Profile

Biography

Gerry Richardson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Team for Economic Evaluation and Health Technology Assessment in the Centre for Health Economics. He has a first degree in Economics from the University of Hull and he has a MSc in health economics (1992) from the University of York. Gerry completed his PhD, also from the University of York, in 2007.

His PhD was funded by an award from the Department of Health's R&D Programme and involved an applied and methodological programme of work around the cost-effectiveness of self management interventions.  Gerry’s research interests include the cost-effectiveness of self-management interventions and establishing the transferability of results of these cost-effectiveness analyses, as well as assessing patients’ trade-offs between health and non-health outcomes.

Gerry has recently been active in enhancing links between clinicians and health economists in the Yorkshire region and has an honorary appointment with Hull York Medical School (HYMS).  

Research

Overview

• The cost-effectiveness of self-management interventions
• Establishing the transferability of results of cost-effectiveness analyses
• Assessing patients' trade-offs between health and non-health outcomes

Research group(s)

• Economic evaluation of health technologies
  

Grants

Co-applicant on the following successful submissions:

• Greater Manchester Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC).  NIHR funded 2008-2012
• Evaluating and implementing better patient orientated management of chronic gastrointestinal disorders in primary care'.  NIHR programme grant 2008-2012.
• Evaluating the Family Nurse Partnership.  Funded by Department of Health. 2009-12
• An exploratory randomised controlled trial of guided self-help for women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) in primary care.  Funded by NIHR Research for Patient Benefit.  2009-12
• Management of frozen shoulder: a systematic review and decision analytic model.  Funded by HTA.  2010-11
• Cost-effectiveness of screening for depression in cancer patients.  Funded by Cancer Research UK.  2008-12

Personal Awards

• Career Development fellowship.  National Co-ordinating Centre for Research Capacity Development (NCCRCD), Primary Care Award, Department of Health.  2004-2007 Self management interventions for chronic conditions: a methodological and applied programme of cost-effectiveness research in primary care.
• Visiting Research Scholar award.   Griffith University, Queensland, Australia.  2005

Publications

Full publications list

2013

• Blickem C, Blakeman T, Kennedy A, Bower P, Reeves D, Gardner C, Lee V, Chew-Graham C, Richardson G, Brooks H, Dawson, S, Mossabir R, Jariwala, P, Swallow A, Kontopantelis E, Gaffney H, Small N, Spackman E, Rogers A. The clinical and cost-effectiveness of the BRinging Information and Guided Help Together (BRIGHT) intervention for the self-management support of people with stage 3 chronic kidney disease in primary care: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2013;14(1):28.
• Richardson G, Epstein D, Chew-Graham C, Dowrick C, Bentall RP, Morriss RK, Peters S, Riste L, Lovell K, Dunn G, Wearden AJ. Cost-effectiveness of supported self-management for CFS/ME patients in primary care. BMC Family Practice 2013;14(12).

2012

• Bower P, Kennedy A, Reeves D, Richardson G. A cluster randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of a “whole-systems” model of self management support for the management of long term conditions in primary care:trial protocol. Implementation Science 2012;7:7(January).
• Burton C, Richardson G, Sharpe M. Healthcare costs incurred by repeated referral of patients with medically unexplained symptoms to secondary medical care. Journal of Psychosomatic Research 2012;72(3):242-247.
• Maund E, Craig D, Suekarran S, Neilson AR, Wright K, Brealey S, Dennis L, Goodchild L, Hanchard N, Rangan A, Richardson G, Robertson J, McDaid C. Management of frozen shoulder: a systematic review and cost-effectiveness analysis. HTA Report 09/13/02 2012.

2011

• Elston J, Santaniello-Newton A, Meigh J, Harmer D, Allgar V, Allison T, Richardson G, Meigh R, Palmer SR, Barlow G. Increasing incidence of invasive pneumococcal disease and pneumonia despite improved vaccination uptake- surveillance in Hull and East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, 2002-2009. Epidemiology and Infection 2011;DOI:10.1017/S0950268811001907.
• Hawkins N, Richardson G, Sutton A, Cooper N, Griffiths C, Rogers A, Bower P. Surrogates, meta-analysis and cost-effectiveness modelling: a combined analytic approach. Health Economics 2011;DOI:10.1002/hec.1741.
• Rogers A, Vassilev I, Sanders C, Kirk S, Chew-Graham C, Kennedy A, Protheroe J, Bower P, Blickem C, Reeves D, Kapadia D, Brooks H, Fullwood C, Richardson G. Social networks, work and network-based resources for the management of long-term conditions: a framework and study protocol for developing self-care support. Implementation Science 2011;6:56(May).

2010

• Walker D, Teerawattanonon Y, Anderson R, Richardson G. Generalisability, transferability, complexity and relevance. In: Shemilt I, Mugford M, Vale L, Marsh K, Donaldson C, editors. Evidence-based decisions and economics: health care, social welfare, education and criminal justice, 2nd Edition: Wiley-Blackwell; 2010.
• Wearden AJ, Dowrick C, Chew-Graham C, Bentall RP, Morriss RK, Peters S, Riste L, Richardson G, Lovell K, Dunn G. A randomised controlled trial of a nurse-led home-based self-help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome - the FINE trial. BMJ 2010;340:C1777.

2009

• Richardson G, Bloor K, Williams J, Russell I, Durai D, Cheung W-Y, et al. Cost-effectiveness of nurse-delivered endoscopy: findings from a randomised multi-institution nurse endoscopy trial (MINuET) BMJ. 2009;338:b270, doi:10.1136/bmj.b270.
• Richardson G, Bojke C, Kennedy A, Reeves D, Bower P, Lee V, et al. What outcomes are important to patients with long term conditions? A discrete choice experiment. Value in Health. 2009;12(2):331-9.
• Williams J, Russell I, Durai D, Cheung W-Y, Farrin A, Bloor K, Coulton S, Richardson G. Effectiveness of nurse-delivered endoscopy: findings from a randomised multi-institution nurse endoscopy trial (MINuET) British Medical Journal. 2009;338:b231.

2008

• Griffin S, Weatherly H, Richardson G, Drummond M. Methodological issues in undertaking independant cost-effectiveness analysis for NICE: the case of therapies for ADHD. The European Journal of Health Economics. 2008;9(2):137-45.
• Reeves D, Kennedy A, Fullwood C, Bower P, Gardner C, Gately C, Lee V, Richardson G, Rogers A. Predicting who will benefit from an expert patients programme self-management course. British Journal of General Practice. 2008;58(548):198-203.
• Richardson G, Kennedy A, Reeves D, Bower P, Lee V, Middleton E, Gardner C, Gately C, Rogers A. Cost-effectiveness of the expert patient programme (EPP) for patients with chronic conditions. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2008;62(4):361-67.
• Rogers A, Kennedy A, Reeves D, Bower P, Lee V, Gardner C, Gately C, Richardson G. The UK Expert Patients Programme: results and implications from a national evaluation. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008;Nov17:189(10 Suppl):S21-4.

2007

• Kennedy A, Reeves D, Bower P, Lee V, Middleton E, Richardson G, et al. The effectiveness and cost effectiveness of a national lay led self care support programme for patients with long-term conditions: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 2007;61:254-61. 

2006

• King S, Griffin S, Hodges Z, Weatherly H, Asseburg C, Richardson G, et al. A systematic review and economic model of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of methylphenidate, dexamfetamine and atomoxetine for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents. Winchester, England: Health Technology Assessment 2006:10(23);iii+146.
• Richardson G, Hawkins N, McCarthy JC, Mills PM, Pullen R, Roberts C, et al. Cost-effectiveness of a supplementary class-based exercise program in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 2006;22(1):84-89.
• Richardson G, Sculpher M, Kennedy A, Nelson E, Reeves D, Roberts C, et al. Is self-care a cost-effective use of resources? Evidence from a randomised trial in inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy 2006;11(4):225-30. 
• Wearden AJ, Riste L, Dowrick C, Chew-Graham C, Bentall RP, Morriss RK, Peters S, Dunn G, Richardson G, Powell P. Fatigue intervention by nurses evaluation - The FINE trial. A randomised controlled trial of nurse led self-help treatment for patients in primary care with chronic fatigue syndrome. Biomed Central Medicine. 2006;4(9). Download from BMC
• Whiting P, Westwood M, Bojke L, Palmer S, Richardson G, Cooper J, Watt I, Glanville J, Sculpher M, Kleijnen J. Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of tests for the diagnosis and investigation of urinary tract infection in children: a systematic review and economic model. Health Technology Assessment 2006;10(36). 
• Williams J, Russell I, Durai D, Cheung W-Y, Farrin A, Bloor K, Coulton S, Richardson G. What are the clinical outcomes and cost-effectivenss of endoscopy undertaken by nurses when compared with doctors? A multi institution nurse endoscopy trial (MINuET). Health Technology Assessment 2006;10(40). Download from HTA

2005

• Cullum N, Spilsbury K, Richardson G. Nurse led care. BMJ. 2005; 330: 682-683.
• Richardson G, Gravelle H, Weatherly H, Ritchie G. Cost-effectiveness of interventions to support self-care: a systematic review. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care. 2005;21(4):423-32.

2004

• Jones L, Hawkins N, Westwood M, Wright K, Richardson G, Riemsma R. Systematic review of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of capecitabine (Xeloda) for locally advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer. Health Technology Assessment 2004;8(5):1-143.
• McCarthy JC, Mills PM, Pullen R, Richardson G, Hawkins N, Roberts C, Silman A, Oldham J.Supplementation of a home-based exercise programme with a class-based programme for people with osteoarthritis of the knees: a randomised controlled trial and health economic analysis. Health Technology Assessment 2004;8 (46)1-76.

Teaching

Other teaching

Teaching/tutoring

 I have tutored on the following courses/workshops:

• York Expert Workshops
• Regression methods for Health Economic Evaluation
• Advanced Modelling methods
• Advanced Methods for cost-effectiveness analysis

External activities

Invited talks and conferences

• University of Brunel. Do patients value psychological outcomes and should they be incorporated into cost-effectiveness analysis? March 2007
• University of Manchester. Valuation of psychological outcomes and their incorporation into cost-effectiveness analysis? June 2007
• University of Dundee.  Are interventions to support self care cost-effective?  Evidence from a RCT and a Discrete Choice Experiment.  December 2007
• University of Newcastle. Are interventions to support self care cost-effective?  All sorts of evidence from lots of sources.  July 2008
• London School of Economics.  What constitutes relevant evidence? November 2008
• University of Hull.  Economic Evaluation and Clinical Trials.  October 2009
• University of Edinburgh.  Economic evaluation of health care.  February 2009
• University of Edinburgh.  Measuring quality of life for economic evaluation/cost-effectiveness analysis.  December 2009

Honorary appointments

I have held honorary posts with the following organisations:

• Hull York Medical School, UK
• University of Manchester, UK
• Griffith University, Queensland, Australia