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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‘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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‘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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‘It was just – everything was normal’: outcomes for people living with dementia, their unpaid carers, and paid carers in a Shared Lives day support service
Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Edwards, R. T., Anthony, B. & Jones, C., Jul 2023, In: Aging and Mental Health. 27, 7, p. 1282-1290Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Yoga for reducing perceived stress and back pain at work
Hartfiel, N., Burton, C., Rycroft-Malone, J., Clarke, G., Havenhand, J., Khalsa, S. B. & Edwards, R. T., 8 Dec 2012, In: Occupational Medicine. 62, 8, p. 606-612 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Which innovations can improve timeliness of investigations and address the backlog in endoscopy for patients with potential symptoms of upper and lower Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers? RR_00003 (August 2021)
Hendry, A., Anthony, B., Charles, J., Hartfiel, N., Roberts, J., Spencer, L., Bray, N., Wilkinson, C. & Edwards, R. T., Aug 2021, 34 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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Which factors determine treatment choices in patients with advanced kidney failure? a protocol for a co-productive, mixed methods study
Roberts , G., Chess, J., Howells, T., McLaughlin, L., Williams, G., Charles, J., Dallimore, D., Edwards, R. T. & Noyes, J., 11 Oct 2019, In: BMJ Open. 9, 10, e031515.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wheelchair interventions, services and provision for disabled children: a mixed-method systematic review and conceptual framework
Bray, N. J., Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 17 Jul 2014, In: BMC Health Services Research. 14, 309Research 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
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What makes for effectiveness when starting early -Learning from an integrated school-based violence and abuse prevention programme for children under 12
Winrow, E. & Edwards, R. T., May 2023, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 139, 106109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What is the most effective method of delivering Making Every Contact Count training? A rapid review
Batten, L., Hammond, G., England, C., Jarrom, D., Gillen, E., Davies, J., Edwards, R. T., Edwards, A., Cooper, A. & Lewis, R., 21 Oct 2024, Health and Care Research Wales. 55 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
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What is the long-term impact of COVID-19 on the Health-Related Quality of Life of individuals with mild symptoms (or non-hospitalised): A rapid review
Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Wilkinson, C., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 9 Sept 2022, Health and Care Research Wales, 47 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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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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What is the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions in reducing the harms for children and young people who have been exposed to domestic violence or abuse: a rapid review.
Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Albustami, M., Anthony, B., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 10 May 2023, 79 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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What interventions or best practice are there to support people with Long COVID, or similar post-viral conditions or conditions characterised by fatigue, to return to normal activities: a rapid review
Spencer, L., Hendry, A., Makanjuola, A., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Hughes, D., Fitzsimmons, D., Wilkinson, C., Edwards, R. T., Lewis, R., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 28 Jan 2023, 34 p. (MedRxiv).Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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What innovations can address inequalities experienced by women and girls due to the COVID-19 pandemic across the different areas of life/domains: work, health, living standards, personal security, participation and education? Report number – RR00027 (January 2022). Gender Inequalities: COVID-19 initiatives
Spencer, L., Hartfiel, N., Hendry, A., Anthony, B., Makanjuola, A., Pisavadia, K., Davies, J., Bray, N., Hughes, D., Wilkinson, C., Fitzsimmons, D. & Edwards, R. T., 15 Jan 2022, Health and Care Research Wales.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review
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What are the wider economic effects of poor farm family health? Global Health Economics: Bridging Research and Reforms.
Hounsome, B., Edwards, R. T., Edwards-Jones, G. & Jenkins, T. N., 1 Jun 2003, p. 19.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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What are the most effective interventions to support children and young people bereaved by suicide in the family: a rapid review
Mann, M., Kisleva, M., Searchfield, L., Mazzaschi, F., Jones, R., Lifford, K., Weightman, A., John, A., Lewis, R., Edwards, R. T., Davies, J., Cooper, A. & Edwards, A., 25 Sept 2023, MedRxiv.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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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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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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Well-being, health and fitness of children who use wheelchairs: Feasibility study protocol to develop child-centred ‘keep-fit’ exercise interventions
OBrien, T. D., Kubis, H., Bray, N. J., O'Brien, T. D., Noyes, J., Spencer, L. H., Kubis, H. P., Edwards, R. T., Bray, N. & Whitaker, R., 24 Jul 2014, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 71, 2, p. 430-440Research 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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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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WASh multicentre randomised controlled trial: water-assisted sigmoidoscopy in English NHS bowel scope screening
Rutter, M., Evans, R., Hoare, Z., von Wagner, C., Deane, J., Esmally, S., Larkin, T., Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Spencer, L., Holmes, E., Saunders, B., Rees, C., Tsiamoulos, Z. & Beintaris, I., 7 Apr 2021, In: GUT . 70, 5, p. 845–852 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Variation in general practitioner (family physician) prescribing costs across Wales, UK: To what extent do epidemiological, socioeconomic and health service factors explain high and low prescribing costs? Global Health Economics: Bridging Research and Reforms
Ternent, L., Edwards, R. T. & Muntz, R., 1 Jun 2003, p. 239.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Valuing nature-based communities of care: A social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of The Fathom Trust 'Making Well' programme
Whiteley, H., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Beharrell, W. (Contributor), Cuthbert, A. (Contributor) & Edwards, R. T. (Contributor), 31 Aug 2022, Bangor: Bangor University. 59 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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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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Use of patient-centred outcome measures alongside the personal wheelchair budget process in NHS England: A mixed methods approach to exploring the staff and service user experience of using the WATCh and WATCh-Ad
Tuersley, L., Quaye, N. A., Pisavadia, K., Edwards, R. T. & Bray, N., 10 Jan 2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 1, p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Use of patient centred outcomes measures alongside the personal wheelchair budget process in NHS England: a mixed methods approach to exploring the staff and service user experience of using the WATCh and WATCh-Ad Tools
Tuersley, L., Quaye, N. A., Edwards, R. T. & Bray, N., 16 Aug 2022, MedRxiv, 49 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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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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Use of EQ-5D in economic evaluation of housing interventions to improve health
Winrow, E. & Edwards, R. T., 3 Sept 2019.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract › peer-review
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Understanding the added social value of community-based day support: a social return on investment analysis of the TRIO scheme for people living with dementia, their family/ friend carers, and staff
Prendergast, L., Toms, G., Seddon, D., Anthony, B., Jones, C. & Edwards, R. T., 7 Jul 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Trial of personalised care after treatment – Prostate cancer: A randomised feasibility trial of a nurse-led psycho-educational intervention
Stanciu, M. A., Morris, C., Makin, M., Watson, E., Bulger, J., Evans, R., Hiscock, J., Hoare, Z., Edwards, R. T., Neal, R. D., Yeo, S. T. & Wilkinson, C., 31 Mar 2019, In: European Journal of Cancer Care. 28, 2, e12966.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment for Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a study protocol for a randomised feasibility trial
Pye, K., Totton, N., Stuart, N., Whitaker, R., Morrison, V., Edwards, R. T., Yeo, S. T., Timmis, L. J., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Rai, T., Hoare, Z., Neal, R. D., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 23 Nov 2016, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 2, 67.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trial of Optimal Personalised Care After Treatment - Gynaecological cancer (TOPCAT-G): a randomised feasibility trial
Morrison, V., Spencer, L., Totton, N., Pye, K., Yeo, S. T., Butterworth, C., Hall, L., Whitaker, R., Edwards, R., Timmis, L., Hoare, Z., Neal, R., Wilkinson, C. & Leeson, S., 1 Feb 2018, In: International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. 28, 2, p. 401-411Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trial Of Personalised Care After Treatment - Prostate cancer. Macmillan Cancer Support Report
Stanciu, M., Yeo, S. T., Edwards, R., Wilkinson, C. & The TOPCAT-P Team, Oct 2015Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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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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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 use of the EQ-5D as a measure of health-related quality of life in people with dementia and their carers
Orgeta, V., Edwards, R. T., Hounsome, B., Orrell, M. & Woods, R. T., 17 Aug 2014, In: Quality of Life Research. p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The societal cost of Huntington’s disease: are we underestimating the burden?
Jones, C., Busse, M., Quinn, L., Dawes, H., Drew, C., Kelson, M., Hood, K., Rosser, A. & Edwards, R., Oct 2016, In: European Journal of Neurology. 23, 10, p. 1588-1590Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The social value and financial benefits of providing preventive and timely counselling to people with sight loss in Wales, UK
Anthony, B., Hartfiel, N. & Edwards, R. T., 20 Nov 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 10 p., 12721.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The role of health economics in the Stand Together trial: evaluating the cost-effectiveness of KiVa in UK primary schools
Whiteley, H. & Edwards, R. T., Mar 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
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The long life-time shadow of bullying: cost-effectiveness of KiVa to reduce bullying in primary schools
Whiteley, H., Edwards, R. T., Hutchings, J. & Bowes, L., 1 Mar 2022, In: International Journal of Population Data Science. 7, 2, 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract
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The evaluation of the National Exercise Referral Scheme in Wales
Murphy, S. M., Raisanen, L., Moore, G., Edwards, R., Linck, P., Hounsome, N., Williams, N., Din, N. & Moore, L., 2010, Welsh Government. (Social research; no. Number: 07/2010)Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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The effects and costs of an anti-bullying programme (KiVa) in UK primary schools: a multicentre cluster randomised controlled trial
Bowes, L., Babu, M., Badger, J., Broome, M., Cannings-John, R., Clarkson, S., Coulman, E., Edwards, R. T., Ford, T., Hastings, R. P., Hayes, R., Lugg-Widger, F., Owen-Jones, E., Patterson, P., Segrott, J., Sydenham, M., Townson, J., Watkins, R. C., Whiteley, H., Williams, M., the Stand Together Team & Hutchings, J., 2024, In: Psychological Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness of the Incredible Years pre-school parenting programme in the United Kingdom: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Morpeth, L., Blower, S., Tobin, K., Taylor, R. S., Bywater, T. J., Edwards, R., Axford, N., Lehtonen, M., Jones, C. & Berry, V., Apr 2017, In: Child Care in Practice. 23, 2, p. 141-161Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The effectiveness and micro-costing analysis of a universal, school-based, social-emotional learning programme in the UK: A cluster-randomised controlled trial
Berry, V., Axford, N., Blower, S., Taylor, R. S., Edwards, R. T., Tobin, K., Jones, C. & Bywater, T. T., Jun 2016, In: School Mental Health School Mental Health. 8, 2, p. 238-256Research 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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The costs and cost-effectiveness of different service models of palliatice care, focusing on end of life care: A rapid review
Spencer, L., Anthony, B., Davies, J., Pisavadia, K., Gillen, E., Noyes, J., Fitzsimmons, D., Lewis, R., Cooper, A., Hughes, D., Edwards, R. T. & Edwards, A., 7 Mar 2024, MedRxiv, 118 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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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