The BESS Group

Leadership

Professor Penny Whiting, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology

Penny Whiting
Co-Director
Professor Hayley Jones, Professor in Medical Statistics

Hayley Jones
Co-Director
Dr Marie Westwood, Senior Research Fellow in Evidence Synthesis and Screening Evaluation

Marie Westwood
Lead Reviewer
Howard Thom, Associate Professor in Health Economics

Howard Thom
Lead Modeller

Core team

Katie Kerr, Senior Research Associate in Evidence Synthesis

Katie Kerr
Systematic Reviewer

Isobelle Hazell
Systematic Reviewer
Hanyu Wang, Research Associate in Evidence Synthesis

Hanyu Wang
Systematic Reviewer
Qian Xin, Senior Research Associate in Health Economics and Economic Modelling

Qian Xin
Economic Modeller
Shona Kirtley, Senior Research Associate

Shona Kirtley
Information Specialist & Systematic Reviewer

Clare Williams
Senior Research Administrator

Research oversight group

Angela Raffle, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Social and Community Medicine

Angela Raffle
Screening Evaluation and Delivery Expertise
Amanda Owen-Smith, Associate Professor in Medical Sociology and Health Policy

Amanda Owen-Smith
Lead Qualitative Researcher
Dr Margaret McCartney, Senior Clinical Lecturer in General Practice

Margaret McCartney
Clinical and Screening Expertise
Professor Nicky Welton, Professor in Statistical and Health Economic Modelling

Nicky Welton
Senior Modelling Advisor
Chris Cooper, Senior Research Fellow in Health Technology Assessment and Information Science

Chris Cooper
Senior Information Specialist
Jessica Watson, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in General Practice

Jessica Watson
Clinical and Test Evaluation Expertise

Debbie Lane
Public Contributor

Stella O’Brien
Public Contributor