Anna Wilding

Anna Wilding is a Research Fellow in Health Economics at the University of Manchester’s Health Organisation, Policy & Economics (HOPE) Centre within the Centre for Primary Care and Health Services Research. Her current work evaluates the national rollout of social prescribing link workers in primary care, supported by the NIHR HSDR Grant 134066. She holds a PhD in Health Economics (2022) and has received prestigious awards including the President’s Doctoral Scholar Award and Jon Stewart Prize for Econometrics.

Education:

• PhD in Health Economics, University of Manchester (2022)
• MSc Economics (Economics of Health), University of Manchester (2017, Distinction)
• BEconSc(Hons) Economics, University of Manchester (2016, First Class)

Research Interests:

• Health economics and policy
• Primary care workforce dynamics
• Social participation and health outcomes
• Health inequalities
• Mental health and gender disparities
• Econometric analysis of healthcare interventions

Articles Overview: Her research focuses on evaluating healthcare interventions, particularly social prescribing, and analyzing the socioeconomic determinants of health outcomes. Key themes include geographic disparities in healthcare access, mental health impacts of family dynamics, and policy-driven changes in primary care systems.

Awards:

• President’s Doctoral Scholar Award (2019)
• Jon Stewart Prize for Econometrics (2017)
• Dean’s Award (2016)
• Manchester School Award (2016)

Grants & Projects:

• NIHR HSDR Grant 134066 (Social Prescribing Evaluation)
• Comparative analysis of primary care models in England/Scotland (2025–2027)

Labs/Teams: Collaborates closely with the HOPE Centre and interdisciplinary teams studying healthcare policy and economics.