use of programme budgeting and marginal analysis in north Wales, UK
Charles, J. M., Brown, G., Thomas, K., Johnstone, F., Jones, A. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Nov 2014, In: The Lancet. 384, S2, p. S24Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Randomised controlled trial of adjunctive triamcinolone acetonide in eyes undergoing vitreoretinal surgery following open globe trauma: The ASCOT study
Casswell, E. J., Cro, S., Cornelius, V. R. C., Banerjee, P. J., Zvobgo, T. M. Z., Edwards, R. T., Ezeofor, V., Anthony, B. & Shahid, S. M., Mar 2024, In: British Journal of Ophthalmology. 108, 3, p. 440-448Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Incredible Years parent training support for foster carers in Wales: A multi-centre feasibility study
Bywater, T. J., Hutchings, J., Linck, P., Whitaker, C. J., Daley, D., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R. T., 21 Sept 2010, In: Child: care, health and development. 37, 2, p. 233-243Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Parenting programme for parents of children at risk of developing conduct disorder: cost effectiveness analysis.
Bywater, T. J., Hutchings, J. M., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T., Ceilleachair, A., Bywater, T., Hughes, D. A. & Hutchings, J., 31 Mar 2007, In: British Medical Journal. 334, 7595, p. 682-685Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-term effectiveness of a parenting intervention for children at risk of developing conduct disorder.
Bywater, T. J., Daley, D. M., Hutchings, J. M., Bywater, T., Hutchings, J., Daley, D., Whitaker, C. J., Yeo, S. T., Jones, K., Eames, C. & Edwards, R. T., 1 Sept 2009, In: British Journal of Psychiatry. 195, 4, p. 318-324Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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M11 A randomised controlled feasibility trial of a physical activity behaviour change intervention compared to social interaction in huntington’s disease
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Trubey, R., McEwan, K., Jones, C., Townson, J., Dawes, H., Edwards, R., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 1 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. 87, Suppl 1, p. A105 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Physical activity self-management and coaching compared to social interaction in Huntington’s disease: Results from the ENGAGE-HD randomized, controlled, pilot feasibility trial
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Trubey, R., McEwan, K., Jones, C., Townson, J., Dawes, H., Edwards, R., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 1 Jun 2017, In: Physical Therapy. p. 625-639Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting physical activity engagement in people with Huntington's disease (ENGAGE-HD): study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial.
Busse, M., Quinn, L., Dawes, H., Jones, C. L., Kelson, M., Poile, V., Trubey, R., Townson, J., Edwards, R. T., Rosser, A. & Hood, K., 12 Dec 2014, In: Trials. 15Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Protocol for the Rare Dementia Support Impact Study: RDS Impact
Brotherhood, E., Stott, J., Windle, G., Barker, S., Culley, S., Harding, E., Camic, P. M., Caulfield, M., Ezeofor, V., Hoare, Z., McKee-Jackson, R., Roberts, J., Sharp, R., Suarez-Gonzalez, A., Sullivan, M. P., Edwards, R. T., Walton, J., Waddington, C., Winrow, E. & Crutch, S. J., Aug 2020, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 35, 8, p. 833-841 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Costs and outcomes of improving population health through better social housing: a cohort study and economic analysis
Bray, N. J., Burns, P., Jones, A., Winrow, E. & Edwards, R., Dec 2017, In: International Journal of Public Health . 62, 9, p. 1039-1050Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Defining health-related quality of life for young wheelchair users: A qualitative health economics study
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Harris, N. & Edwards, R. T., 15 Jun 2017, In: PLoS ONE. 12, 6, p. e0179269Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preference-based measurement of mobility-related quality of life: Developing the MobQoL-7D health state classification system
Bray, N. & Edwards, R. T., Jan 2021.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Development of a Preference-Based Measure of Mobility-Related Quality of Life
Bray, N., Edwards, R. T. & Spencer, L., Jul 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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Perceptions of the impact of disability and impairment on health, quality of life and capability
Bray, N., Edwards, R. T., Squires, L. & Morrison, V., 24 May 2019, In: BMC Research Notes. 12, 1, p. 287 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wheelchair Outcomes Assessment Tool for Children: Summary Report
Bray, N., Tuersley, L. & Edwards, R. T., 2018, Prifysgol Bangor University. 36 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report