Research Fellow, Health Economics
Health Economics
Lavanya Diwakar is a doctor trained in allergy and immunology. She is currently working with the Health Economics Unit as a research fellow.
Under the supervision of Prof.Tracy Roberts and Dr.Pelham Barton, Lavanya has completed on the health economics of the PLUTO trial, which is a HTA funded neonatology trial looking at the cost effectiveness of intrauterine ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 9224
Email l.diwakar@bham.ac.uk
Research Fellow
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
George Dowswell is a Research Fellow in Primary Care Clinical Sciences.
George is interested in evaluating services, programmes and systems using appropriate (mixed) methods. He is an experienced and successful project manager with a statistical background but qualitative research interests. George has a long interest in public policy, service delivery, ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 9069
Email g.dowswell@bham.ac.uk
Professor of Biomedical Ethics
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Heather Draper is Professor of Biomedical Ethics.
Heather has published over 70 research papers on a wide range of issues in bioethics in peer reviewed journals and edited collections.
Heather strives to bridge the gap between the distinctive research cultures of medicine and applied philosophy. She is an enthusiastic supporter of inter- and ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 6941
Email h.j.a.draper@bham.ac.uk
Research Reviewer and Analyst
Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Janine has considerable experience in conducting evidence syntheses, systematic reviews and health technology assessments (HTA) for different customers such as NICE and commissioners of healthcare. She is currently Principle Investigator on a project on the clinical and cost-effectiveness of immunotherapy for hay fever. Janine also teaches on the HTA stream of the MPH and coordinates the ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7850
Email j.dretzke@bham.ac.uk
Doctoral Researcher
Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
PhD Title: An exploration of the cultural and social factors which influence Indian Punjabi men’s health beliefs and how they shape perceptions of risk related to type 2 Diabetes
Supervisors: Dr Sabi Redwood, Dr Sheila Greenfield, Dr Parth Narendran and Dr William Drever
Sandhya Duggal is a Doctoral Researcher in the School of Health and Population Sciences at the ...
Head of Health Intelligence
Public Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Daniel is the head of the Health Intelligence team within the West Midlands Commissioning Support Unit.
His areas of interest are public health statistics, health outcome measures, clinical and quality indicators and their use in informing healthcare commissioning and policy.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7497
Email d.eayres@bham.ac.uk
Lead Clinical Skills Tutor. Common Foundation Co-Ordinator
Nursing and Physiotherapy
I passionately care about my role as a clinical skills tutor for health care students and I am always looking for different innovations that can be utilised for teaching students their practical skills/
This in the past has given me recognition in the form of the Head of Schools Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2007 which I shared with a physiotherapy colleague
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8376
Email h.b.edwards@bham.ac.uk
Lecturer
Nursing and Physiotherapy
Nikolaos Efstathiou is a lecturer at the Nursing & Physiotherapy unit of the School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences.
Telephone +44 (0)121 415 8587
Email n.efstathiou@bham.ac.uk
Clinical Lecturer
Primary Care Clinical Sciences
Elizabeth England’s research interests are focussed on the development and implementation of primary care mental health and mental health policy. She has been involved in several Department of Health funded evaluations of Primary Care mental health services and models of working, including an evaluation of the Primary Care Mental Heath Workers in the Heart of Birmingham PCT and ...
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 8588
Email e.j.england@bham.ac.uk
Unit Manager
Health Economics
Helen Evans is the Unit Manager for the Health Economics Unit and the Postgraduate administrator for the MSc in Health Economics and Health Policy programme.
Telephone +44 (0)121 414 7694
Email h.e.evans.20@bham.ac.uk