I am registered adult nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and hold a Master of Science and a PhD in Health Economics from Queen’s University Belfast along with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and Senior Fellow HEA. I am a senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences/Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) in Bangor University.

In my academic roles, I teach on undergraduate and postgraduate courses and engage in programme and curriculum design and review. I developed the strategy for integration of health economics in to the undergraduate and post graduate health professional curriculum within the school. I am actively involved in the development and revalidation of the BN in nursing and post graduate diploma in adult nursing curriculum in line with the NMC new educational strategy. In my role I provide pastoral support to personal and research students and undertake the additional roles of deputy programme manager for PGDip in Adult nursing as well as the professional lead for Fitness To Practice (FTP) and Professional Lead for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

I supervise undergraduate and taught master’s research projects as well as PhD student projects and have externally examined PhD research projects. I am a trained Social Return on Investment (SROI) practitioner with a specific interest in Social Prescribing (SP), Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and SROI research into public health policy and evidence-based practice. 

I am a peer reviewer for The Lancet Digital Health and editorial member for Nursing and Healthcare International Journal. I am a member of the Public Health Economic Research Group (PHERG), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), Health Economist’s Study Group (HESG) and Welsh Health Economist’s Study Group (WHESG). I am an independent member of Bangor University Senate Committee, member of the advisory board for Social Value Hub within CHEME and a steering group member for the Wales School for Social Prescribing Research (WSSPR) and Wales Social Prescribing Research Network (WSPRN) and contributed to two commissioned report on social prescribing for Welsh Government. I am an external examiner at Swansea University and Liverpool John Moore’s University for nursing and Leadership programmes.

• PhD: PhD in Health Economics
  Queen's University, Belfast, 2014
• MSc: Sustainable Rural Development
  Queen's University, Belfast, 2010

2023

• PublishedPrevention of Poor Physical and Mental Health through the Green Social Prescribing Opening Doors to the Outdoors Programme: A Social Return on Investment Analysis
  Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Cuthbert , A. & Edwards, R. T., 12 Jun 2023, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 12, 18 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2022

• PublishedA Social Return on Investment Evaluation of the Pilot Social Prescribing EmotionMind Dynamic Coaching Programme to Improve Mental Wellbeing and Self-Confidence
  Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Cuthbert, A., Wheeler, H. & Edwards, R. T., 26 Aug 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 17, 10658.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMaking Well: Green social prescribing for mental health and wellbeing
  Whiteley, H., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Beherrell, W., Cuthbert, A. & Edwards, R. T., Nov 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
• PublishedSocial return on investment of face-to-face versus online lifestyle coaching to improve mental wellbeing: Public Health Science 2021
  Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Cuthbert, A., Wheeler, H. T. & Edwards, R. T., Nov 2022, In: The Lancet. 400, p. S59
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSROI forecasting to support the sustainability of green social prescribing
  Whiteley, H., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Beherrell, W., Cuthbert, A. & Edwards, R. T., Nov 2022.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
• PublishedValuing nature-based communities of care: A social return on investment (SROI) evaluation of The Fathom Trust 'Making Well' programme
  Whiteley, H., Lynch, M., Hartfiel, N., Beharrell, W. (Contributor), Cuthbert, A. (Contributor) & Edwards, R. T. (Contributor), 31 Aug 2022, Bangor: Bangor University. 59 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2021

• PublishedA systematic review examining how community development approaches in the delivery of healthcare to vulnerable individuals within society breaks down barriers for engagement leading to improved health and well-being outcomes in the UK
  Lynch, M. & Mason, E., 19 Apr 2021, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedA systematic review exploring social media and video communication use by older adults aged 60 years and above during the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on social wellbeing, social isolation and loneliness
  Lynch, M. & Huws, J., 20 Jun 2021, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedA Systematic Review to Examine the Evidence in Developing Social Prescribing Interventions That Apply a Co-Productive, Co-Designed Approach to Improve Well-Being Outcomes in a Community Setting
  Thomas, G., Lynch, M. & Spencer, L., 8 Apr 2021, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18, 8, 3896.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA systematic review to explore the economic impact of pandemics on public health outcomes.
  Chowdhury, F., Lynch, M. & Spencer, L., 7 Jun 2021, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedDeveloping a conversation about identifying community needs to embrace wellbeing through social prescribing interventions: a qualitative study
  Spencer, L., Lynch, M. & Thomas, G., 1 Nov 2021, In: The Lancet. 398, Special Issue 2, p. S82
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedMeasles Outbreak Investigation Process in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): A Systematic Review of the Methods and Costs of Contact Tracing
  Mbivnjo, E. L., Lynch, M. & Huws, J., 15 May 2021, In: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice. 20 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedAn evaluation study to investigate recruitment into social prescribing interventions, and to explore the skills of link workers in dealing with complex case referrals. PROSPERO 2020 CRD42020158721
  Makanjuola, A., Lynch, M. & Spencer, L., 24 Feb 2020, CRD42020158721 ed. NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedA Scoping Review of How Income Affects Accessing Local Green Space to Engage in Outdoor Physical Activity to Improve Well-Being: Implications for Post-COVID-19
  Spencer, L., Lynch, M., Lawrence, C. & Edwards, R. T., 12 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 24, 13 p., 9313.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA Systematic Review Exploring the Economic Valuation of Accessing and Using Green and Blue Spaces to Improve Public Health
  Lynch, M., Spencer, L. & Edwards, R. T., 10 Jun 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 11, 4142.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA systematic review exploring the impact of socio-cultural factors on pain management approaches in sub-Saharan Africa
  Lynch, M. & Longworth, M., 11 Aug 2020, CRD42020176518 ed. NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedA systematic review to examine the evidence in developing social prescribing interventions that apply a coproductive, codesigned approach to improve wellbeing outcomes in a community setting
  Thomas, G., Lynch, M. & Spencer, L., 23 Sept 2020, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedDeveloping a theory of change for a complex programme; a systematic framework for ensuring the delivery of outcomes in a new Wellbeing Hub for the Nantlle Valley
  Lewney, C., Lynch, M., Mason, E. & Spencer, L., 25 Sept 2020, Research Registry.
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• Published“Kids Get in Shape with Nature”: A Systematic Review Exploring the Impact of Green Spaces on Childhood Obesity.
  Alejandre, J. C. & Lynch, M., 2020, In: Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology. 66, Supplement, p. S129-S133
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSocial Return on Investment analysis of the Health Precinct community hub for chronic conditions
  Jones, C., Hartfiel, N., Brocklehurst, P., Lynch, M. & Edwards, R. T., 21 Jul 2020, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17, 14, 5249.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2019

• PublishedMeasles outbreak investigation process in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a systematic review of the methods and costs of contact tracing.
  Mbivnjo, E. L., Lynch, M. & Huws, J., 26 Jul 2019, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedSocial prescribing for frequent attenders: findings from an innovative pilot intervention.
  Lynch, M. & Jones, C., 28 Nov 2019, In: The Lancet. 394, 2, p. S69
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review

2018

• PublishedA systematic review of economic evaluation studies of green and blue spaces in improving population health
  Lynch, M., Spencer, L. & Edwards, R., 14 Nov 2018.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedA systematic review of the economic and modelling techniques to value the health benefits of engaging in physical activity in green and blue spaces
  Lynch, M., Spencer, L. & Edwards, R., 11 Jul 2018, NIHR PROSPERO (International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews).
  Research output: Book/Report › Other report › peer-review
• PublishedEconomic and modelling techniques used to value the health benefits of engaging in physical activity in green and blue spaces: a systematic review
  Lynch, M., Ezeofor, V., Spencer, L. & Edwards, R., 22 Nov 2018, In: The Lancet. 392, Supplement 2, p. S55
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
• PublishedSurvey to explore understanding of the principles of aseptic technique: Qualitative content analysis with descriptive analysis of confidence and training.
  Gould, D., Chudleigh, J., Purssell, E., Hawker, C., Gaze, S., James, D., Lynch, M., Pape, N. & Drey, N., Apr 2018, In: American Journal of Infection Control. 46, 4, p. 393-396
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedWhat does good look like? Setting its outcome principles and Framework for Wales. Consultation Report.
  Wallace, C., Stone, J., Beeckman, L., Davies, E., Davies, F., Evans, R., Griffiths, M., Kenkre, J., Llewellyn, M., Lynch, M., Pontin, D., Powell, D., Roberts, G., Rees, S., Smith, S., Thomas, S., Vinnicombe, S. & Wallace, S., 3 Oct 2018, 14 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report › peer-review

2017

• PublishedAre we missing an opportunity in Nurse Education?
  Lynch, M., 5 Jun 2017, In: Nursing & Healthcare International Journal. 1, 2, 2 p., 000112.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedA systematic review of economic evaluation studies on the use of green and blue spaces in improving population health: a protocol
  Spencer, L., Lynch, M. & Edwards, R., 14 Nov 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
• PublishedDecision making at the end of life for people with dementia by their informal carers: a rapid scoping review.
  Barker, S., Lynch, M. & Hopkinson, J., Sept 2017, In: International Journal of Palliative Nursing. 23, 9, p. 446-456
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedResearch into nurse staffing levels in Wales
  Jones, A., Powell, T., Vougioukalou, S., Lynch, M. & Kelly, D., 29 May 2015, Welsh Government.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2011

• PublishedThe health benefits of improvements to the physical environment
  Lynch, M., 2011.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

• SROI for EMPOWERCARE

  01/08/2021 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)

• KESS II Phd with Community Wellness Company BUK2E039

  01/01/2021 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

• KESS II MRes with Grwp Cynefin- BUK2201

  01/06/2020 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

• KESS II MRes with Conwy Council- BUK2181

  01/10/2019 – 31/03/2024 (Finished)

• Time Credits as a Social Prescription: The Co-production of aConceptual Framework, Programme Evaluation and SROI

  01/01/2019 – 01/08/2022 (Finished)