Ruth Lewis

Ruth Lewis is a Senior Lecturer at the North Wales Medical School within the School of Health Sciences. Her career focuses on systematic review methodology, evidence synthesis, and applications to health policy and clinical decision-making.

• Current role: Senior Lecturer
• Research contributions to UN Sustainable Development Goals, particularly health and environmental targets

Her research spans health sciences, public health policy, cost-effectiveness analysis, and rapid review methods. She investigates how stakeholder engagement enhances evidence-informed decision-making in time-sensitive contexts like pandemic response.

Recent publications analyze:

• Wales-focused evidence review processes (2025)
• Environmental research bias (2025)
• Home healthcare cost-effectiveness (2025)
• COVID-19 policy impacts (2024)
• Fuel poverty interventions (2024)

Her work intersects with primary care, geriatric rehabilitation, and energy poverty solutions. Projects include:

• Wales Centre for Primary and Emergency Care Research (2023–24)
• Fracture in the Elderly Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation (2018–24)