Stephen Rice

Research Fellow

Email: stephen.rice@york.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 321088
Fax: 01904 321041

Stephen is one of a small team of health economists working within CRD.  His role includes undertaking decision analytical modelling and Bayesian evidence synthesis to support both the NICE programme of work and independently funded research. In addition, he has extensive experience in the critical appraisal/systematic review of economic evaluations.

He contributes to NHS EED by training abstractors and checking the quality of the abstracts written.

Stephen has an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York. He has conducted mixed treatment comparison analyses and economic evaluations as part of health technology assessments, and has reviewed the economic evidence submitted in Single Technology Appraisals for NICE.

Current research interests include mixed treatment comparison methods, appropriate ways of presenting cost-effectiveness results, and accounting for bias in meta-analyses and in economic evaluations.

Current research projects

Acupuncture for chronic pain and depression in primary care

Retigabine for the adjunctive treatment of partial onset seizures in epilepsy

Selected publications

Woolacott N, Corbett M, Rice S. The use and reporting of WOMAC in the assessment of the benefit of physical therapies for the pain of osteoarthritis of the knee: findings from a systematic review of clinical trials. Rheumatology 2012; [Epub ahead of print]

Craig D, Rice S, Paton F, Fox D, Woolacott N. Retigabine for the adjunctive treatment of adults with partial onset seizures in epilepsy with and without secondary generalisation: a NICE Single Technology Appraisal. PharmacoEconomics 2011;[In press]

Maund E, McDaid C, Rice S, Wright K, Jenkins B, Woolacott N. Paracetamol and selective and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the reduction of morphine-related side-effects after major surgery: a systematic review. Br J Anaesth 2011;106(3):292-7

McDaid C, Maund E, Rice S , Wright K, Jenkins B, Woolacott N. Paracetamol and selective and non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for the reduction of morphine-related side-effects after major surgery: a systematic review. Health Technol Assess. 2010; 14(17):1-153