Harriet Bullen

Harriet Bullen is a Research Fellow and NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellow at the University of Manchester, affiliated with the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care. She is currently pursuing a Master's degree in Economics while contributing to the Health Organisation, Policy, and Economics (HOPE) research group. Her work focuses on health economics, policy analysis, and healthcare quality evaluation.

Education:

• Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Manchester (2020–2023)

Research interests include determinants of healthcare quality, healthcare cost analysis, and policy implications of NHS outsourcing. She employs econometric methods such as logistic regression analysis to explore case mixes and patient referral patterns.

Key publication: "Determinants of quality in the independent and public hospital sectors in England" (2025) examines quality ratings across hospital sectors using household and case-mix data. This work contributes to policy debates on healthcare service outsourcing.

Awards: NIHR Pre-Doctoral Fellowship, supporting her advanced training and research in health economics.

Collaborations: Contributed to the 2024 National GP Worklife Survey preparation and worked with the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Greater Manchester during her internship. Active in the HOPE group and collaborative research networks.