Prof M Sutton, Dr David Shackley, Dr Jonathan Stokes, Dr Rachel Meacock
No more applications being accepted
Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Technological and service innovations are leading to earlier detection of cancers to reduce the treatment, morbidity and mortality burdens associated with late diagnosis. This will change the volume and composition of patients presenting to services, and will require increases in service responsiveness, re-alignment of financial incentives and changes to the workforce.
This PhD will address three of the key economic issues raised by earlier detection of cancer. It will consider how:
(i) waiting times standards influence when care is provided, to whom and with what outcomes;
(ii) changes to the way that care providers are paid affect the amount of care provided, to which types of patients and with what cost consequences for the NHS;
(iii) a shift to earlier detection of cancer creates changes to the types of workers that the NHS will require.
These topics are highly policy relevant and the findings of these studies will be expected to have national and international impact, as well as stimulating a new research agenda for the future.
The student will be supervised by a team of health economists and cancer experts and will be based within an inter-disciplinary research group. They will gain expertise in the use of applied econometric techniques and non-experimental evaluation methods and experience of using large, linked administrative and survey datasets. The studentship includes funding for training courses and for conference attendance and dissemination.
The PhD studentship will equip the student with transferable and generalisable skills in applied economics and with expert knowledge in the economics of early detection of cancer.
Entry Requirements
Candidates must hold, or be about to obtain, a minimum upper second class (or equivalent) undergraduate degree in relevant subject. A related master’s degree would be an advantage. If you are interested, please make direct contact with the Supervisor to discuss the project. You MUST also submit an online application form - choose PhD Health Economics
Funding Notes
The Studentship will cover an annual stipend (currently at £19,000 per annum), running expenses and PhD tuition fees at UK/EU rates. Where international student fees are payable, please provide evidence within your application of how the shortfall will be covered (approximately £19,000 per annum).
As an equal opportunities institution we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.