Economeg Iechyd a Gofal Cymru - Health and Care Economics Cymru

23/07/2025

Ymunodd Swyddog Ymchwil HCEC, Dr Sofie Roberts, â'r Podlediad Health Equity yn ddiweddar, a gynhelir gan yr Academi Tegwch Iechyd ym Mhrifysgol Bangor.
Yn y bennod hon, mae Sofie yn trafod sut y gall gweithredu ar yr hinsawdd ddod â manteision iechyd – o brosiectau mannau gwyrdd yng Nghymru i adeiladu systemau iechyd sy'n wydn i'r hinsawdd ledled Ewrop. Gwrandewch am sgwrs sy'n ysgogi meddwl ar y cysylltiadau rhwng newid amgylcheddol ac iechyd y cyhoedd.

HCEC Research Officer Dr Sofie Roberts recently joined The Health Equity Podcast, hosted by the Academy for Health Equity at Bangor University.
In this episode, Sofie explores how climate action can bring health benefits – from green space projects in Wales to building climate-resilient health systems across Europe.
Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation on the links between environmental change and public health.

Listen now on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3KsdIIvTL8L4OtB0f9YJGk?si=98bbe4e28c4e4afe&nd=1&dlsi=c98870e677ad4008

The Health Equity Podcast · Episode

28/01/2025

We’re delighted to announce that Health and Care Economics Cymru has been awarded £1,865,815 of sustainability funding to boost academic capability and deliver high quality research over the next five years – read more https://lnkd.in/eq_AvJHT

We are pleased to announce a major £49m investment in health and social care research in Wales.

Over the next five years, the funding will support a total of 17 research centres across Wales – five of which are brand new, and will investigate important areas as su***de and self-harm prevention, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Women’s Health.

By boosting Wales’ research capabilities, we can help shape services and care for people across Wales.

Read more about the announcement at the link below.

19/12/2024

“Rydym yn falch bod ein papur: ‘Rhwystrau a hwyluswyr wrth recriwtio cyfranogwyr i hap-dreial rheoledig o ymyriad adsefydlu cymunedol ar ôl torri asgwrn clun.’ wedi cael ei gyhoeddi ddoe. Llongyfarchiadau i’r holl awduron! 🎉 " https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s13063-024-08655-z?sharing_token=VoApprxWioSnNpnKxDBdcG_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RMgusdAMLuMT5r4bRQdZG8zRISzZCHNc3zx8KMM9AsKtx11xisluiT6sKc4bJVqRWl1InWWnwIddX_YG-ktERDyVt_jgQgviWnHmGGbMlfM2sNsBJbPIsJ0gQB-YYgh1TM%3D&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3fjYviu9Xt2aQfCjPtsM7p5YOB8tVWUuUX_zt5nz6PpYFVSGz1MK6Nk_I_aem_jdlPatc4gQrzVWRqSbTGjA

19/12/2024

“We’re proud to announce the publication of our paper: ‘Perceived barriers and facilitators of staff recruiting participants to a randomised controlled trial of a community rehabilitation intervention following hip fracture.’ Congratulations to all the authors! 🎉 ” https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s13063-024-08655-z?sharing_token=VoApprxWioSnNpnKxDBdcG_BpE1tBhCbnbw3BuzI2RMgusdAMLuMT5r4bRQdZG8zRISzZCHNc3zx8KMM9AsKtx11xisluiT6sKc4bJVqRWl1InWWnwIddX_YG-ktERDyVt_jgQgviWnHmGGbMlfM2sNsBJbPIsJ0gQB-YYgh1TM%3D&fbclid=IwY2xjawHQ3j1leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWLD6Zimtyhy-nsFzUK2UEqYxxqiee2D_JmaaxDxTFdDGIteQdHauI2j_g_aem_m3Wq2SGXnjdY1XI48iCO1Q

27/10/2024

We currently have five HCEC PhD students based at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME), Bangor University. Two of our students, who are near completion, are supervised by our co-directors, Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards and Professor Deb Fitzsimmons. These projects have investigated public engagement as a tool of co-production and NHS medical workforce shortages. Three projects, supervised by Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, are being undertaken by staff candidates at CHEME. These projects are investigating elective surgery waiting lists in Wales and Australia, epiretinal membrane disease and the intersectionality of exercise spaces and uptake in Wales. Let us know if you would like to learn more about our PhD students and their projects.

22/10/2024

Mae adroddiad blynyddol Economeg Iechyd a Gofal Cymru bellach wedi'i gyhoeddi. Yma cewch ddarllen am ein hystod o arbenigedd economeg iechyd a dysgu mwy am ein hastudiaethau achos rhagorol.
https://economegiechydagofal.cymru/cyhoeddiadau/

The Health and Care Economics Cymru annual report is now published. Here you can find out about the range of health economics expertise we provide and learn more about our excellent case studies.
https://healthandcareeconomics.cymru/our-publications/

20/10/2024

We are delighted that Dr Ceryl Davies joined HCEC in 2023 to lead our social care economics work. Ceryl brings 25 years of experience in Law, Social Work and Social Policy, with broad inter-disciplinary training in Social Work matters, research skills and leadership competencies. Ceryl has recently been awarded a 5-year HCRW-NIHR Advanced Research Fellowship to pursue her research in Social Care Economics and measure the impact of enhancing cervical screening care for women who have experienced sexual violence and abuse across Wales, England and Australia. This research is led from CHEME in Bangor in partnership with Swansea, York, Bristol and Monash Universities. This is also a partnership with key organisations, including Cervical Screening Wales, the MyBodyBack Clinic London, Welsh Women’s Aid, Survivors Trust and BAWSO.

13/10/2024

HCEC is committed to building capacity and capability in methodological and applied health economics research. We encourage our researchers to undertake additional training, gain experience and develop skills. In September, two of our promising researchers, Pim Doungsong and Rachel Granger, completed the short course on Discrete Choice Experiments (DCEs) with the Health Economics Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen. DCEs can help us determine what characteristics of a health care service people value. DCEs can be used to assess patient preferences for diagnostic services, clinic configurations or different routes of administration for medicines.

12/10/2024

A new Oxford University Press book edited by Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards and Dr Catherine Lawrence and co-authored by many past and present members of the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) takes a life-course perspective, from conception to death, to explore the health economics of well-being and well-becoming.

Health Economics of Well-being and Well-becoming across the Life-course follows a life-course model with chapters aligned to pregnancy and early years, adolescence, working age, and older age phases of life. It enables the reader to think about older age in a different way and asks them to consider where we should be investing in cost-effective interventions to support the prevention of chronic disease, disability, and premature death later in life.

This book is for health economists, public health and health system researchers, students of health economics, medicine and public health, as well as local and national policymakers.

Available to buy now: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/health-economics-of-well-being-and-well-becoming-across-the-life-course-9780192896964?cc=gb&lang=en&

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Economics-Well-being-Well-becoming-Life-course/dp/0192896962

12/10/2024

We had a great time on Thursday at the Health and Care Research Wales Conference, discussing the importance of health economics in health research and meeting potential collaborators. Thank you to everybody who came to our stall and played the higher and lower health resource costs game with us! Ceryl Davies Kalpa Pisavadia

26/04/2024

Funding and Access to Hospice Care in Wales report out now! Read full report here:https://healthandcareeconomics.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/HOSPICE-Report-ENG.pdf

26/04/2024

Adroddiad Hosbis yng Nghymru allan nawr!https://healthandcareeconomics.cymru/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ADRODDIAD-HOSBIS-CY.pdf