Dr Hugh McLeod
PhD, MSc, BSc (Econ)
Current positions
Senior Lecturer in Health Economics
Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Contact
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Research interests
I am interested in the potential of economics to influence local decision-making relating to the use of resources across the health and care system. One current research focus is the application of ICECAP capability measures to promote outcome-orientated provision by commissioners and providers of health and care services.
I have experience of applied economic evaluation and health policy analysis spanning the impact of economic incentives for individuals and organisations, process-orientated quality improvement programmes, and national system reform processes.
Recent methodological outcomes research has included issues relating to paediatric quality of life instruments for use in economic evaluation in acute hospital settings.
Projects and supervisions
Research projects
PReCePT Programme Devolved Nations Extension Study
Principal Investigator
Role
Researcher
Description
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the National PReCePT Programme to increase the uptake of the MgSO4 in English maternity units for the prevention of cerebral…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/01/2023 to 31/12/2023
ConnectED: Connecting Evidence to Decision Making
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
ConnectED is a project that aims to help decision-makers in Adult Social Care make better decisions by growing their ability to use research.Managing organisational unit
School for Policy StudiesDates
05/01/2022 to 31/12/2024
Connecting Evidence with Decision Making in Adult Social Care
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Connected aims to help decision-makers in Adult
Social Care (ASC) make better decisions by growing their ability to use
research evidence. We are a partnership of Local Authority ASC departments,…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/09/2021 to 28/02/2025
Evaluation of ICON to prevent instances of Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) in infants
Role
Co-Investigator
Description
Mixed methods study aiming to determine whether implementation of the ICON programme has resulted in a reduction in the incidence of Abusive Head Trauma in children. This is underpinned by…Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/05/2021 to 31/03/2024
8071 SPOL MRC MR/R015570/1 (CLOSED)
Principal Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Bristol Medical School (PHS)Dates
01/06/2020 to 31/07/2020
Thesis supervisions
Publications
Recent publications
10/09/2024Holistic modelling as a catalyst for effective obesity policy
The BMJ
Identifying potentially low value surgical care
Journal of Health Services Research and Policy
Quality improvement interventions to increase the uptake of magnesium sulphate in preterm deliveries for the prevention of cerebral palsy (PReCePT study)
BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
“Shooting in the dark”
Evidence and Policy
Virtual wards for people with frailty
Age and Ageing