Rate My Professor Laura Ternent

Professor Laura Ternent is Professor of Health Economics and co-lead of the Health Economics Group in the Population Health Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, at Newcastle University. She holds a PhD in Health Economics from the University of Aberdeen (2012), an MSc in Health Economics from the University of York (2004), and a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Wales (2002). Ternent's career at Newcastle includes Senior Lecturer in Population Health Sciences (2014-2024), Lecturer (2011-2014), and Research Associate (2010-2011) in the Institute of Health & Society. Earlier appointments comprise Research Fellow at the Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen (2007-2010), Research Fellow at IMMPACT, University of Aberdeen (2004-2007), research placement at the Health Services Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (2004), and Research Assistant at the Centre for the Economics of Health, Institute of Medical and Social Care Research, University of Wales, Bangor (2002-2003). She serves as Honorary Researcher at the Karolinska Institute of Public Health Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden (since 2014).

Ternent specializes in economic evaluations alongside randomised controlled trials and health outcome valuation using Discrete Choice Experiments and Contingent Valuation. Her research addresses areas including cancer care, stroke rehabilitation, maternal health, urology, and ophthalmology. She has secured grants from UK and international funders, working in multi-disciplinary teams. Key publications are 'Robot assisted training for the upper limb after stroke (RATULS): a multicentre randomised controlled trial' (Rodgers et al., 2019), 'Health related quality of life in people with advanced chronic liver disease' (Orr et al., 2014), 'Clinical effectiveness of septoplasty versus medical management for nasal airways obstruction: multicentre, open label, randomised controlled trial' (Carrie et al., 2023), and 'Transforming Parkinson's Care in Africa (TraPCAf): Protocol for a multimethodology National Institute for Health and Care Research Global Health Research Group project' (Walker et al., 2023). Her work advances health economics methodology and informs policy.