About
Career summary
Tracey is an NIHR Senior Investigator and Professor in Health Economics within the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education at the 黑料社. Prior to this Tracey was at the University of East Anglia for over 15 years first as a senior lecturer, then Reader and Professor of Health Economics. Tracey started her academic career as a Lecturer in Health Economics within the Medical Faculty at the University of Nottingham after working as an Assistant Economist at the Department of Health.
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Research
Research interests
- Health economics
- Economic evaluation methodology and application, particularly alongside randomised controlled trials
- Outcome measurement including non-monetary preference-based methods
- Special interest in the economics of dermatology, falls prevention, rehabilitation, public health and primary care
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Current research
I am an experienced collaborator, leading the health economic aspects within numerous NIHR funded clinical trials. Open to new collaborations.
Current on-going projects include:
Optimising Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response to prevent future deaths (Award ID: NIHR156746). Willcox M, Manu A, Agga M, Akweongo P, Okong P, Tura AK, Kharono B, Murokora D, Namgembe I, Issah K, Kinney M, Islam N, Nakibuuka V, Mubangizi V, Ewunetie S, Palestra F, Mbuo M, Ameh C, Jackson D, Kabakyenga J, Torpey K, Knight M, van den Akker T, Sach T. NIHR Global Health Research Units and Groups, July 2024 鈥 July 2028, 拢3,025,777.
Preventing food allergy in infants with early introduction of complementary feeding (Award ID: NIHR206263). Roberts G, Ainsworth B, Venter C, Khaleva E, Muller I, Michaelis LJ, Marino L, Lee P, Easton S, Williams S, Buttery J, Dixon S, Larsson M, Cook A, Santer M, Sach T. NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research, Sept 2024-Sept 2029, 拢2,936,971.
PHarmacy partnership using decision-making tools and near patient testing for Antimicrobial Stewardship for EveryDay practice IN primary care (Award ID: NIHR158312). Little P, Lown M, Muller I, Hand K, Tonkin-Crine S, Becque T, Richards-Hall S, Bond C, Butler C, Garner C, Griffiths G, Raftery J, Yardley L, Francis N, de Lusignan S, Latter S, Sach T. NIHR HSDR, Sept 2023- Feb 2025, 拢859,740.
Antibiotics for acute lower respiratory tract infection in older people (Award ID: NIHR157478). Lown M, Francis N, Little P, Griffiths G, Conroy S, Becque T, Sach T, Verheij T, Ogden M, Kumar R. NIHR HTA, 拢1,700,532.
Proactive against reactive therapy for the prevention of lichen sclerosus exacerbation and progression of disease 鈥 a pragmatic parallel group randomised controlled trial with embedded economic evaluation and process evaluation (PEARLS)(Award ID: NIHR135121). Simpson R, Thomas K, Daniels J, McPherson T, Sivalingam V, Rees S, Hillman S, Sach T, Ogollah R, Sudhakaran S, Baumhauner C, Norman E. NIHR HTA, 57 months, 拢1,636,175.
Investigating the benefits and harms of reduced daily dose oral isotretinoin in the treatment of acne: A parallel group, assessor blind, non-inferiority, multicentre randomised controlled trial, with an internal pilot (AcneID)(Award ID: NIHR151318). Burden-Teh E, Thomas K, Ravenscroft J, Williams H, Healy E, Layton A, Santer M, Northover G, Radley K, Mitchell E, Hepburn T, Leighton P, Sach T, Thompson A, Ramesh G, Leng S. NIHR HTA, 60 months, 拢2,148,574.06.
Cellulitis Optimal Antibiotic Treatment: COAT study (Award ID: NIHR134867). Francis N, Santer M, Thomas K, Levell N, Little P, Stuart B, Nuttall J, Read R, Sach T. NIHR HTA, 48 months, 拢1,476,575.
Developing and testing an online intervention to support self-management, improve outcomes and reduce antibiotic use in acne (Award ID: NIHR202852). Santer M, Muller I, Stuart B, Thomas K, Layton A, Little P, Yardley L, Francis N, Ridd M, Sach T. Langan S, Soulsby I, Patel M, Dove S, Griffiths G, Thompson A. NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research, 拢1,901,577.
Best systemic treatments for adults with atopic eczema over the long term (BEACON): A randomised, assessor-blind trial comparing ciclosporin, methotrexate and dupilumab (Award ID: NIHR129926). Smith C, Pink A, Chalmers J, Emsley R, Williams H, Parmar M, Sach T, Reynolds N, Smith S, Murphy C, Cape A, Kelly J, Burton T, Dougans A, Kelly J, Proctor A. NIHR HTA Programme, 48 months, 拢1,899,852
I am also providing health economic input into the following NIHR funded studies:
REducing Common infections in Usual practice for Recurrent Respiratory tract infections. (RECUR)(Award ID: RP-PG-0218-20005). Led by Professor Paul Little, NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research, 拢2,462,362.
Development of a mixed (reusable/disposable)catheter management package for users of intermittent catheterization (Award ID: RP-PG-0610-10078). Led by Professor Mandy Fader, NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research, 拢2,786,093.
The development and iMplementation Of a multidisciplinary medication review and Deprescribing Intervention among Frail older people in primarY care (feasibility study WP4). Led by Dr Kinda Ibrahim, ARC Wessex.
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Teaching
Module lead for 'Health Economics and Evaluation for Public Health' on the MSc in Public Health
Dissertation supervisor on the Dissertation by research/professional project module of the MSc in Public Health
Year 3 project suprvisor for Medicine degree BM5
Contributor to the MEDI2045 Research for Medicine and Health (RMH) Module on Medicine degree BM5/BM6/BM(EU), Programme Year 2
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Biography
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Professional Qualifications and professional memberships
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MSc in Medical Statistics (University of Leicester)
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PhD in Economics (University of Nottingham)
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PGCHE in Higher Education (University of Nottingham)
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PGCert in Health Services Research (University of Nottingham)
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MSc in Health Economics (University of York)
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BA(Hons) Economics (University of Kent)
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Member of the UK Health Economics 黑料社 Group
- Member of the International Health Economics Association
Prizes
- UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Impact Award (2019)
- UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Award (2015)
- NIHR Career Development Fellowship (2014)
- Best paper award 鈥 SWET trial results (2011)
- The Society for Academic Primary Care Award for best submitted abstract: A randomised controlled trial assessing effects of weight loss and quadriceps strengthening exercises on pain and function in overweight people with knee pain (2009)
- ESRC Bursary for training to attend the Regression Methods for Health Economic Evaluation, University of York (2008)
- The 2007 ISSLS Prize in Clinical Science, awarded at the 34th ISSLS Meeting in Hong Kong. Steele N, Freeman B, Sach T, Hegarty J, Soegaard R. Cost-Effectiveness of Two Forms of Circumferential Lumbar Fusion: A Prospective, Randomised, Controlled Trial. ($11,000) Also best presentation award at the 2008 Spine Society of Australia Annual Conference, Adelaide, South Australia. (2007)
- Honorary Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Visit funded by a Universitas 21 Staff fellowship. (2005)
- Young Investigator award (2004)
- Magellan award for exam performance, MSc in Health Economics. (1999)
- DOH/ESRC studentship for MSc in Health Economics (1998)
- UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Impact Award (2019)
- UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Award (2015)
- NIHR Career Development Fellowship (2014)
- Best paper award 鈥 SWET trial results (2011)
- The Society for Academic Primary Care Award for best submitted abstract: A randomised controlled trial assessing effects of weight loss and quadriceps strengthening exercises on pain and function in overweight people with knee pain (2009)
- ESRC Bursary for training to attend the Regression Methods for Health Economic Evaluation, University of York (2008)
- The 2007 ISSLS Prize in Clinical Science, awarded at the 34th ISSLS Meeting in Hong Kong. Steele N, Freeman B, Sach T, Hegarty J, Soegaard R. Cost-Effectiveness of Two Forms of Circumferential Lumbar Fusion: A Prospective, Randomised, Controlled Trial. ($11,000) Also best presentation award at the 2008 Spine Society of Australia Annual Conference, Adelaide, South Australia. (2007)
- Honorary Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Visit funded by a Universitas 21 Staff fellowship. (2005)
- Young Investigator award (2004)
- Magellan award for exam performance, MSc in Health Economics. (1999)
- DOH/ESRC studentship for MSc in Health Economics (1998)
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