Kevin Herbert
University of Cambridge Primary Care Unit, City, University of London, University of Cambridge, University of Sheffield
Research areas: Medicine · Health Informatics · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education · AI in cancer detection · Radiology practices and education
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About
Background
A graduate of Surrey University BSc. in Medical Microbiology and PhD in Molecular Microbiology (University of Sheffield), Kevin gained extensive experience in the field of public health and infectious disease, working in both the public and private sectors. Eight years with Public Health England saw him play an integral part in the successful development and delivery of services within Genomic Services and Development Unit and undertake deployment to Sierra Leone as part of the Ebola crisis response in 2015.
An MSc Economic Evaluation in Healthcare graduate (City University, London), Kevin has gained experience in the development and adaptation of cost-effectiveness and budget impact models in support of UK HTA submissions across a range of health conditions including oncology, haematology and hepatology.
Research Interests
Primary areas of research interest are the health economic evaluation of the delivery of healthcare and social services, including currently being a member of an NIHR-funded Rapid Service Evaluation Team (RSET) performing rapid mixed methods evaluations of new health and care services and policies Kevin has additional experience from working on projects in the following subject areas:
+ Measuring indicators, outcomes and costs to inform family interventions for child maltreatment or adversity, or domestic violence or abuse
+ Early intervention for mental health of 10–16 year-olds: examining the impact of funded area-level interventions across England
+ Variation in mental and physical health of children with learning disability or autism, their mothers and siblings
+ Access and use of health care services in children and young people
+ Economic burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Adults in the UK
+ Digital intervention to support medication adherence in people prescribed treatment for hypertension in primary care with poorly controlled blood pressure (PAM Trial)
+ Deployment of artificial intelligence in lung cancer diagnostic imaging (RSET)
+ Ready to administer medications (RSET)
+ Pilot of maternity & neonatal independent senior advocates (RSET)
Employment
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University of Cambridge Primary Care Unit Research Associate2020 - Present
Education
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City, University of London MSc. Economic Evaluation in Healthcare2017 - 2018
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University of Cambridge PGCE, Secondary Science2005 - 2006
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University of Sheffield PhD. Molecular Microbiology1997 - 2001
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University of Surrey B.SC (Hons) Medical Microbiology1991 - 1995
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (24)
- Evaluation of Ambient Voice Technology in the National Health Service in England: Protocol for a Phase 2 Study Save
- Scalable low-cost interventions to support medication adherence in people prescribed treatment for hypertension in primary care: a research programme Save
- “That's All We Wanted, to Be Heard, Listened to, Just to Be Validated and Believed”: Family Experiences of Advocacy Support in Maternity and Neonatal Services Save
- The use of ambient voice technology (AVT) for clinician–patient consultations in healthcare practice: A rapid systematic scoping review Save
- Evaluation of Ambient Voice Technology in the NHS In England: Phase 2 Study Protocol (Preprint) Save
- Implementing artificial intelligence in chest diagnostics for lung disease: A mixed-methods evaluation Save
- Independent advocacy in maternity services in England: a budget impact analysis Save
- Economic Evaluation of Artificial Intelligence Deployment in Lung Cancer Chest Diagnostic Imaging Save
- What Is the Impact of Introducing AI for Chest X-Ray Diagnostics on the Processing of Results and Their Follow-Up? A Real-World, Mixed Methods Evaluation Save
- Implementation, Experiences, Impact, and Costs of Artificial Intelligence in Chest Diagnostics: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation Save
- Rapid mixed-methods evaluation of the Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocate (MNISA) role pilot: A study protocol [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review] Save
- Mixed-methods evaluation of the Maternity and Neonatal Independent Senior Advocate (MNISA) pilot in England Save
- Implementation, Experiences, Impact, and Costs of Artificial Intelligence in Chest Diagnostics: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation (Preprint) Save
- Artificial intelligence for diagnostics in radiology practice: a rapid systematic scoping review Save
- The economic burden of child maltreatment and co-occurring parental domestic violence and abuse in the UK Save
- The burden of respiratory syncytial virus in adults in the UK Save
- Access to primary care for children and young people (CYP) in the UK: a scoping review of CYP’s, caregivers’ and healthcare professionals’ views and experiences of facilitators and barriers Save
- Patient and caregiver characteristics associated with differential use of primary care for children and young people in the UK: a scoping review Save
- Child maltreatment and parental domestic violence and abuse, co-occurrence and the effect on lifetime outcomes in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) Save
- Is higher level of funding for special educational needs and disability (SEND) associated with better outcomes for secondary school aged children in England? Save