Rachel Meacock

Rachel Meacock is a Professor of Health Economics at the University of Manchester, affiliated with the Division of Population Health, Health Services Research & Primary Care. She specializes in evaluating healthcare financing and organizational changes, particularly in cost-effectiveness analysis applied to large-scale programs such as NHS seven-day services and pay-for-performance initiatives.

Education:

• BA in Economics (University of Sheffield, 2009)
• MSc in Economics & Health Economics (University of Sheffield, 2010)
• PhD in Health Economics (University of Manchester, 2017)

Research Interests:

• Healthcare quality
• Pay-for-performance systems
• Policy evaluation
• Economic evaluation of health system reforms

Grants & Leadership:

• Principal Investigator on an NIHR grant studying adult community health services' role in reducing hospital admissions
• Co-Principal Investigator of ROSENET, a national evaluation team for health policies
• Chair of the UK Health Economics Association’s HESG (2023–present)
• Former Chair of the EuHEA Early Career Committee (2017–2020)

Collaborations:

• NIHR Applied Research Collaborations (ARCs)
• Multidisciplinary projects on NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme evaluation

Labs/Teams: Leads research within the Division of Population Health and collaborates on NIHR-funded initiatives, including studies on healthcare system organization and policy impact.