Work themes
Co-produce
Leads
- Professor Lucy Yardley (University of Bristol)
- Dr Dale Weston (UK Health Security Agency)
Description
Co-designing health interventions, using theories from behavioural and social science, and real-world evidence. We use our Agile Co-production and Evaluation (ACE) framework to develop new public health programmes and messages with input from under-served communities.
Optimise
Leads
- Professor Jeremy Horwood (University of Bristol)
- Dr Holly Carter (UK Health Security Agency)
- Dr Gemma Lyness (UK Health Security Agency)
Description
Improving public health interventions and evaluating how they are implemented. We do this by addressing unintended negative effects that could increase health inequalities and developing additional interventions for under-served communities.
Vaccinate
Leads
- Professor Hannah Christensen (University of Bristol)
- Dr Rajeka Lazarus (University of Bristol)
- Professor Ellen Brooks Pollock (University of Bristol)
- Professor Mary Ramsay (UK Health Security Agency)
- Professor Katy Turner (UK Health Security Agency)
Description
Finding and piloting the best ways to increase vaccine uptake, especially in under-vaccinated groups. We use behavioural science, evidence synthesis, clinical epidemiology and economic modelling to achieve this.
Evaluate
Leads
- Professor Hayley Jones (University of Bristol)
- Professor Matt Hickman (University of Bristol)
- Professor Charles Beck (UK Health Security Agency)
- Professor Derren Ready (UK Health Security Agency)
- Professor Daniela De Angelis (University of Cambridge)
Description
Evaluating diagnostic tests, synthesising evidence and supporting natural and clinical trials – both randomised and observational. We use new statistical methods to evaluate health protection programmes and diagnostic and screening tests for infectious diseases, being considered for use in the NHS.
Eliminate
Leads
- Professor Peter Vickerman (University of Bristol)
- Professor Sema Mandal (UK Health Security Agency)
- Professor Charlet (UK Health Security Agency)
- Professor Daniela De Angelis (University of Cambridge)
Description
Using infectious disease and economic modelling to study how to eliminate infections as public health threats. We focus on diseases such as HIV, Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B, and work with other teams to develop better strategies for case-finding and improving healthcare for migrant populations.
