Heather Gage

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Heather Gage graduated with a first class honours degree in Economics and an MSc in Urban and Regional Planning Studies from the University of Reading. Subsequently, she gained a PhD in Health Services Research from the University of Surrey, where she is currently Reader in Health Economics and Coordinator of Health Research in the Economics Department. In 2000-2001, Heather held visiting positions at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center for Health Quality, Outcomes and Economic Research of the US Veterans Healthcare Administration.

Heather’s research interests encompass many aspects of health service delivery, but particularly focus on evaluative studies and outcomes measurement. She is currently involved as economist in a variety of multidisciplinary projects funded by NHS, EU, industry and the voluntary sector. Recent work has been published in a range of health, clinical and medical journals.

Heather is a research adviser, and leads on health economics, for the NHS Research Design Service in Kent Surrey and Sussex. She also coordinates the Guildford Parkinson’s Disease Research Group, and is a member of the Primary Care Clinical Study Group of the Dementias and Neurological Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN).

Recent publications

• H. Gage, L. Storey, C. McDowell, G. Maguire, P.Williams, S.Faithful, H. Thomas, K.Poole. Integrated care: utilization of complementary and alternative medical therapies within a conventional cancer treatment centre. Complementary Therapies in Medicine (in press)
• HMP Dowson, AS Dowie, K Ballard, H. Gage, TA Rockall. Systematic review of quality of life following laparoscopic and open colorectal surgery.  Colorectal Disease, 10, 757-768, 2008
• M.Fader, A. Cottenden, K.Getliffe, H. Gage, S. Clarke-O’Neill, K. Jamieson,N. Green, P. Williams, R. Brooks, J. Malone-Lee,.  Absorbent products for urinary/ faecal incontinence: a comparative evaluation of key product categories.  Health Technology Assessment 2008; 12:29.
• K.Poole,  H.Gage, L.Storey, B.Egan, H.Thomas.  Home Chemotherapy: should patients have a choice? British Journal of Home Healthcare, 2(2), 12-14, 2007
• HMP Dowson, A. Huang, Y. Soon, H. Gage, DP Lovell, TA Rockall. Systematic  review of the costs of laparoscopic colorectal surgery.  Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 50(6),908 – 919, 2007
• C.Goodman, S.Davies, C. Norton, S.Leyshon,  H.Gage, M.Fader, J.Morris, S See Tai, M.Wells. Can clinical benchmarking improve bowel care in care homes for older people?  Report for Nursing Quality Research  Initiative, Dept of Health. April 2007.
• J.Kaye, H.Gage, A. Kimber, L.Storey, P.Trend. Excess burden of constipation in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study. Movement Disorders, 21, 1270 – 1273, 2006
• H.Gage, J. Kaye, C. Owen, P. Trend, D. Wade. Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease: a cost-consequences analysis?’  Clinical Rehabilitation, 20, 232 – 238, 2006
• A. Bird, H. Gage, C. Owen, L. Storey.  Knowledge about blood pressure and behavioural risk factors amongst British adolescents.  Public Health, 119, 1069 -1079, 2005
• K. Bryan, H. Gage, K. Gilbert. Workforce Issues in Delayed Discharges of Older People from NHS Hospitals. Health Policy, 76, 194 -201, 2006
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Current teaching

• EC 101A: Principles of Economics - Micro (with Dr Robert Witt)
• EC 212: Applied Economics Workshop - (with Sheila Moore)
• EC 2022 Micro economic analysis and policy for Business Economics