The Public Health Research Group undertakes research to promote the health of the population. The group is led by Professor Mark McCarthy, who is also honorary NHS Consultant in Public Health Medicine at North Central London Strategic Health Authority.

Public health research is a broad field, including health needs and health determinants, and effectiveness of public health and medical care interventions and systems. The Public Health Research Group seeks to address this challenging research agenda with innovative research methods and designs within public health medicine.

Current research includes:

Measuring Cancer Services, a study analysing national cancer information for use in outcomes management by cancer networks in England, funded by the Department of Health;

SPHERE (Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe), a study of European public health research policy, in association with the European Public Health Association, funded by the European Commission;

Quantitative Environmental Health Impact Assessment, a study to develop the application of epidemiology and mathematical modelling in health impact assessment, in association with ERM-UK Ltd and UCL Clinical Operational Research Unit.

Patient Safety Research - Shaping the European Agenda, a major international conference focusing on the future of patient safety research in Europe

PhD theses:

Using routinely collected data to assess the outcomes of cancer services in London;

An epidemiology study of social relationships as determinants of health: formulating a new psychosocial approach

The Group also seeks to collaborate within UCL on public health issues, including understanding policies and interventions against inequalities in health, collaborating on environment and health, and contributing to training in public health.

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