Dr Shelley Farrar

Dr Shelley Farrar The University of Aberdeen School of Medicine & Dentistry Dr Shelley Farrar Research Fellow work +44 (0)1224 437183

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Dr Shelley Farrar

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Telephone: +44 (0)1224 437183
Email: s.farrar@abdn.ac.uk
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Biography

Shelley Farrar is a Research Fellow and Theme leader for the Performance and Organisation research theme within the BHHS programme. Shelley graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a BA in Economics in 1989 and joined HERU after working at the Scottish Office as an Economic Assistant. She has since gained an MSc in Economics from the Glasgow University and a PhD in Economics from the University of Aberdeen. Her research interests primarily lie with organisational performance and the evaluation of policy methods to improve performance. She is also interested in the motivation of decision-makers in the NHS and how that might affect their responses to incentives.

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)


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Publications

Working Papers and Discussion Papers

Working Papers

  • Feng, Y., Ma, AHY., Farrar, S. & Sutton, M. (2012). 'The tougher the better: the effect of an increased performance threshold on the performance of general practitioners'. Office of Health Economics Research Paper, Office of Health Economics, London.

Contributions to Journals

Articles

  • Ludbrook, A., Petrie, D., McKenzie, L. & Farrar, S. (in press). 'Tackling Alcohol Misuse: Purchasing Patterns Affected by Minimum Pricing for Alcohol'. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy.
    [Online] DOI: doi: 10.2165/11594840-000000000-00000
  • Sussex, J. & Farrar, S. (2009). 'Activity-based funding for National Health Service hospitals in England: managers' experience and expectations'. European Journal of Health Economics, vol 10, no. 2, pp. 197-206.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1007/s10198-008-0119-0
  • Farrar, S., Yi, D., Sutton, M., Chalkley, M., Sussex, J. & Scott, A. (2009). 'Has payment by results affected the way that English hospitals provide care? Difference-in-differences analysis.: Difference-in-differences analysis'. British Medical Journal, vol 339, no. b3047.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1136/bmj.b3047
  • Anton, S., McKee, L., Harrison, S. & Farrar, S. (2007). 'Involving the public in NHS service planning: criteria and methods for evaluating NHS Boards' Activity'. Journal of Health Organization & Management, vol 21, no. 4/5.
  • Donaldson, C., Mapp, T., Farrar, S., Walker, A. & MacPhee, S. (1997). 'Assessing community values in health care: is the "willingness to pay" method feasible?'. Health Care Analysis, vol 5, no. 1, pp. 7-29.
  • Farrar, S., Donaldson, C., Macphee, S., Walker, A. & Mapp, T. (1997). 'Creativity and sacrifice: two sides of the coin. A reply to David Seedhouse'. Health Care Analysis, vol 5, no. 4, pp. 306-309.
  • Bodner, C., Vale, LD., Ratcliffe, J. & Farrar, S. (1996). 'Using economics alongside medical audit. A case study of the management of endometriosis'. Health Bulletin, vol 54, no. 3, pp. 204-211.
  • Farrar, S. & Donaldson, C. (1994). 'Funding NHS support for teaching: A spanner in the internal market?'. Public Money & Management, vol 14, no. 1, pp. 47-49.
    [Online] DOI: 10.1080/09540969409387801

Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings

Chapters

  • Farrar, S., Yi, D. & Boyle, S. (2011). 'Payment by Results'. in N Mays, A Dixon & L Jones (eds), Understanding New Labour's Market Reforms of the English NHS The Kings Fund, London.
  • Donaldson, C. & Farrar, S. (1996). 'Health economics'. in S Ebrahim & A Kalache (eds), Epidemiology in old age Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Contributions to Conferences

Papers

  • Farrar, S., Yi, D., Chalkley, M., Sutton, M., Scott, A. & Sussex, J. (2008). 'The effects of Payment by Results on cost, quality and volume of care'. Paper presented at "Delivering better health services" Health Services Research Network and NIHR SDO Programme 2008 annual conference, Manchester, United Kingdom, 11/06/09,.
  • Ikenwilo, DC., Farrar, S., Amaya-Amaya, M., Sutton, MA., Chalkley, M. & Yuen, P. (2006). 'Anticipatory behaviour prior to the introduction of a prospective payment system for hospitals in England'. Paper presented at European Conference on Health Economics, United Kingdom, 10/07/06,.

Books and Reports

Commissioned Reports

  • Feng, Y., Farrar, S., Ma, A. & Sutton, MA. (2011). 'The Effect of an Increase in the Rate of Payment on General Practitioners’ Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation: Office of Health Economics Research Paper 11/05'. OHE Research Paper Series, Office of Health Economics.
  • Guthrie, B., Davies, H., Greig, G., Rushner, R., Walter, I., Duguid, A., Coyle, J., Sutton, M., Williams, B., Connaghan, J. & Farrar, S. (2010). 'Delivering health care through managed clinical networks (MCNs): lessons from the North'. NIHR Service Delivery and Organisation programme, Southampton, United Kingdom.
  • Farrar, S., Chalkley, M., Yi, D. & Ma, A. (2010). 'Payment by Results: Consequences for key outcomes measures and variations across HRGs, providers and patients.: Report to Department of Health'. Health Economics Resarch Unit.
  • Farrar, S., Chalkley, M., Yi, D., Ma, AHY. & Sutton, M. (2009). 'Interim report on the medium term consequences of Payment by Results'. Department of Health, London, United Kingdom.
  • Farrar, S., Sussex, J., Yi, D., Sutton, MA., Chalkley, M., Scott, T. & Ma, AHY. (2007). 'National Evaluation of Payment by Results'. Health Economics Research Unit (HERU), Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
  • Anton, S., Entwistle, V., Farrar, S., Harrison, S. & McKee, L. (2006). 'Involving the public in NHS service Planning: criteria methods for evaluating NHS Boards’ activity'. Unknown Publisher, Scottish Executive Health Department.

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