About
Career summary
Tracey is a Professor in Health Economics within the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education at the University of Southampton. Prior to this Tracey was at the University of East Anglia for over 15 years first as a senior lecturer, then Reader and Professor of Health Economics. Tracey started her academic career as a Lecturer in Health Economics within the Medical Faculty at the University of Nottingham after working as an Assistant Economist at the Department of Health.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Health economics
- Economic evaluation methodology and application, particularly alongside randomised controlled trials
- Outcome measurement including non-monetary preference-based methods
- Special interest in the economics of dermatology, falls prevention, rehabilitation, public health and primary care
Current research
I am an experienced collaborator, leading the health economic aspects within numerous NIHR funded clinical trials. Open to new collaborations.
Current on-going projects include:
Antibiotics for acute lower respiratory tract infection in older people. Lown M, Francis N, Little P, Griffiths G, Conroy S, Becque T, Sach T, Verheij T, Ogden M, Kumar R. NIHR HTA, £1,700,532.
Proactive against reactive therapy for the prevention of lichen sclerosus exacerbation and progression of disease – a pragmatic parallel group randomised controlled trial with embedded economic evaluation and process evaluation (PEARLS). Simpson R, Thomas K, Daniels J, McPherson T, Sivalingam V, Rees S, Hillman S, Sach T, Ogollah R, Sudhakaran S, Baumhauner C, Norman E. NIHR HTA, 57 months, £1,636,175.
Investigating the benefits and harms of reduced daily dose oral isotretinoin in the treatment of acne: A parallel group, assessor blind, non-inferiority, multicentre randomised controlled trial, with an internal pilot (AcneID). Burden-Teh E, Thomas K, Ravenscroft J, Williams H, Healy E, Layton A, Santer M, Northover G, Radley K, Mitchell E, Hepburn T, Leighton P, Sach T, Thompson A, Ramesh G, Leng S. NIHR HTA, 60 months, £2,148,574.06.
Cellulitis Optimal Antibiotic Treatment: COAT study. Francis N, Santer M, Thomas K, Levell N, Little P, Stuart B, Nuttall J, Read R, Sach T. NIHR HTA, 48 months, £1,476,575.
Developing and testing an online intervention to support self-management, improve outcomes and reduce antibiotic use in acne. Santer M, Muller I, Stuart B, Thomas K, Layton A, Little P, Yardley L, Francis N, Ridd M, Sach T. Langan S, Soulsby I, Patel M, Dove S, Griffiths G, Thompson A. NIHR Programme Grants for Applied Research, £1,901,577.
Best systemic treatments for adults with atopic eczema over the long term (BEACON): A randomised, assessor-blind trial comparing ciclosporin, methotrexate and dupilumab. Smith C, Pink A, Chalmers J, Emsley R, Williams H, Parmar M, Sach T, Reynolds N, Smith S, Murphy C, Cape A, Kelly J, Burton T, Dougans A, Kelly J, Proctor A. NIHR HTA Programme, 48 months, £1,899,852
RETurn to work After stroKE (RETAKE). Radford K, Bowen A, Farrin A, McKevitt C, Sach T, Walker M, O’Connor R, Watkins C. (NIHR HTA, 01/01/2017 for 54 months). Trial website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/groups/longtermconditions/vocational-rehabilitation/retake/index.aspx
Research projects
Active projects
Publications
Pagination
Teaching
Module lead for 'Health Economics for Public Health' on the MSc in Public Health
Dissertation supervisor on the Dissertation by research/professional project module of the MSc in Public Health
External roles and responsibilities
Biography
Academic Background
Professional Qualifications and professional memberships
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MSc in Medical Statistics (University of Leicester)
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PhD in Economics (University of Nottingham)
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PGCHE in Higher Education (University of Nottingham)
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PGCert in Health Services Research (University of Nottingham)
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MSc in Health Economics (University of York)
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BA(Hons) Economics (University of Kent)
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Member of the UK Health Economics Study Group
- Member of the International Health Economics Association
Prizes
- UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Impact Award (2019)
- UEA Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Research Award (2015)
- NIHR Career Development Fellowship (2014)
- Best paper award – SWET trial results (2011)
- The Society for Academic Primary Care Award for best submitted abstract: A randomised controlled trial assessing effects of weight loss and quadriceps strengthening exercises on pain and function in overweight people with knee pain (2009)
- ESRC Bursary for training to attend the Regression Methods for Health Economic Evaluation, University of York (2008)
- The 2007 ISSLS Prize in Clinical Science, awarded at the 34th ISSLS Meeting in Hong Kong. Steele N, Freeman B, Sach T, Hegarty J, Soegaard R. Cost-Effectiveness of Two Forms of Circumferential Lumbar Fusion: A Prospective, Randomised, Controll... (2007)
- Honorary Lecturer at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Visit funded by a Universitas 21 Staff fellowship. (2005)
- Young Investigator award (2004)
- Magellan award for exam performance, MSc in Health Economics. (1999)
- DOH/ESRC studentship for MSc in Health Economics (1998)