Andrew Jones

Andrew Jones is a Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Sciences at the University of Manchester, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care (L5). He manages the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System Data project and serves as a dissertation tutor for the Master of Public Health Programme.

• BA (Econ), University of Manchester
• MA (Econ), University of Manchester
• PhD, University of Manchester

His research focuses on substance misuse treatment, including payment systems, resource allocation, prison treatment, and harm reduction policies. Recent work extends to global health via cancer incidence studies in Uganda and pathogen recovery in cystic fibrosis diagnostics.

Key article trends span

• epidemiology (alcohol abuse, cancer risk factors)
• public health policy (resource allocation, harm reduction)
• medical microbiology (CF sputum analysis)
• global health initiatives (Uganda cancer studies)

He contributes to health policy debates via commissioned reports and datasets, including the Short-Term Outcomes for Opiate and Crack Users (2015). As Principal Investigator (PI) for the Epidemiology and Public Health Group (EPHG), he leads collaborative research with teams across disciplines.