Projects per year
Personal profile
Academic Background
MSc. Health Economics, University of York
BSc Economics, University of Southampton
Diploma in Higher Education Practice, University of East Anglia
BTEC HNC in Applied Biology, Paddington College
Areas of Expertise
Health Economics
Economic evaluation alongside clinical trials
Economic evaluation using health economic models
Measurement of outcomes in economic evaluations
Career
I am a senior research fellow within the Norwich Medical School at UEA. I have also been a principle research fellow at the University of Southampton and have held research roles in health economics at the University of Leicester and Keele University. I have also held a position in health economics for the NHS.
Key Research Interests
Health Economics
Economic evaluation alongside clinical trials
Economic evaluation using health economic models
Measurement of outcomes in economic evaluations
I am currently involved in a number of research projects:
NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR)
INHALE: Potential of Molecular Diagnostics for Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in UK Critical Care.
Adapting and testing an intervention for carers of people with dementia - CARECOACH
CompreHensive geriAtRician-led MEdication Review (CHARMER)
Care Homes Independent Pharmacist Prescribing Service (CHIPPS): Development and delivery of a cluster randomised controlled trial to determine both its effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
NIHR Health Technology Assessment (HTA)
The clinical and cost-effectiveness of exercise intervention for depression in adolescents: a phased multi-site randomised controlled trial (READY)
Supporting self-management of low back pain with an internet intervention in primary care: A randomised controlled trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness (SupportBack)
Randomised evaluation of surgery with craniectomy for patients undergoing evacuation of acute subdural haematoma. RESCUE-ASDH
SupPoRtive Exercise Programmes for Accelerating REcovery after major ABdominal Cancer surgery (PREPARE-ABC)
NIHR Health Sevices and Delivery Research (HS&DR)
Interpersonal Counselling for Adolescent Depression delivered by Youth Mental Health Workers without Core Professional Training: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial (ICALM)
BEST for adolescent BPD (Brief Early School-based Treatment for adolescent Borderline Personality Disorder): investigating the feasibility of providing specialised, early intervention for borderline personality disorder through collaboration with education providers
NIHR PHR
BabyBreathe Trial (A randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to prevent return to smoking postpartum)
NIHR i4i
Clinical Evaluation and Regulatory Approval of the E-Vac, an Endoluminal Vacuum Therapy Device
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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NIHR Health Protection research Unit in Gastrointestinal infections
Hunter, P., De La Iglesia, B., Deane, K., Geere, J., Hardeman, W., Lake, I., Tyler, K., Turner, D. & Varley, A.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Research
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The Identification of Medication Adherence Barriers Questionnaire intervention (IMAB-Qi): Developing a package to support IMAB-Qi delivery in general practice and a trial to test IMAB-Qi effectiveness and cost-effectiveness
Hammond, M., Turner, D., Clark, L., Clark, A. & Pond, M.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/09/24 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Optimising the deLIvery of Mental health support to adolescents in care vIa low-inTensity LifE Story work: a realist evaluation with co-deSign and feasibility trial [LIMITLESS 2]
Hammond, S., Hardeman, W., Neil, B., Shepstone, L., Turner, D., Katangwe-Chigamba, T., Pond, M. & Sims, E.
National Institute for Health and Care Research
1/05/24 → 31/10/27
Project: Research
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Cost-effectiveness of rapid, ICU-based, syndromic PCR in hospital-acquired pneumonia: analysis of the INHALE WP3 multi-centre RCT
INHALE WP3 study group, 22 Apr 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Critical Care.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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INHALE WP3, a multicentre, open-label, pragmatic randomised controlled trial assessing the impact of rapid, ICU-based, syndromic PCR, versus standard-of-care on antibiotic stewardship and clinical outcomes in hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia
Enne, V. I., Stirling, S., Barber, J. A., High, J., Russell, C., Brealey, D., Dhesi, Z., Colles, A., Singh, S., Parker, R., Peters, M., Cherian, B. P., Riley, P., Dryden, M., Simpson, R., Patel, N., Cassidy, J., Martin, D., Welters, I. D., Page, V., & 9 others , Feb 2025, In: Intensive Care Medicine. 51, p. 272–286 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Supporting meaningful participation of older people in core outcome set development
Martin-Kerry, J., Scott, S., Taylor, J., Wright, D., Patel, M., Griffiths, J., Keevil, V., Witham, M. D., Clark, A., Keller, I., Turner, D. & Bhattacharya, D., Feb 2025, In: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 73, 2, p. 661-665 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Supporting self-management with an internet intervention for low back pain in primary care: A RCT (SupportBack 2)
Geraghty, A. W. A., Becque, T., Roberts, L. C., Hill, J., Foster, N. E., Yardley, L., Stuart, B., Turner, D. A., Griffiths, G., Webley, F., Durcan, L., Morgan, A., Hughes, S., Bathers, S., Butler-Walley, S., Wathall, S., Mansell, G., White, M., Davies, F. & Little, P., 1 Apr 2025, In: Health Technology Assessment. 29, 7, p. 1-90 90 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Factor Structure and Validity of the Psychopathy Checklist-Short Version When Used With Autistic Psychiatric Inpatients
Maguire, K., Barnoux, M., Collins, J., Melvin, C. L., Inkson, I., Alexander, R. T., Devapriam, J., Duggan, C., Shepstone, L., Staufenburg, E., Thompson, P., Turner, D., Viding, E. & Langdon, P. E., Mar 2025, In: Autism Research. 18, 3, p. 614-631 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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NIHR RfPB South East and Central (External organisation)
David Turner (Member)
2010 → …Activity: Membership › Peer review panel
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UK Health Economics Study Group (External organisation)
David Turner (Member)
1995 → …Activity: Membership › Network, Working Group or Professional Association