Neill Booth

University lecturer

Health economics, health technology assessment, literature reviews, economic evaluation and register-based research

One overarching aim of Neill’s research is to increase appreciation for fit-for-purpose evidence, with a focus on appropriate interpretation of health-economic information. The second main aim is to produce policy-relevant evidence on costs, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness that is applicable to pressing and current questions, as well as knowledge that can stand the test of time. These aims will be achieved by promoting research  and training to create new knowledge and expertise that will contribute to societal wellbeing and sustainability.

• Benchmarking Controlled Trials (BCTs) on novel strategies for treatment of musculoskeletal pain and lower back pain (as part of collaboration with the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and several wellbeing services counties)
• Economic evaluations alongside two large, RCTs of screening for prostate cancer in Finland (as part of the FinRSPC and ProScreen trials)
• Estimating the costs of diabetes in Finland 1993–2023 (as part of the FinDM project)
• Methodological research into, e.g., the meanings of real-world evidence and effectiveness, and assessment of the qualities of evidence (as part of both national and international collaboration)
• Patterns of Drug Prescription and Related Disease (as part of the PRIMUS project)

Health economics and health services research