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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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-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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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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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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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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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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‘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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‘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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‘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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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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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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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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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. S55Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Effectiveness and stakeholder impact of the Sistema Cymru - Codi'r To music programme in north Wales: a social return on investment evaluation
Winrow, E. & Edwards, R., 22 Nov 2018, In: The Lancet. 392, S2, p. S93Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Facilitating implementation of research evidence (FIRE): A randomised controlled trial and process evaluation of two models of facilitation informed by the promoting action on research implementation in health services (PARIHS) framework
Seers, K., Rycroft-Malone, J., Harvey, G., Cox, K., Chricton, N. J., Edwards, R., Eldh, A. C., Estabrooks, C., Hawkes, C., Jones, C., Kitson, A., McCormack, B., McMullan, C., Mockford, C., Niessen, T., Slater, P., Titchen, A., van der Zijpp, T. & Wallin, L., 25 Mar 2019, In: Implementation Science. 14, Suppl 1, p. S46Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › 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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Patients concerns inventory (PCI) versus standard treatment pathway in the management of patients with head and neck cancer: a qualitative informed economic evaluation
Ezeofor, V., Spencer, L., Rogers, S., Kanatas, A., Lowe, D., Temple, C. J., Hanna, J. R., Yeo, S. T. & Edwards, R. T., 1 Nov 2021, In: The Lancet. 398, Special Issue 2, p. S43Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Social return on investment analysis of an art group for people with dementia
Jones, C. L., Edwards, R. T. & Windle, G., 19 Nov 2014, In: The Lancet. 384, 2, p. S43Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › 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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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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Based Applied Psychophysiology: Yoga for Occupational Stress and Health
Hartfiel, E. & Edwards, R., May 2017, Based Perspectives on the Psychophysiology of Yoga . Telles, S. & Singh, N. (eds.). Medical Information Science Reference, p. 175 (Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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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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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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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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Identification, measurement, and valuation of resource use in economic evaluations of public health interventions
Jones, C., Charles, J. & Edwards, R., 19 Mar 2019, Applied Health Economics for Public Health Practice and Research. Tudor Edwards, R. & McIntosh, E. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 107-130 (Handbooks in Health Economic Evaluation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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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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Programme budgeting and marginal analysis, and developing a business case for a new service
Winrow, E. & Edwards, R. T., 19 Aug 2020, Healthcare Public Health : Improving health services through population science. Gulliford, M. & Jessop, E. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford: OUPResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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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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Dying Well
Stringer, C., Winrow, E., Pisavadia, K., Lawrence, C. & Edwards, R. T., 5 Sept 2024, Health Economics of Well-being and Well-becoming across the Life-course. Tudor Edwards, R. & Lawrence, C. (eds.). United States of America: Oxford: OUP, p. 317 341 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Conference contribution › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Is lifestyle coaching a potential cost-effective intervention to address the backlog for mental health counselling?
Granger, R., Pisavadia, K., Makanjuola, A. & Edwards, R. T., 2022, Health Economics Study Group (HESG) annual conference June 2022. p. PosterResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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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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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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An economic evaluation of the Incredible Years Child Parenting Programme.
Kelleher, A., Edwards, R. T., Bywater, T. & Hutchings, J., 6 Jul 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Antipsychotic and Benzodiazepine prescribing prevalence and costs in people with dementia and challenging behaviours, living in care homes
Bray, N., Hilton, A., Hounsome, B., Zou, L., Whitaker, C., Moniz-Cook, E., Hart, C., Woods, R. & Edwards, R. T., 24 Mar 2013.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Conceptualizations of wheelchair using children about their health and quality of life compared with generic measures of utility: A Qualitative health economics study
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 14 Jun 2015.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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Exploring the cost-effectiveness of a complex universal anti-bullying programme in UK primary schools: methodological challenges of evaluating the Stand Together pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Whiteley, H. & Edwards, R. T., Jun 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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Health Related Quality of Life in Rural Community Dwelling Elders: Validating the EuroQol-5D Instrument
Windle, G., Edwards, R. T., Burholt, V., Elliston, P., Evans, E., Jones, J. C., Jones, A. L., Owen, O. & Doughty, K., 1 Jun 2003, p. 187.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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More Than Mobility: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review Of Wheelchair Interventions For Children And Young People With Disabilities
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 15 Jun 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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Preferences for cancer genetics services prior to counselling: preliminary findings
Griffith, G., Edwards, R. T., Williams, J. M. & Gray, J., 1 Jul 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Preliminary findings of the evaluation of the first national UK based cancer genetics service.
Griffith, G., Edwards, R. T. & Gray, J., 1 Jul 2002.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Prioritizing Wheelchair Services: A Pilot Discrete Choice Experiment To Understand How Young Wheelchair Users And Their Parents Prioritize Different Attributes Of Wheelchair Services
Bray, N., Noyes, J., Edwards, R. T. & Harris, N., 5 Jun 2014.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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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