Professor of Health Services Research
Andrew is Professor of Health Services Research at University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), specialising in the methods of evidence synthesis and health technology assessment. He leads the Evidence Synthesis and Health Implementation Science Group at UCLan and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for the Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) North West Coast (NWC) Evidence Synthesis Collaboration. Andrew’s research has encompassed assessments of the effectiveness of health technologies in a range of clinical areas informing national (e.g. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and international (e.g. World Health Organisation) policy, including cardiovascular disease (left ventricular assist devices for heart failure, implantable cardiac defibrillators for arrhythmias), mental health (drugs for Alzheimer’s dementia), cancer (interventions for multiple myeloma, lung cancer, breast cancer), nutrition (bariatric surgery, weight management programmes, treatments for severe malnutrition), treatments for age-related macular degeneration and diagnostics (DNA tests for hereditary haemochromatosis). He has expertise in the methods of systematic reviewing (particularly meta-analysis and network meta-analysis), health technology assessment and project management. Andrew is a member of the Steering Group and is the health economic and health research implementation expert on the project.
